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Premiere: Otherly “Calendars”

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We are proud to be able to premiere the new single, "Calendars", from Otherly. This is the third single from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Darkling, which is due out February 28th.

This is the genre-blurring music of Justin Samuel Martin who is accompanied by his former Automata bandmate Rachel Sarah Thomas throughout the album.

You can help Otherly celebrate the release of this album on Febraury 28th at The Whistler.

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Tiny Kingdoms “Rose Gold”

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Indie Pop Quartet Tiny Kingdoms has released a new single, "Rose Gold" b/w "Coasting". 2019 saw the band release two singles and we can only hope that all of this is leading to a new album.

This is the work of Jake Newling (Drums), Nico Miura (Guitar/Vocals), Nick Collis (Bass), and Ryan Mitchell (Guitar).

You can catch Tiny Kingdoms at Cobra Lounge on February 23rd with Bilmuri, Overgrow, and Furlough.

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The Keener Family

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The Keener Family released their debut album, Tender Beast, back in December. This is the Psych Country sound of Christopher Keener along with an array of friends including Aubrey Ann Howard, Taylor Bacon, Robbie Hamilton, Robby Haynes, and more.

The album’s lead single is called “Raised on The Roar” and is accompanied by the mousetrap video below.

 

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Dueling Experts

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Local Hip Hop Vet Verbal Kent has teamed up with Ghana’s Recognize Ali and Lord Beatjitzu to form Dueling Experts. The group recently released their self-titled debut via Mello Music.

Here is what Kent had to say about the project: "I had a treasure trove of beats from legendary Lo-Fi beat maker Lord Beatjitzu that I needed to put to use…and sonically me and Ali were right there. The beats sound like they were dropped on the floor, almost beta like quality while at the same time exemplifying that 90’s RZA peak."

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Rahkii “No Capes”

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Rahkii has released the first single, “No Capes”, from her forthcoming debut album Capes which is due out February 21st.

This is just third single from the talented emcee and singer in as many years, but a great indicator of the powerful direction this album is heading in.

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The Outfit “Come Alive”

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The Outfit have released the first single, “Come Alive”, from their forthcoming sophomore album, Viking, which is due out March 27th.

This is the Hard Rock of Mark Nawara (Drums), Matt Nawara (Guitar), Mike Gorman (Bass), and Andy Mitchell (Vocals/Guitar).

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Glass Lux “Radio Silence”

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Glass Lux has returned with Radio Silence, their first album since 2014’s Eat Flesh. This is Synth heavy Electro-Pop of Alfonso Mayen, Emily Morse, and Leo Saucedo.

The album was two years in the making and manages to blend fun, New Wave, danceable pop with deeply personal and raw lyrics.

Photo by: Shami Choudhry

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Billow “Disengage”

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Emo Punk Trio Billow has released a new single called “Disengage”. This is the first new music from the group since their 2019 EP “Wrecks”.

You can catch Billow at Byers Brewing in Dekalb on February 15th with Binx, Middle Aged Overdose, and Lightweights.

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LFT2WRT “02”

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Andrew Slutsky (aka LFT2WRT) formerly of Good Luck Jane has spent the last eight years creating a concept project that fit together like a puzzle similar to a rubies cube. The project contains 54 songs, and he released the first three tracks, "1", "00", and “02”, earlier this month.

Below is the video for “02” and here is the story behind the song in Andrew’s own words.

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Gerald Bailey “Trail”

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Trumpeter and Producer Gerald Bailey has released a new single called “Trail”. This is a mixture of jazz, drone, and ambient music that is designed to take the listener on a journey, and is accompanied by artwork from Preeti Samraj.