New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
WIG released their second EP, “Swell”, on the first day of 2020. The tape will be release by Let’s Pretend, but the EP is currently available digitally.
WID is the the DIY trio of Chris Gottlieb (guitar/vocals), Lucas Sikorski (bass guitar), and Clayton Demuth (drums).
If you can find Situations (or DM the band) you can catch WIG on January 21st with Old Joy and Chatanooga’s Riversedge.
Thamatic recently released a new single called “Dream Lights” and a remastered version of their 2017 debut single “Ghost Boy”.
2019 saw the group release two singles, “After School”, and the song featured in the video below “Spacesuit”.
Thamatic blends rock with elements of electronic music and pop.
Dead Lucid has released the first single, “Head”, from their forthcoming EP “Desolation” which is due out on January 20th.
This is the work of Jon Grammer (Guitar/Vocals), Andrew Tschiltsch (Drums), and Ryan Rhoades (Bass).
You can catch Dead Lucid on February 23rd at Auxilarily Art Center as part of BernieFest! With Daymaker, Free Snacks, FURY, Microcosms, and VIOLET.
Photo by Sam Callahan
Garage Rock group Gal Gun kicked off 2020 by releasing a new EP called “Beauty Community”. This is the first new music from the group since 2018’s Special Music of Emotion.
Our favorite track on first listen is the catchy and fun closer, “Pizza Community”.
Hali Palombo has released visuals for the first single, “MABLE”, from her forthcoming album Cherry Ripe. The is album is set to be released on March 21st and is the follow-up to her 2018 self-titled debut.
Sonically, Cherry Ripe is composed from almost entirely of shortwave radio recordings. This gives the album a sense of nostalgia while also being filled moments of humor and sadness.
You can help Hali celebrate the release of her album on March 21st at Cafe Mustache.
Late last month Blaqrock released a remastered edition of their debut EP “No Love for Blaqkid”. The release was accompanied by a new video for one of the EP’s singles, “Kicks”.
Blaqrock is the work of Gardner Mcfadden III (Vocals), Myles Bacon (Guitar), Austen Goebel (Bass), and Danny Delgado (Drums).
Ratboys have released visual for the latest single, “I Go Out At Night”, from their forthcoming album Printer’s Devil. The album is set for release on February 28th via Topself.
You can help Ratboys celebrate the release of their album on February 28th at Lincoln Hall with Slow Mass.
Mick Jenkins has released a new EP called “The Circus” today, January 10th. The EP’s first single is called “Carefree”, which is accompanied by the video below, and was produced by Black Milk.
You can catch Mick at House of Blues on January 31st with Earthgang.
Producer/Emcee Leland Philpot is back with a new single called “Jesus Take It All (IWannaSee)”. The track pulls no punches in stating Philpot’s faith and accompany video demonstrates his love for our city.
Philpot has a lot planned for 2020 and if this beat is any indication it is going to be great. He recently told us that "THIS is the time to go hard as you can for your destiny, alright?”, and it is clear that this is exactly what he is doing.
Post Animal have kicked off 2020 by sharing the third single, “Fitness”, from their forthcoming sophomore album, Forward Motion Godyssey. The album, the band’s first since 2018’s debut When I Think Of You In A Castle, is set to be released via Polyvinyl on February 14th.
This is Psych Pop of Dalton Allison, Jake Hirshland, Javi Reyes, Wesley Toledo, and Matt Williams.
You can catch Post Animal on April 23rd at Thalia Hall.
The Band Royale has released their latest album, their first since 2017’s Delusions of Grandeur EP.
This is the anthemic rock of brothers Joel Bauman (Guitars, Vocals), Nate Bauman (Drums), and Zach Bauman (Rhythm Guitars, Keys).
The group released two singles from this album in 2019, “Loose Lips Sink Ships” and “Surf Kings”.
You can help the brothers celebrate the release of their album at Lincoln Hall on January 22nd with The Tomblands.
