Taking the “less is more” approach, Pat Maloney offers “More to Love” and it turns out to be a pretty good deal! What do you get? Well… you get Pat and his guitar. And a foot stomping or a cardboard box, or something that sounds an awful lot like a bass drum. Oh, and a […]
CHUCK – Camel Lights
CHUCK, you’re just plain weird, and Middle Tennessee Music applaud you for it! This may be one of the most fun records I’ve gotten this year. Love the quirky sounds and happy-ish melodies and the weird vocal stuff and…. Thanks CHUCK CHUCK has self-released a heap of records, ranging from weird-kid lo-fi to broken electronica […]
Andrew Samuel – Hissing Bitterness
Brooding folkster Andrew Samuel releases his new EP Hissing Bitterness August 27 “Australia’s answer to Destroyer” Ripe Music Blog. “a brooding, poetic gift of a song that reinforced that you only need two chords to write an something beautiful.” Happy. Hissing Bitterness is the second EP from Andrew Samuel, Co-produced by Andrew Samuel and Ryan […]
Spanish Limbs – Lake Kwan Do
What can you do with a stack of busted up old starter synthesizers and weird gear? A hell of a lot more than anyone at any music store will Ever admit or any top 40 producer wants you to even think about… and that’s what Lake Kwan Do did on Spanish Limbs. Reminding me of […]
Go Suburban – WWDK – Just a Great Record!
One of the coolest bits to hit my inbox lately, Go Suburban dropped “WWDK” back in April and man, it rocks! I like this one so much I’m gonna go ahead and lay the whole thing on ya. Man, the guitars and drums and vocals and synths and everything in this record are just damn […]
Mid Tenn Listens – Brilliant Indie – 22 August
Mid Tenn Listens – this week’s jedi picks Brilliant Indie Music From Brilliant Folks Cincinnati quartet The Tigerlilies premiered their lead-off single “Easy As It Seems” via Ghettoblaster Magazine who noted “The style set forth by the Buzzcocks, Cheap Trick and The Ramones is alive and well in the hands of The Tigerlilies” — […]
“Someday” by Rob Drabkin – Breathtaking
Um, yeah, you don’t find me stumbling for something to say very often. Rob Drabkin’s “Someday” pretty much has me there… Wow, I like everything about this tune. The lyrics are great and Rob’s voice is too. The instrumentation, arragement and production are (what is it the kid says) on point, and the whole thing […]
Mid Tenn Listens – Brilliant Indie – 15 August
Mid Tenn Listens – this week’s jedi picks Brilliant Indie Music From Brilliant Folks Ships Have Sailed – Earmilk said “”Ships Have Sailed is the rare case of a band name embodying its sound. Their melodies soar effortlessly and their inspired, rounded resonance reminds me of 90s alt-rock bands that have since gone out to sea…” […]