Americana Highways premieres Linda Draper's "'81 Camaro" and includes it on the "New Americana" Spotify playlist

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I'm excited about the way Linda Draper manages to infuse this easy-breezy country number, “’81 Camaro,” with candid, emotional ambiguity, a trademark traceable to her anti-folk roots. It's the trick of a master and Linda brings the same energy to the video (featuring authentic country line-dancing filmed at Cowboys in Orlando). She tells us, “I have never had more fun making a music video. We shot it in Orlando, partially at Fun Spot amusement park, checking out the coolest classic car show in town, playing games in the arcade, going on rides, and drinking beer.”

Americana Highways has the video premiere and writes that the song carries “feelings of longing, in a delightfully blended brew." The site has also featured the track on its new "New Americana" Spotify playlist, a veritable treasure trove of great new songs. I love when artists discover kindred spirits this way, as Linda did this weekend when she discovered Julian Taylor’s tune "It's Not Enough" and promptly knocked out a TikTok cover. Julian says, “I’ve never had anyone on TikTok sing along with one songs. Thank you Linda. You made my day :-)” If you’re on TikTok, why not give Linda a follow?

New album 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 is out January 21.

Jenny Parrott scores KUTX's "Song of the Day"

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The title track from Jenny Parrott’s new album was KUTX’s "Song of The Day" this past Thursday! The station’s Jack Anderson observes, “Unlike the similarly-named avian companion, Jenny Parrott has never needed to mimic anyone else to express herself… Parrott and her bilingual, triple-octave singing style have migrated into a soaring solo effort [and the upcoming new album, due at the end of this week, features] some of her finest vocal performances to date." Okay! Hear “The Fire I Saw (Is There Anyone To Meet Me?)” right now!

In Austin? Join Jenny at Hole In the Wall ATX this Friday, November 12 at her album release extravaganza!

Ghettoblaster shares "Positive Feedback Loop" by The Nervous Hex

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Hey, didn't see you there. Come on in. Over here we have the premiere of "Positive Feedback Loop," the latest lyric video from The Nervous Hex, taken from the trio's debut self-titled EP coming out this Friday, November 5. The band's mix engineer, Joe McGrath (Morrissey, Green Day, Against Me!), describes their work like this: “It feels like I missed the last PATH train, so I had to sleep in the Hoboken terminal.”


Yes! Thanks to Ghettoblaster Magazine for hearing that too!

Austin Chronicle is listening to Jenny Parrott

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Austin Chronicle on Jenny Parrott’s new "Georgica" single (link in bio): "As if the singer-songwriter scribed the lyrics while sitting on a cloud, the feathery and bouncy 'Georgica' sounds like floating. A reminder of Jenny Parrott's easygoing verse and strong musical talent."

Full LP 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 is coming a week from Friday, on November 12!

The Nervous Hex aims to spark revolution with "Wash," featured now in New Noise

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I love sending music out into the void and getting feedback from actual human beings that strips me of my ‘sending music out into the void’ feeling. The Nervous Hex is here for fans of Sonic Youth, Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, and The Feelies, and the band’s Ryan Traster says the lyrics “explore the idea of looking inward to spark revolution, whether that be a personal revolution, cultural revolution, or both. Side-stepping the notion that there is going to be a savior that swoops in and really changes things.” See the lyric video today via New Noise Magazine.

The self-titled debut EP drops Friday, November 5 via Dead Stare.

Folk Radio notes that Jenny Parrott is "pretty amazing"

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“She’s pretty amazing. There is nothing to not like about Jenny Parrott, be sure to get more of her in your life." Wise words from the venerable Folk Radio UK in its "Song of The Day" coverage of Jenny's new single "Georgica" that will be streaming everywhere tomorrow, October 22.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸, Jenny's follow-up to 2017's 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 (named a "Top 10 of The Year" in the Austin Chronicle) is out November 12.

Local peeps can head over to Hole In The Wall ATX for the record release show that evening. RSVP here.

Americana UK shows love for Linda Draper's "Tether"

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More love from the UK for Linda Draper’s current single "Tether.” I love how Jonathan at Americana UK frames Linda's defiant lyrics on this tune: “Linda Draper is having none of it – this pretense that when disasters strike they strike us all equally and we’re suddenly all in a unified state.”

As she sings, “Talk is cheap, still they keep speaking in their crooked tongues / Trying to sell me the idea we’re all in this together / I beg to differ… I beg to differ / We were never all in this together / There is no tether nor was there ever." From the upcoming LP Patience and Lipstick, out January 21 on South Forty Records. 

We All Want Someone To Shout For shares the "infectious" new single by The High Water Marks

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We All Want Someone To Shout For describes "Jenny" by The High Water Marks as "shimmering 90s-esque dream pop and slacker rock" with an "absolutely infectious sound that is a total earworm." I have no argument with any of that!

New album Proclaimer of Things is out February 4 on Minty Fresh. 

Westword gives Hilarie Sidney's Elephant 6 backstory while hyping The High Water Marks upcoming LP

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Today, enjoy Hilarie Sidney from the The High Water Marks as she chats about the band's upcoming album Proclaimer Of Things (February 4, Minty Fresh) as well as her Elephant 6 and Apples In Stereo history in Denver with the city's own Westword. Check it out and feel a mile high!

Jenny Parrott makes Ditty TV's "Ditty Dozen"

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Good afternoon! Feels like Monday, actually Tuesday. Today, the lovely Ditty TV has included the new single by Jenny Parrott on its latest "Ditty Dozen" Spotify playlist.

Here's a little insider info: I love this song. Jenny's real, and she's keeping it real… So if you like country-fried tunes that don't mince words, check out the link in the bio. New album 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 is out November 12.

Surviving The Golden Age gets hip to The High Water Marks' "Jenny," from their upcoming Minty Fresh LP

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Thanks to Surviving The Golden Age for posting about the fab new High Water Marks single "Jenny.” New album Proclaimer Of Things is out February 4 on Minty Fresh Music. According to the site, “While the song is reminiscent of 90s alt-pop bands like Rentals (with less synths) or Superdrag, there are little psychedelic nods to (bandleader) Hilarie Sidney’s Elephant 6 past.”

Evan Toth praises The Enigmatic Foe's sound and packaging in a review for Analog Planet

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Kind words today from the venerable Evan Toth in Analog Planet about the tunes, sound, and amazing packaging of the new Enigmatic Foe album 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯, of which you must acquire a physical copy! 2x45rpm, 160-gram, gatefold, the works! Heh, it's not Metallica’s “Black” album box, but I bet Jason Newstead would prefer unpacking this! Buy: https://bit.ly/TEF-2XLP.


Toth refers to the record as “tight, yet airy,” praising its chipper, sparkly production” and noting its masterful use of “musical juxtaposition, tension, and conflict.” As the review says, “one sure can tap their foot along to most of this record, but - listen too closely - and you might stop tapping and begin to tear up.”