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From New York to North Yorkshire, it’s Linda Draper! York Calling has coverage of “Tether,” the first single from upcoming LP 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬, which the site calls “haunting” and “evocative.” Link in bio. Look for the full LP this coming January from South Forty Records.
Big Takeover says, "At its core, Linda Draper’s ‘Tether' is a protest song. It is a message of passion, blunt truth, and Draper’s personal reality, and it calls for patience." I'm all for patience, but I also want you to jump on the premiere of "Tether," which serves as “a perfect example of Draper’s special way of twisting a dark tune, tinged with the appropriate cynicism, into a sing-along.”
The single arrives this Friday. Pre-save it at smarturl.it/1s2cbw.
So excited to be working with so many incredible women this fall, including the incomparable Jenny Parrott. I mean, you can make comparisons if you 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵, but better to just check out the singular songwriter’s "I Thought" over at Americana Highways. It's the first single from her upcoming The Fire I Saw, out November 12, and I love this lyric: “These arms can’t stand an ever loving man. And these eyes can’t see a never changing me.”
Pleased to share yet another new Blesson Roy track from the Ana Left Spain + 2 EP!
As project mastermind Terry Borden told New Noise Magazine, which just premiered the song, “No Other” is about “basking in the beauty of nature and new found love.” Full EP available tomorrow (Friday, September 24) from Slow Start Records… Pre-order Ana Left Spain +2 now.
Terry Borden of Blesson Roy recently gave an in-depth interview with Vents Magazine, which has the premiere of his first new song since the release of the Think Like Spring album in late 2020: “Bed of Roses.” The track will be released this Friday via Slow Start Records as part of a new EP headlined by a remixed and remastered version of album highlight “Ana Left Spain.” Listen now, and learn much more about the man behind Blesson Roy.
About the new song, Terry says, "I love and listen to lots of post punk and pop from the 80s, and the roots of much of that music from the 60s and late 70s etc. I was listening to Pavement, Lou Reed, Kitchens of Distinction and PJ Harvey almost exclusively around the period 'Bed of Roses' was written."
New music this morning from The High Water Marks! Thanks to Glide Magazine for posting "Jenny," which they call "a bouncing power pop anthem that is filled with infectious hooks, crashing drums and guitars, and delicious harmonies."
Fronted by Elephant 6 and The Apples In Stereo co-founder Hilarie Sydney, the new album Proclaimer of Things is out February 4 via Minty Fresh. After a 13-year hiatus, it's the band's second album in just over a year — how about that?
Really proud of 'em for persevering through personal hardship and using it as fuel for more perfect power pop. All of this is true, not just alliteration!
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine has the premiere of the Sweetened version of Blesson Roy’s “Undertow,” created by Sweeten (aka Tom Gorai, who has produced videos for Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, A Tribe Called Quest, and more). From Think Like Spring, out now on Slow Start Records. Sweeten previously directed the video for “Should’ve Known Better,” also on Think Like Spring.
About the song, Blesson Roy says, “‘Undertow’ took on a darker and lusher soundscape than I had originally imagined, having written that one as a Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake-influenced acoustic guitar song. As the recording unfolded, however, I realized that ‘Undertow’ needed a dark ambient soundscape rather than a stripped-down acoustic production. I had the time and intention to be open to following songs in one direction, and then going in the opposite musical direction, until it seemed that the song had found its way home in the recording.”
The host of WFAA’s Good Morning Texas couldn't possibly be more enthused about Chris J. Norwood and Carrie Norwood's duet "I Need You (To Quit Breaking My Heart)," as performed acoustically and quickly on yesterday's episode. "Such a kick in the pants," indeed!
Check out their performance, and if you’re in Dallas come see 'em play a State Fair of Texas-sponsored record release show tonight in Dallas at the Kessler Theater with Chris's label mate, Billy Law, who’s also celebrating today's release of his own album. The new Chris J. Norwood album I Am Not Cool is available everywhere now via State Fair Records.
Thanks to Stereo Embers for premiering the newest single from Gregory Ackerman. “Taken from the California-born singer/songwriter’s marvelous new album 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭,” they write, “‘Mr. Moon’ is shimmering with delicacy and strength. Buoyed by a shadowy backbeat, a sneaky melody and Ackerman’s inimitable and unforgettable delivery, ‘Mr. Moon’ is two-and-a-half minutes of utter sonic perfection.” No qualms with that description!
Stream the single, and its two b-sides, everywhere tomorrow (Friday, August 20). 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 is out September 17.
The self-titled debut album from Elroy is out now on Grand Phony and The Vinyl District’s Radar podcast spent some chatting with Elroy about the record, which it calls a "moody and mellow slice of modern day psychedelia." Pick up CD / LP, merch, etc. or just listen to the album right here. Enjoy!
Chris J. Norwood recently spoke with Dallas Observer about his upcoming new album I Am Not Cool (coming next Friday, August 20 from State Fair Records), the conundrum of calling your album I Am Not Cool, and the album's powerful single "Good Guy With A Gun" about the untimely death of Norwood's father. Please give it a read, and come out to see Chris live with label mate Billy Law at The Kessler in Dallas when they co-headline dueling record release shows together.
Tix here.
Elroy recently chatted with Alex Green of the Stereo Embers Podcast about his debut album (out this Friday via Grand Phony), touring with his Dad's band Crowded House and with his friends Wild Nothing and Connan Mockasin, plus much more! Green says the record "is a shimmering collection of sonorous indie pop that manages to be both spare and textured at the same time. Finn is a master of musical light division and his work is brimming with low-fi folk, thoughtful psychedelia, pure poetry, and a lot of heart."
Thanks to Texas Music Magazine for the God of Love shout out! If you haven't heard this single, treat yourself here. TX Music Mag says the song “showcases dark themes and a brooding narrative with a classic rock sound."
Really appreciate you, Central Track. Thanks for giving love to the new Chris J. Norwood song "Good Guy With A Gun" today. Acknowledging the tune’s heavy theme, Chris says, "We’ve been given fruitless answers about how to stop a bad guy with a gun, but little in the way of how to stop a good guy with a gun… I don’t have any solutions to offer, but my hope is to encourage dialogue."
Find the link in the bio and to the bottom to read more and listen. Album out August 20 from State Fair Records.
Hi! East Dallas Advocate has a great conversation with Chris J. Norwood, who says he’s “just a dude who pours his heart and soul into his music and does his best to try and write great songs that hopefully resonate with people,” about his upcoming album I Am Not Cool (August 20, State Fair Records).
Dallas peeps: Have you picked up tix yet to the record release show? Chris will be co-headlining with label mate Billy Law at The Kessler Theater and the show is sponsored by State Fair of Texas with food on site from Fletcher’s Corny Dogs.