STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
Jared Putman of The March Divide has a new run of tour dates starting today that will take him through the end of July. Click over to Pure Grain Audio for itinerary, as well as a guest blog entry from Putnam about writing and recording his new single "I Got Lost". You can watch the lyric video there or below.
Jared Putnam of The March Divide is a true road warrior, building a sustainable career show-by-show, release-by-release. Here, he discusses these topics (and,Waffle House) with Twangville.
Congrats to Gregory Ackerman: "Ten Little Indians/And Then There Were None," from his 2018 V2 Records / Munich Records album And Friends, was a top 10 finalist in the International Songwriting Competition out of nearly 20,000 submissions. Stay tuned for a brand-new single and news about Ackerman's next EP coming soon.
"He bares his heart to not only confront himself and his shortcomings but to provoke us to dissect and analyze our own, too. But all astounding music works that way," says B-Sides & Badlands with some not-too-faint praise for Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds. "Stop" is taken from the upcoming debut album Waiting On A Ghost, out May 24th.
Choses Obscures by Ryan Traster (July 19th, Slow Start Records) is like that 70’s-era gem of a find in a milk crate of vinyl at the Sunday afternoon tag sale. He counts Skip Spence, Bert Jansch, and Judee Sill as influences and the album's cosmic-country feeling is contrasted by a subtle darkness that those departed artist's lives imply. It’s especially notable when Traster name drops Jesus and Mary Chain on the deep cut “Endless Summer Blues”. First official single “New Again” coming soon.
J Hacha De Zola has teamed up with Euro-glitch artists Remy Joel and Denis Volnov to create the music video for "El Chucho (Hooko)," premiered today at Spill Magazine. The song is taken from Hacha De Zola’s latest record Icaro Nouveau, out now. Hacha De Zola plays Fox and Crow in Jersey City this Sat., May 4th. RSVP: http://bit.ly/HACHA-050419.
The self-titled debut album by Tolani, a Brooklyn-based five-piece led by the band’s namesake, Sameer Tolani, is out on June 14th.
This record is raw in many ways.
In its personal lyrics, candid production techniques, and cathartic vocal and instrumental performances that speak openly to the brutal honesty and authenticity of this record.
Tolani makes no issue about coming to the songwriting and record-making game with more passion than practical experience. It’s what makes the album so charming, frankly.
“I have a limited palette, but I don’t see that as a bad thing. The music that comes out is an expression of how I’m feeling, and letting it out is like therapy for me.”
In this way, Tolani’s songs can remind of John Lennon’s “primal scream” period, albeit with less screaming.
“Songwriting inspired the changes I’d been longing for. This record began as a coping mechanism and ended up as catharsis.”
BTRtoday reports: "We furnish our places almost entirely with stuff from Ikea already. So why not cut out the middleman and just live at an Ikea store? Well, The Rad Trads are a step ahead of you." Shot gorilla-style at IKEA, the guys return to the proximity of the crime tomorrow, supporting BAILEN at Music Hall of Williamsburg. RSVP: http://bit.ly/THE-RAD-TRADS-BK-0423.
Here's another opportunity to check out the "Infantile" video from Alex Lilly, co-starring Daedelus, and fine work from New Balloon Art. Thanks to BuzzBands.LA for posting up Alex's acoustic version of her song "Firefly," too.
GroundSounds is giving high praise to the new Oliver Kennan video for latest single “The One,” saying “Impressive is an understatement. The video is a cool look inside the studio, with a fantastic ensemble performance. Kennan’s crisp, soulful vocals are a welcome throwback, guiding the feel-good track. If this is what we can expect from his upcoming album Oh Boy, we’re in for a treat.” Debut album arrives from Hornblow Recordings on May 10th.
Flaunt, Alex Lilly, New Balloon Art, Daedelus, Daiana Feuer, and Release Me Records. What a team! Watch the video for "Infantile" from 2% Milk at FLAUNT.
While The Rad Trads were in Austin for SXSW, they stopped by to perform a few songs with Jam In The Van. Check out "Need You Right Now" below and see more at: https://jaminthevan.com/band/the-rad-trads. The guys play a hometown show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tues., April 23rd supporting Bailen. RSVP: http://bit.ly/THE-RAD-TRADS-BK-0423.
Ryan Thompson has been a visual artist, poet, husband, father, businessman, alt-rocker, and singer-songwriter. It took a lot of living to find his voice, and now Thompson is finally set to release his debut album of songs about that life (and maybe about your life, too.)
Waiting on a Ghost by Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds arrives on May 24th. The album is comprised of Country-influenced songs about feelings and events that we’ve all experienced. Songs that resonate lyrically, but also melodically.
“Even the sad songs need hooks!,” Thompson jokes with the bit of truth that all good humor has.
Sunny Day Real Estate meets Pink Floyd on "I Got Lost" from the latest in The March Divide's "Distractions" series of singles. The three-song "Distractions, Vol. 3" is out today via Slow Start Records.
Parade Magazine is loving the acoustic version of "Firefly" by Alex Lilly: "Gorgeously performed on acoustic piano, this stripped down performance is a lilting and sadly lovely ode to lost love." The original veresion appears on Alex's new album 2% Milk, out now on Release Me Records.