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The Rad Trads visited the Paste Magazine studios yesterday. The guys performed a few new tunes, along with "Thumbtack," from the album (On Tap" | Hornblow Recordings) they'll be supporting on the road all summer long.
Brooklyn-based art rock band Tolani shares "You and I" single
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The debut self-titled album from Brooklyn-based art rock band TOLANI is out on June 14th. Hear the single "You and I" now at Torched Magazine. Record release show June 15th at PIANOS. Tix: http://bit.ly/TOLANI-061519.
Alex Lilly chats with Irvine Weekly about "2% Milk" debut album
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“Alex Lilly Confronts Ambivalence on 2% Milk”
Alex Lilly recently chatted with journalist Zoë Elaine about Lilly’s debut album 2% Milk (out now, Release Me Records) for Irvine Weekly.
Ryan Thompson profiled in Submerge Magazine
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"It's Never Too Late For A Debut" is a feature story about Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds in the latest issue of Submerge Magazine. Writer Ronnie Cline gets in-depth with Ryan about his journey from "Playing Honkytonk To Pulling Heartstrings" that resulted in the fantastic new album Waiting on a Ghost, out now.
Ryan Traster shares "New Again" single with Glide Magazine
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"Reminiscent of pop-tinged classic rock acts like Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne, the song proves to be an instant earworm." Glide Magazine doesn't lie! "New Again," the first single from Ryan Traster's upcoming album Choses Obscures (July 19th, Slow Start Records) really sticks.
Gregory Ackerman preps new EP for fall release; Drops new "Cooler Heads" single
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Gregory Ackerman will release the first single from his upcoming new Munich Records EP "Stresslove" on June 14th. Meanwhile, he's just dropped a tune with Keenan McDaniel called "Cooler Heads," along with Fantastical Beings artwork by Italian painter, Anna Mond.
Debut album from Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds out this week. New track at Americana Highways now.
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The debut album by Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds is out this Friday. “One listen to Waiting On A Ghost and you’ll be transported to a lazy country summer afternoon," says Americana Highways this morning about "Dreamin' & Wishin'", one of the more heavily country music influenced cuts on the record.
L.A.-based jazz vocalist to release debut album "Interior Person" Sept. 13th
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Samantha Sidley is a jazz vocalist from L.A. and she likes girls. “I Like Girls” is the first song, first single, and the first words you’ll hear on Sidley’s debut album Interior Person, out Sept. 13th from Release Me Records. The album features songs written for Sam by some of her favorite women: Inara George, Alex Lilly, and Sam's wife, Barbara Gruska. Check out an impromptu performance of "I Like Girls" below (foot to fax machine at 2:33!) The official "I Like Girls" single drops June 21st.
Oliver Kennan's "Oh Boy" out today, New video for "The Tinkerer" premieres
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Record release day for Oliver Kennan. Oh Boy is available everywhere now from Hornblow Recordings. The music video for new single "The Tinkerer" is streaming over at Imperfect Fifth today, too: "A complicated relationship, lots of curls, and some quick choreography make for a stellar visual experience." Scroll down for tour dates launching this Tuesday at Haymarket Lounge at City Winery Boston.
Jared Putnam of The March Divide chats about writing "I Got Lost" with Pure Grain Audio
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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 chats with Twangville
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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.
Gregory Ackerman is finalist in International Songwriting Comepetion; New single and EP coming soon
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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.
Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds share "Stop" single; Album out May 24th
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"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.
Minneapolis-based songwriter Ryan Traster to release second album July 19th
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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 teams with Euro-glitch artists for "El Chucho (Hooko)" video
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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.