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Mark Bryan is the guest on the newest edition of Holy City Sinner Radio, a podcast hosted by Christian Senger of Holy City Sinner. They talk about the Hootie and the Blowfish guitarist’s new LP 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, his band Occasional Milkshake, his work with Carolina Studios, and more.
MXDWN has coverage of the upcoming sixth volume of the Road Angel Project series and writes that Dev Marvelous’ cover of The Bird and the Bee’s “La La La” is “a funky synth jam” that transforms the song’s sound from “hazy psychedelic indie to jazzy funk pop.”
The complete collection of Dev’s covers will be out next Friday, April 16 on Release Me Records.
Thank you, Far Out Magazine, for including Mark Bryan’s 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 on a best new vinyl releases list alongside Bob Dylan, Alice Coltrane, Warren Zevon, and Sturgill Simpson.
The 180-gram vinyl package is beautiful and available to order.
I feel bad for Jared Putnam after watching this video, frankly. I know it's cute to have paint poured all over you, but I dunno, there's something going on here that borders on abuse. That said, yay, new video today from The March Divide over at Under The Radar.
"Funk That You're In" is from the new album 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘲, out April 23 from Slow Start Records, and this very colorful clip was directed by Hector Gallardo (Subharmonic City).
Ghettoblaster writes that “a gypsy jazz vibe swirls around J Hacha De Zola’s style, with swinging elements of a klezmer-like influence filtered in at times.” His new Greatest Hits presages his next full length, East of Eden, coming in June. According to Ghettoblaster’s review, this newly remixed and remastered compilation “can stand on its own merits as we patiently wait.”
Everywhere today! The “urban junkyard" music of J Hacha De Zola is re-mastered and re-sequenced on his Greatest Hits, a 12-song collection culled from the four albums and various EPs De Zola has has released over the past five years. Embers Podcast has written that, with a “dark and swinging blend of jagged jazz, back alley blues and deliciously demented carnival stomp… Hacha De Zola might very well be one of the most important and singular artists making music today.”
The new set precedes De Zola’s upcoming album East Of Eden, slated for a June 11 release. De Zola discusses both records in the just-posted Episode 80 of Rag Bag Presents.
“Fans are in for a real treat” when they hear J Hacha De Zola’s new Greatest Hits compilation, according to Sound Vapors podcast host Tommy Marz (@tommymarzband). Marz recently featured Hacha De Zola, gushing that “every time he releases a new single or collection of songs I get excited because I know that I will be getting high quality sonics, clever lyrics and some of the swag that J seems to exude naturally.”
The new set - a remastered, exploratory 12-song collection culled from the four albums and various EPs that the eclectic “Urban Junkyard” artist has released over the past five years - is out tomorrow, Friday, April 2.
Thanks so much to Holy City Sinner for all the support in the lead up to the release of Mark Bryan’s Midlife Priceless, which arrives tomorrow (Friday, April 2). The site, known as the most popular blog in Charleston, has been an advocate of Mark’s from the beginning and has really helped get the word out about the fantastic new solo release the Hootie And The Blowfish lead guitarist is prepping for release at the end of the week. See the lyric video for “A Little More Rock N Roll,” made from old Hootie footage, via Holy City Sinner.
To celebrate release week, Mark is doing a Facebook Live session with friends from his studio on Thursday, April 1 starting at 8pm EDT. Find the show on Facebook here or watch the Youtube simulcast here. Don’t worry if you miss it live - those links will take you to the archived performance once it’s finished.
Mike Viola’s new video, for Godmuffin closing track “That Seems Impossible Now,” was pieced together from Super 8 footage from the artist’s childhood. “All the repetition of us as kids disappearing really pulled me in and spoke to the subject of my song ‘That Seems Impossible Now’ in such a poignant, unplanned way,” he told Rock N Roll Globe, which premiered the video today on their site. “So, I decided to make it into a video… to try and paint a picture of specific feeling of loss without tragedy.”
Atwood Magazine says Dev Marvelous’ new cover of The Bird and the Bee’s “La La La” is a “mesmerizing, colorful immersion of upbeat melodies and hot funk sounds” that finds Dev Marvelous “putting his own compelling spin on The Bird and the Bee’s original, first released on their self-titled debut album in 2007." Link in bio, along with an interview with Dev and Inara George about the project.
The track is from the upcoming sixth edition of George’s Road Angel Project series of charity compilation releases in conjunction with Sweet Relief. This volume is entirely comprised of Dev’s covers of songs by The Bird and The Bee, and it’ll be streaming everywhere starting Friday, March 26. The full set is out on April 16!
Get out of “The Funk That You’re In” with a new single from The March Divide, out tomorrow (Friday, March 12) from Slow Start Records and streaming today via American Songwriter. The site writes that the song, from new album cinq (due April 23), features a “timeless melody” and displays an “effortless ability to craft organically catchy and uplifting music… almost as if Jared Putnam is scraping away all of the excess information of modern living and is speaking to a deeper, older and more genuine sense of comfort and joy.” I mean, what more do you people want from a song?!
Thanks MXDWN for sharing “Southern Nights,” the Allen Toussaint cover from Michael Andrews Inara George that appears on the newest volume of the 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 from Release Me Records. All proceeds from the releases go to Sweet Relief - learn more sweetrelief.org.
Find and follow this Spotify playlist to stay up-to-date with all releases in the series.
Maybe you could guess that Samantha Sidley’s “Best Gig I Ever Saw" entry for LA Weekly would involve E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial. Go over and see what this is about and also take a look at the haunting, sensual, and pleasantly disoriented video for Sam's take on one of her favorite songs, the Disney classic “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes.” It’s out now from Release Me Records!
Big thanks to York Calling for premiering Daedelus’ “Brightest Star Tonight” in conjunction with its release today as part of the fifth edition of the Road Angel Project series on Release Me Records. The site calls the song “something of an electronic odyssey. Layered and lively, it’s punchy compared to a lot of his sprawling soundscapes I’ve heard previously. An understated beginning slowly builds as the various electronic melodies start to coalesce at the track’s climax.”
In addition to Daedelus, Volume 5 includes tracks from Michael Andrews featuring (Inara George) and Gabe Noel. As with all Road Angel Project releases, the goal is to raise funds and awareness for Sweet Relief, which does extraordinary work to help people in the music industry impacted by the ongoing pandemic.
Find and follow this Spotify playlist to stay up-to-date with all releases in the series.
I swear to God, I can listen to Inara George sing a dishwasher owner's manual. This beautiful cover of Allen Toussaint’s "Southern Nights" by Michael Andrews of The Grey Boy Allstars, on which Inara guests, is just perfect for this today. Hear it now over at Brooklyn Vegan and be sure to stream it lots starting tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 26) as the song hits all DSPs as part of the fifth edition of the 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, Inara's charity initiative with Sweet Relief.
Find and follow this Spotify playlist to stay up-to-date with all releases in the series.