Stereo Embers calls Gregory Ackerman's new song "utter sonic perfection"

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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.

Chris J. Norwood confronts guns and personal demons with Dallas Observer ahead of his LP release show at The Kessler

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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, whose debut LP comes out this Friday, speaks to Alex Green of Stereo Embers

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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."

The Deli hails Abbreviations for nailing their musical identity

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There’s new press for Abbreviations, this time from The Deli in Austin, which writes that “with only one single under their belt, the four-piece band from Dallas has effortlessly nailed down their musical identity.”

“Turn On You” is out now from Red Zeppelin Records - brace yourselves for more! 

Dallas Observer highlights Red Zeppelin Records' showcase this Friday, featuring Abbreviations, God of Love, and Bayleigh Cheek

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Mad props to Dallas Observer for including the Red Zeppelin Records showcase tomorrow (Friday, July 30) at The Double Wide on your roundup up of best concerts this week. Headlined by Abbreviations, a veritable supergroup of Dallas scene vets, the night also features performances from God of Love and Bayleigh Cheek. Tickets are $10 - get yours now! 

Central Track spreads the word about Chris J. Norwood's "Good Guy With A Gun," from the LP out August 20

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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.

Austin Town Hall is enjoying the Enigmatic Foe

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Austin Town Hall on The Enigmatic Foe:  "Throw around references like The Go-Betweens and The Church, and you can bet you’re going to catch my attention... I tend to hear this more of a blend between Britpop and late 90s college rock… and I don’t mean that negatively, as clearly I’m here enjoying the shit out of this tune."

Album out this Friday! Pre-order your copy of The Original Plan at enigmaticfoe.bandcamp.com.  

East Dallas Advocate profiles Chris J. Norwood

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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.

American Songwriter goes deep with J Hacha De Zola, breaking down the process and vision behind new LP Easy of Eden

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“J Hacha De Zola is mostly self-deprecating when it comes to his art, but there’s a methodical movement to his musical madness," writes Tina Benitez-Eves, doing an incredible thing at American Songwriter and digging deep for this overview.

I’ve worked with J for a long time, and it's one of those situations where I have the privilege of seeing an artist create a persona and then systematically step into it over time. This piece reflects that back to me… love it! Okay, back to the hype: 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘥𝘦𝘯 is out now. Listen to it over and over and over at Fanatic.lnk.to/JHachaDeZola-EastOfEden. 

Gregory Ackerman's new, good song - called "Good Song" - premieres via Folk Radio UK

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Tonight at his free Love Song Bar show in downtown LA, Gregory Ackerman may play his new song, a good song, that is actually titled "Good Song," which is out tomorrow, and can be heard right now!

It’s been posted thousands of miles away by the lovely Folk Radio UK, which calls it “an infectious laid-back hazy number, lyrically sincere and couched in more than a little ray of that west coast sunshine." 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, the album from whence this good song has been culled, is out September 17.

Gregory Ackerman pours his heart out to American Songwriter with the premiere of "Losing Sense," featuring Illuminati Hotties

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Gregory Ackerman recently poured his heart out to American Songwriter about a crash-and-burn fling that resulted in "Losing Sense," a non-album B-side (feat. Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties) that will be released with Ackerman’s new single "Good Song" this Friday, confessing that he “wrote it after the abrupt end to an abrupt start of a beautiful thing with a beautiful neighbor.”

Damn! Show Greg some sympathy and give a click to check out this diary of a ditty. Full LP 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 is out September 17.