Folk Radio notes that Jenny Parrott is "pretty amazing"

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“She’s pretty amazing. There is nothing to not like about Jenny Parrott, be sure to get more of her in your life." Wise words from the venerable Folk Radio UK in its "Song of The Day" coverage of Jenny's new single "Georgica" that will be streaming everywhere tomorrow, October 22.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸, Jenny's follow-up to 2017's 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 (named a "Top 10 of The Year" in the Austin Chronicle) is out November 12.

Local peeps can head over to Hole In The Wall ATX for the record release show that evening. RSVP here.

Americana UK shows love for Linda Draper's "Tether"

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More love from the UK for Linda Draper’s current single "Tether.” I love how Jonathan at Americana UK frames Linda's defiant lyrics on this tune: “Linda Draper is having none of it – this pretense that when disasters strike they strike us all equally and we’re suddenly all in a unified state.”

As she sings, “Talk is cheap, still they keep speaking in their crooked tongues / Trying to sell me the idea we’re all in this together / I beg to differ… I beg to differ / We were never all in this together / There is no tether nor was there ever." From the upcoming LP Patience and Lipstick, out January 21 on South Forty Records. 

We All Want Someone To Shout For shares the "infectious" new single by The High Water Marks

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We All Want Someone To Shout For describes "Jenny" by The High Water Marks as "shimmering 90s-esque dream pop and slacker rock" with an "absolutely infectious sound that is a total earworm." I have no argument with any of that!

New album Proclaimer of Things is out February 4 on Minty Fresh. 

Adobe and Teardrops speaks with Linda Draper, whose single "Tether" provides a path forward in the midst of crises

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Have you not yet heard "Tether," the first single from the upcoming Linda Draper album Patience and Lipstick, because you've been thinking, "What's this upcoming Linda Draper album all about?" If so, head over to Adobe and Teardrops and hear it! According to the site, the song “deftly weaves together the crises we've faced in the last quarter century -- and provides a path forward.” They’ve also got an interview with Linda that will answer some of your questions.

The full LP is out on January 21 via South Forty Records.

Westword gives Hilarie Sidney's Elephant 6 backstory while hyping The High Water Marks upcoming LP

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Today, enjoy Hilarie Sidney from the The High Water Marks as she chats about the band's upcoming album Proclaimer Of Things (February 4, Minty Fresh) as well as her Elephant 6 and Apples In Stereo history in Denver with the city's own Westword. Check it out and feel a mile high!

Jenny Parrott makes Ditty TV's "Ditty Dozen"

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Good afternoon! Feels like Monday, actually Tuesday. Today, the lovely Ditty TV has included the new single by Jenny Parrott on its latest "Ditty Dozen" Spotify playlist.

Here's a little insider info: I love this song. Jenny's real, and she's keeping it real… So if you like country-fried tunes that don't mince words, check out the link in the bio. New album 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 is out November 12.

York Calling shares Linda Draper's "haunting, evocative" new single "Tether"

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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.

Glide Mag continues to support Gregory Ackerman by posting "All This Thinking"

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Much appreciation to Glide Magazine for the continued support of Gregory Ackerman, this time by sharing 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 track “All This Thinking.” Gregory tells us that he wrote the song during “a period of extreme anxiety” and that it helped him find “a way out.” As with all the songs on the new album, “All This Thinking” is a great listen for unburdening the mind.

Surviving The Golden Age gets hip to The High Water Marks' "Jenny," from their upcoming Minty Fresh LP

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Thanks to Surviving The Golden Age for posting about the fab new High Water Marks single "Jenny.” New album Proclaimer Of Things is out February 4 on Minty Fresh Music. According to the site, “While the song is reminiscent of 90s alt-pop bands like Rentals (with less synths) or Superdrag, there are little psychedelic nods to (bandleader) Hilarie Sidney’s Elephant 6 past.”

Big Takeover premieres "Tether" and praises Linda Draper's penchant for twisting darkness into sing-along

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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.

Jenny Parrott shows off her lyrical prowess on "I Thought," available via Americana Highways

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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.”

New Noise shares "No Other," a new Blesson Roy song about basking in nature and love

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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.

Vents speaks with Blesson Roy and premieres the "brilliant" new song "Bed Of Roses"

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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."

Pre-order Ana Left Spain +2 now.

The High Water Marks land on Tankboy's belated 2020 'best of'

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It took quite a few months, but Tankboy has finally published a list of favorite 2020 records. Of course, it’s hard to blame anyone for dragging their feet after a year like last year. “The only real mental metric I could apply was that these were albums I could reliably turn to that made me feel during a period of time when I wasn't certain I could feel at all, or ever again,” writes the blogger.

Among these is The High Water Marks, who released Ecstasy Rhymes last year and are slated to return with a new LP in 2022. “The heart of the band is frontperson Hilarie Sidney. You may recognizer that name,” Tankboy notes, “if you're familiar with The Apples In Stereo through her years with that band, but she takes center stage and dishes out a ton of sharp indie rock-n-pop tunes over the duration of Ecstasy Rhymes. A little burst of sunshine that helped me get through the year.”