Austin indie rock and soul band Nané released their well-received, self-titled debut album in November. After releasing the single “Quaranteen” earlier in the year, the LP that followed is simply outstanding.
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With the November 20 release of their latest album, K.G., the ever-innovative King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard return to their experimental, alternative, psych rock form.
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The Blowies had all but completed their debut album by that point. During the lockdown, Tucker Jameson and Sam Thompson remained productive, remotely collaborating from their makeshift home studios to put the finishing touches on their now delayed debut LP.
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Public Enemy’s new album, What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down, takes listeners through a virtual museum of hip hop sounds with shiny, new, fresh content. Chuck D has always been an icon of social consciousness and intelligent lyrics. He continues to thrive in this fashion.
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The town also home to what might be the most socially-conscious, politically-aware rock band on the planet, IDLES. Many have referred to the group as hardcore punks, but they do not see themselves as exclusively punk, but something more versatile and fluid. On September 26, the quintet released their third studio release, Ultra Mono.
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Song Machine is being introduced in progress, with seven of the ultimate 17 tracks released to date. Gorillaz have been dropping new tracks for the series at a rate of one every two months. The entire series is slated for an October 23 release. Episode six came out a week ago. Check the band’s YouTube channel for teasers for the upcoming songs.
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Metz’s new record, the follow-up to the Steve Albini-produced Strange Peace is Atlas Vending. The album continues in a similar trajectory as an angst-layered commentary on post-nuclear life. The record is due for an October 9 release on Sub Pop Records. The new LP indeed picks up where their previous work left off, further establishing the Ottawa natives as a hardcore punk sub genre all their own.
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To the excitement of many fans, Fontaines D.C. announced early this year that they had completed recording their sophomore effort, A Hero’s Death which was heavily inspired by the music of the Beach Boys. An ambitious undertaking to both avoid the sophomore slump and put out a record that rose to lofty level of Brian Wilson and company.
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It’s been five years since Austin musician Geoff Earle released his debut album, The Big Fist as Stiletto Feels to critical acclaim. The Austin act makes a triumphant return, premiering hot new single “I Wanna Break It,” the second single from their upcoming Push Back, today at The Cosmic Clash.
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In what now feels like ancient history, this past January, The Cuckoos put on a show at one of Austin’s most intimate venues, Cheer Up Charlie’s. On June 29, the band dropped a new single and video. The new clip depicts a man (Frost), sitting alone in a chair, in black and white with a vintage color TV playing footage from the aforementioned show. This is the premise for the Austin-based The Cuckoos’ latest music video and single release “I’ll Be Ur Tramp.”
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Hip Hop duo Run the Jewels is essentially the story of two lyricists who followed differing paths in a journey which lead to the formation of one of the most significant musical groups of our time, Run The Jewels (RTJ). In 2013, they released their self-titled first record to wide critical acclaim. On June 3rd, their fourth album, RTJ4 was released. The record is timely in that it speaks directly to the systemic violence and oppression that is currently dominating the national conversation amid police violence protests.
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