Premiere – The Cosmic Clash

Song premiere: Austin music scene veterans Mean Jolene drop single Private Plane today

April 15, 2026 Mike Cosmic Cota 463 Views Andrew Cashen, Austin Music, garage rock, Gummy Fang, Hole in the Wall, live music, Mean Jolene, Mike Cosmic, new music, power pop, Private Plane, single release

Veteran Austin power-pop and garage-rockers, Mean Jolene release a new single “Private Plane” today. The track is on their up and coming third studio album, Play Nice, recorded and mixed at Estuary Recording with John Michael Landon. The song’s theme “fantasizes about a return to innocence — reflecting on escapism as a form of self-preservation and how this can directly conflict with the desire to grow and overcome adversity.”

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Video premiere: supergroup Primitive Ring drop new single and video today – play Metro in SLC Friday

April 14, 2026 Greg Ackerman 564 Views Bert Hoover, Charles Moothart, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Fuzz, garage rock, Jon Modaff, Lies From the Other Side, Metro Music Hall, new album, new music, premiere, Primitive Ring, punk rock, rock n roll, song premiere, Ty Segal, Video

If you’re a garage or punk rock music fan then you likely know who Ty Segall is. The prolific musician is known for releasing a wide range of music under various names that all stem from the same punk rock ethos. One of Segal’s longtime collaborators, Charles Moothart (Fuzz) launched a new project in 2024 with Bert Hoover (Hoover III) and Jon Modaff (Frankie and the Witch Fingers) called Primitive Ring. Today the band premieres their latest single and video, “Lies from the Other Side.” in advance of their new self-titled LP, due out May 15. Fans can pre-order vinyl of the forthcoming album via In the Red Records.

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Video premiere: SoundMass releases new single, prepares for SXSW 2026 shows

March 3, 2026 Greg Ackerman 1153 Views 13th Floor, art rock, concert, Cosmic Plants Clash, day party, live music, My Education, new music, Play to the Plants, post rock, preview, progressive rock, song premiere, SoundMass, SXSW, Theta Naught, video premiere

On March 14, SoundMass will gather at The 13th Floor for Cosmic Plants Clash IV, the SXSW day party our publication and Play to the Plants has produced at the venue the past four years. We’ve invited the group, which is really two awesome post-rock bands, Austin’s my education and Salt Lake City’s Theta Naught combined. The merging of the two acts produces a powerful, orchestral style performance with rock instrumentation. With two of every instrument, the stage becomes crammed with talented musicians which is basically our ideal scenario. Today we’re premiering SoundMass’ latest single, “Last Gasp.”

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Song premiere: Starflake and AILA collab puts futuristic spin on Spanish classic Porque Te Vas

September 16, 2025 Greg Ackerman 2461 Views AILA, alternative rock, Austin Music, dance music, indie pop, Jeanette, new music, Porque Te Vas, post-punk, song premiere, Spanish music, Spanish pop, Starflake

Austin act Starflake featuring Jackie O’Brien of The Bright Light Social Hour has collaborated with Mexican turned Austin artist AILA on a futuristic update to Jeanette’s classic Spanish song, “Porque Te Vas” (1974). O’Brien who is founding bassist and vocalist of TBLSH also operates their Escondido Sound studio where he tracked this impressive update to an iconic Spanish pop song. Today, the premiere of the new version of the track is being presented here. The song can be found wherever you stream music.

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Video Premiere: Golden Dawn Arkestra Drops New Single Somebody’s Out There

August 22, 2025 Amanda Quraishi 5178 Views afrofunk, Austin Music, disco, funk, Golden Dawn Arkestra, new music, Somebody's Out There, video premiere

Friday, August 22, 2025, sees the release of a new video and single “Somebody’s Out There” by Austin’s favorite psychedelic disco funk collective, Golden Dawn Arkestra.

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Video premiere: synth punk act Death Palmz introduce Clear In My Mind

March 7, 2025 Case Cockrell 3465 Views Clear In My Mind, Death Palmz, Exotic Fuitica, Liars, new music, Nine Inch Nails, single premiere, Suicide, synth punk, video premiere

French has duly chosen to have his own solo project, taking on a new synth-punk venture entitled Death Palmz. After the release of a debut EP produced by Xavier Juarez of Wall Of Fog Studios and released on Mr. Pink Records, the French solo outfit has released and premiered a new video for the brand-new single “Clear In My Mind.” The new single was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonas Wilson

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Song premiere: Veteran Austin act The Living Pins released new track Gold today

February 28, 2025 Mike Cosmic Cota 2065 Views blues rock, Carrie Clark, indie rock, new music, Pam Peltz, rock n roll, single premiere, Sixteen Deluxe, song premiere, T Rex, The Kinks, The Living Pins

The Living Pins featuring veteran Austin musicians have released their new song, “Gold” today. The track shows the band’s deft songwriting skills and talent at making a great rock n roll tune. The well-crafted song was produced, engineered and mixed by longtime Austin music producer, Chris “Frenchie” Smith at his The Bubble Studios. The song exemplifies how experienced musical hands can create great new music.

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Music video premiere: Shared Walls released fun clip for Heavy On My Mind

January 31, 2025 Mike Cosmic Cota 3584 Views garage rock, Hersh Cohen, music video, new music, new music Friday, punk rock, rock n roll, Shared Walls, video premiere, X

Shared Walls has just dropped their new music video for the their new track “Heavy On My Mind,” showcasing Hersh Cohen as the ultimate Florida hero we all wish we had in our everyday lives. The playful and whimsical video follows this caped crusader as he roams the streets, tackling life’s little challenges—whether it’s catching thieves or rescuing your melting ice cream. The song itself is a fast-paced, high-energy punk anthem, with moments that echo the raw edge of legendary band X.

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Song premiere: Austin power pop outfit Lola Tried dropped new single today

January 31, 2025 Case Cockrell 3751 Views alternative rock, Degrader, indie rock, Lauren Burton, Lola Tried, new music, new music Friday, power pop, song premiere

Austin power pop outfit Lola Tried has returned with a new single on January 31 that recaptures their mission statement of undeniable anthems, bombastic live appearances, and an inclusive atmosphere that they have cultivated over their near decade tenure as a local scene staple. With multiple releases already out in the music world, the Austin act is continuing to add triumphant tunes into their arsenal and the songs just keep coming.

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Video premiere: SoundMass dropped first single off Ampersand – Let’s Get Doom

January 16, 2025 Greg Ackerman 4031 Views My Education, new music, post rock, premiere, progressive rock, SoundMass, SXSW, Theta Naught, Video

If you’re familiar with post rock and you’ve been around Austin for a minute then you may have heard of the group, my education, a long-running act who recently toured with Acid Mother’s Temple. You may be less familiar with their work with Salt Lake City band, Theta Naught called SoundMass which combines the two bands into one giant, symphonic post rock collective. The project dropped their first single from last year’s, effort, SoundMass III: Ampersand. The new video for the track, “Let’s Get Doom” introduces the new record to fans as it’s the first track on the recording.

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Song Premiere: Starflake releases single Cuando Tomas (In My Head Again) today

November 20, 2024 Amanda Quraishi 3379 Views Cuando Tomas (In My Head Again), experimental rock, Jackie O'Brien, Juan Alfredo Rios, new music, song premiere, Starflake, The Bright Light Social Hour, Zac Cantanzaro

Now, O’Brien and his long-time collaborative compadres are back with a new song titled “Cuando Tomas (In My Head Again)” and it does not disappoint. Once again O’Brien (vocals, bass, guitar, Roland JX-8P, Wurlitzer) is joined by Zac Catanzaro (drums) and Juan Alfredo Ríos (electronic percussion), delivering a track that swings like a cosmogonic pendulum between the ethereal and the funky.

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