Austin rockers, The Dead Coats made a rocking full-length album slated to drop Saturday on all platforms. The band tracked the 10-song album, BIG WISH (Dissent Records) in two days utilizing analog equipment and forgoing click tracks in favor of a more natural sound.
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Jody Porter released his latest album, Waterways, on December 21, 2020. The LP was recorded over the past couple of years, mostly by Porter, in England, with the finishing touches wrapped up at Porter’s home in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Austin’s The Selfless Lovers return to Antone’s stage Friday (tomorrow) for a sold out performance with local family band, The Watters. While Selfless Lovers’ bandleader, Nik Parr has been performing a smattering of solo gigs during the pandemic slow-down, his band has been busy making their new full-length, When The Bars Close.
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What is better is just recording an entire album of deep cut track by that songwriter that both acknowledges their reverence for the artist, while revealing something of themselves in those songs. Nashville-based, Emma Swift did just that, covering eight of Bob Dylan’s songs on a beautiful little recording called Blonde on The Tracks.
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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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In advance of The March Divide’s fifth studio effort, The Cosmic Clash is proud to premiere the lyric video “Your Light.” The single leads with Putnam’s signature guitar picking followed by a strong flowing beat while swelling up to a full ensemble of sound
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With the year-end approaching, a new White House administration preparing for the next four years and The Cosmic Clash staff puzzling over which Austin albums we like best from 2020, it’s time to introduce our list of top albums made by Austin artists in the past year.
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Upstart hardcore punks User Unauthorized are set to drop their second EP, Watch Them Fall December 18 on Rabbit Rabbit Records (Chicago).
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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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When our in-house, local music fan girl, Sonya Hernandez reached out to let us know The Cover Letter’s Jacob Shipman was releasing solo material we jumped at the chance to premiere his new song, “Counting Mistakes” at The Cosmic Clash this week.
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