With their latest record, Stumpwork, London’s Dry Cleaning announced themselves as one of the most unique bands in modern music. The quartet’s sophomore full-length effort was released on October 21 on the 4AD label.
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Self-proclaimed bedroom pop sibling duo Solo Solo arrives on the Austin music scene with debut track “No Sleep”. Released in late September, the song was recorded in a storage unit in Austin over quarantine.
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Imagine slow dancing in your bedroom, pressed into your partner, lights dimmed low. Austin-based solo artist NOA calls you to strip down your layers to the most vulnerable core. “Slowly” by NOA starts with light, soulful cymbals and whimsical hi hats to prelude chr0niac’s reggae inspired harmonies on electric guitar.
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Music fans in Austin know to keep track of what Grammy-winning and multi-Grammy nominated Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas, Spanish Gold, Grupo Fantasma) is doing because d’uh! It also pays to track his bandmates. Musicians Beto Martinez (guitar) and John Spiece (drums) also have Grammys at home as founding members of Grupo. They also have a new project called Caramelo Haze who dropped their debut album last Friday on Nacional Records called NOESTÁSAQUI. We’ll let the band tell you what it is…
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Anyone who has fallen in love knows what it feels like at the very beginning: elation and euphoria punctuated by a sense of vulnerability at not knowing if this mutual attraction is actually something more– something real.
The new song “Let Me In” by indie-pop singer/songwriter Shae Lane captures this bittersweet feeling perfectly.
Last month saw Buffalo Hunt release Ambitions of Ambiguity – a warm, potent, bourbon-spiked peach cobbler that starts sweet on the tongue before warming your insides with an ennui that perfectly captures this moment in time.
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On a near-perfect, Friday evening, English space-rock outfit Spiritualized returned to Austin to play a sold-out Scoot Inn. The nine-piece band brought by J Spaceman (aka Jason Pierce) that included three female backup singers delivered a magical, neo-psychrock performance to fans.
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Last Friday at Austin’s Kickbutt Coffee off Airport Boulevard, The Dead Coats released a music video for their latest track, ‘Fire Again’. Transy Warhol and Animals on TV provided support for the riotous, punk act.
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Covered in tattoos, usually sporting a band shirt from the early 2000’s hardcore scene, today’s interview subject, Dizasterpiece is a passionate, creative, realism-driven lyricist and hip-hop emcee from New Jersey, with deep roots in the punk and hardcore community.
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Last Friday marked the release of the new single by Rene Chavez, “Big Mouth.” Chavez has branched out beyond playing guitar and performing lead vocals for Austin-based band Latin fusion act, Como Las Movies to sing and play guitar on his latest solo project.
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Austin hard core punks, User Unauthorized drop their new EP, Harsh Truth today. The band is comprised of current and former McCallum High School Fine Arts students. Besides being excited about the new record release and a corresponding nine-city tour, the group has been informed this week that they’re invited to perform at SXSW in March.
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