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Song Review: The Cuckoos reveal eclectic new track Dirty Pictures

June 12, 2024 Case Cockrell 1037 Views Dirty Pictures, funk, indie rock, Kenneth Frost, new music, psych-rock, song review, soul, The Cuckoos

Kenneth Frost has proven to be a hometown prolific mastermind. Since performing as a part of Grandmaster, Sexpop, and his brainchild band, The Cuckoos, it’s mind-boggling to wonder how the Austin musician manages his time. On new track “Dirty Pictures,” Frost shows that his musical staying power is here to stay in the Austin scene. The band’s sound takes an eclectic route, showing touches of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, and the roots of classic rock.

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Video premiere: Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band released great new single and clip Dig Me As I Am

April 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 1636 Views Austin Psych Fest, Grandmaster, new music, Nolan Potter, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Osees, prog rock, psych-rock, song review, video premiere

Since restructuring his live ensemble in 2022, Potter and his trusted associates have been performing at a frantic pace, but no signs of new material with the second version of his band have appeared until the release of their new single and self-produced video “Dig Me As I Am.” The single comes as the first offering from the band’s forthcoming new record, The Perils Of Being Trapped Inside A Head, due out April 26.

Mike Cosmic Review

Song review: Rene Chavez released Spirit Eyes second track from new album

December 11, 2023 mikecosmic 1376 Views Latin music, new music, Rene Chavez, single release, song review

Austin musician Rene Chavez, recently released a new single “Spirit Eyes” title track off Chavez’s recent release Spirit Eyes. The

Greg Ackerman Review

Song review: Como Las Movies and Sabrina Ellis join forces for La 6, release party November 3

October 31, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1296 Views Como Las Movies, Cumbia, indie rock, live music, Sabrina Ellis, song review, Try Hard Coffee, Waterloo Records

Ahead of the group’s planned November release of the new album by Austin’s Como Las Movies, the band has released

Case Cockrell Review

Song review: Austin Noise Pop act Daiistar announced new album, released new song

July 14, 2023 Case Cockrell 1629 Views DAIISTAR, Fuzz Club, new music, noise pop, song review, The Black Angels

Texas band Daiistar is back in full psychedelic force. On new track “Star Starter,” the Austin act wastes little time in getting down to potent, psychoactive business. The reverb-drenched production makes for a vision quest-type listen, allowing the listener to sit back and bask in the production magic of Alex Maas, frontman of Austin Neo-Psych legends, The Black Angels.

Christina DeStefano Review

Song Review: “No Sleep” by Solo Solo delivers distorted Dream Pop

October 27, 2022 Christina DeStefano 409 Views bedroom pop, indie rock, new music, Solo Solo, song review

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.

Christina DeStefano Review

Song review: Slowly by Austin artist NOA is intimate listening

July 22, 2022 Greg Ackerman 579 Views easy listening, new music, NOA, singer, song review

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.

Amanda Quraishi Review

Song Review: Shae Lane drops new single “Let me In”

June 6, 2022 Amanda Quraishi 487 Views new music, Shae Lane, song review

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.

Brian Hillsman Review

Song review: Disappearing, second single from Low’s upcoming HEY WHAT

August 10, 2021 Brian Hillsman 613 Views Electronic, indie rock, Lord Friday the 13th, Low, Low band, new music, song review, Sub Pop, trance

Minnesota-based indie band Low will release their 13th studio album, and seventh on acclaimed label Sub Pop, HEY WHAT on September 10th, 2021.

After releasing the first single, “Day Like These” from the upcoming LP earlier this summer, the eccentric duo gifted public ears with the second single “Disappearing,” a trance-like, operatic number with dreamy electronic delivery and folk appeal.

Lauren Warner Review

Song review: Maddy Hatchett single Rainy Daze bring mellow feels

July 26, 2021 Lauren Warner 574 Views Austin Music, guitar, Maddy Hatchett, music review, new music, singer, Single, song review, songwriter

relax and let the sweet sounds of new, Maddy Hatchet single, “Rainy Daze,” wash over you. In the midst of a hot and muggy Texas in July, this track serves up sentiment and nostalgia straight to you. Released at the end of May and filled with lovely guitar leads and mellow feels, this track flows with notes of hope and sweet vocal runs while tackling the concept of love with lyrical craftsmanship and an old soul style despite Hatchet’s relative youth.

Brian Hillsman Review

Song review: Psychic Love Child ascends with single, “Golden Tongues”

June 9, 2021 Brian Hillsman 557 Views Native Hostel, neo-psych, new music, psych-rock, Psychic Love Child, single review, song review, Vancerts

Dallas-Fort Worth-based quintet, Psychic Love Child, released their latest single in April, “Golden Tongues.” The five-minute throwback tune is the psych-rock band’s fifth single release in just over a year.

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