The Sour Notes

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Song Premiere: Austin act The Sour Notes dropped Middle Distance this month

While Austin’s powerhouse indie rock outfit, The Sour Notes, is gearing up to release a new album, The Cosmic Clash is proud to premiere the first single “Middle Distance”.  The track is mixed by Steve Christensen and mastered by Joe LaPorta who’s worked on every Sour Notes song.

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Greg AckermanReview

Best Austin Albums of 2020

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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Video Premiere: The Sour Notes take it DIY with Peak

What we love about Austin’s The Sour Notes is how quirky the band is. Their off-kilter approach is in reality a reflection of the band’s founder, Jared Boulanger who writes and composes all of the group’s material. In a larger sense, the band’s DIY approach is reflected in this clip for their song “Peak”.

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Live music preview: My Cruddy Valentine at Far Out Lounge Feb 14

Valentine’s Day can be a drag. If you’re in a relationship, you feel obligated to get your partner candy, cards, flowers, dinner, the whole ball of wax. If you’re not hanging out with anyone during the holiday then it can be a source of stress or at least mildly annoying. The Cosmic Clash along with Dad Presents and Covert Curiosity are taking care of all those details for you this year by booking and planning a great night of live music, performance art and vendors February 14 at Far Out Lounge and Stage.

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The Sour Notes – Sleater Kinney’s “Modern Girl” – The Cosmic Clash

Check out Austin-based indie band, The Sour Notes take on Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl”!  While on tour in Portland, the group had a chance to play in front of Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) who had randomly stopped by the club.  The chance encounter inspired Sour Notes founder, Jared Boulanger to create his own version of the legendary Portland outfit’s song, “Modern Girl.” Boulanger describes the experience in his own words below: 

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