I've been working with the band Tower Defense for most of the year to help prep their second album, In the City for release on yk Records. I'm incredibly excited to finally announce the record is now available to pre-order and you can hear the first single "Room Service" right now. It's not on the streaming services quite yet because, frankly, I want you to go to their Bandcamp.
This is the first record the band has officially written as a four piece, as the prior release - Stay Inside - was mostly well formed by the time they added guitarist Currey Muse into the mix. The impact of this change is subtle but significant (yes, I know how that sounds). The songs are still a blast of fuzzy bass sounds but there's an extra layer of fun to the whole thing. You may not notice it quite yet but that enjoyment will reveal itself as more singles come out.
Long story short, listen to this track! Enjoy it! Get that LP!
remembering when i was v high on percocet (from a surgery) and forced my father to follow me around our neighborhood so i could, “make a tv show” https://t.co/UanySp66PR
If your position has moved from “we should fact check this guy” to “we should be able to cut off his mic entirely” then maybe you’ve already answered whether he should be president or not.
As soon as live music becomes a thing again, I'm gonna need one of you bookers to bring this band that sound like if The Hives were Japanese to Nashville: https://t.co/ppvBP5oyWs
We cannot allow another four years of this. I’ll say it again— we MUST turn out in record-shattering numbers at the polls to defend our democracy and decency.
For those that do not know, Spencer Cullum is a pedal steel player - most known for his work in the duo Steelism. He's also part of Miranda Lambert's backing band (seriously) and has guested on a ton of records. He's from London but has made Nashville his home for the past decade or so.
The record is a far cry from Steelism (and Miranda Lambert), in that it was inspired by `60s and `70s psych-folk records like Kevin Ayers or Fairport Convention. It's also got a touch of Fripp and Eno, Soft Machine and a dash of krautrock. If all that sounds absolutely foreign to you, don't worry - you can still enjoy it.
The album features a ton of guests - hence the "Coin Collection" - such as Caitlin Rose, Skyway Man, Erin Rae, Herman Dune and a long long list. The first single will be coming out very soon but just wanted to drop a note here to keep you aware. This is not a record you wanna miss.
Debuted a new video from Coupler this week, off of their recently released EP The Rhythm Method. The release is comprised of "Strictly Bangers" - upbeat tracks that are a bit atypical for the expected sound from Coupler; but certainly a welcome change.
The video is a bit spasmatic at times but I think that's exactly what I like about it. Peering down through the microscope is manic but its cut with still and serene scenes of the larger world. For me, it's a nice reminder that there's a busy little world happening all around us, all the time.
2. Every time Trump spouts this kind of garbage, he is revealing that he is TERRIFIED. Ab. So. Lute. Ly. Terrified. His **existential** fear is losing. And he knows that there is a very good chance he is going to lose. And he can't do a damn thing about it. He will be a LOSER.
