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Folk The Mountain Goats

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The boombox recording has served John Darnielle well. After being used to launch his career he turned to it in the pandemic to release the Mountain Goats album Songs for Pierre Chuvin. The surprise release took everyone by storm as it was a gentle reminder of the simple facets of the band’s sound. Now it’s...More Please

January 28, 2021

The Farewell Bend Album to Get Reissued

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In the tales of emo past, the bands that made up the nineties all have their stories to tell. When Kansas’ Boys Life called it a day, two of the members alongside a member of Giants Chair reformed together under the name The Farewell Bend. Their debut album In Passing dropped on now defunct Dischord...More Please

January 21, 2021

Baby Boys Return with Two New Songs

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve heard new music from Minnesota trio Baby Boys. Creating weird pop sounds in a nonlinear fashion, the three piece mixes genres with ease while delivering well crafted songs in the process. While their music is off beat in some ways, it’s difficult to walk away in other...More Please

December 15, 2020

Preston Dow of Howard & the Nosebleeds Just Goes with The Flow

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Psych rock in many ways seems to follow a pattern. It’s not a bad thing, but it means that a lot of psychedelic rock ends up all having the same approach and the same tonal qualities. Houston’s Howard and the Nosebleeds is vastly different in the world of psych music. Traditional at times while blending...More Please

December 14, 2020

Thom Yorke Teams with Burial & Four Tet on New Singles

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Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke are three names that need no introduction. The trio is well known for their own exploits within music, but their collaborations are just as known. Though it’s been nine years since their last work together, the three have returned with a new double A-Side release of two songs “Her...More Please

December 8, 2020

Bayonne Lets The Music Flow From Ideas

Bayonne interview Podcast

The word producer gets tossed around a lot today in music. While it’s not a dirty word by any means, but some producers do more than produce. Within the sub genre there are artists who arrange, perform and compose their music as well. We’ve known about composer and producer Bayonne from before he went by...More Please

November 25, 2020

Arca Nominated For Grammy on KiCk i

Typically speaking, Grammy Awards are just trophies from the music industry. However for the 63rd annual awards program, there’s a lot of independent artists within the nominees. One such artist is Arca. The producer was nominated for her new album KiCk i for ‘Best Dance/Electronic Album.’ What makes it so remarkable is not only that...More Please

November 24, 2020

Chris Simpson of Mountain Time Lets Music Be His Guide

Chris Simpson Podcast

Searching for something can be difficult if you’re not sure what that something is. While many artists can sometimes be on the hunt, other artists are seemingly lead by one thing or another. For Chris Simpson of the bands Mineral, The Gloria Record and now Mountain Time he appears to be the latter. Letting music...More Please

November 17, 2020

Hard Work & Passion Define Fat Tony’s Success

Making your mark in hip hop today is a feat that’s difficult to tackle. With new artists backed by the major label system coming out daily, rising above the chatter can be difficult. However for Houston’s Fat Tony the grind in making your mark in music has been present since his first release over a...More Please

November 10, 2020

Astragal Continues to Move Forward During the Unknown

The one takeaway we can all agree with is that 2020 as a year has been full of the unknown. With concerts on the few, shutdowns in various cities and tours on the back burner; so much of music’s future is up in the air. While albums that were slotted to be released this year...More Please

November 3, 2020

Amanda Pascali Sings For the Everyman

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Modern folk music is filled with singer songwriters who seemingly aim for the look of authenticity. While many achieve that appearance, few live the lives in which they sing about. However with Houston’s Amanda Pascali, her authentic sound is far from just being about appearances. The child of immigrants, Pascali focuses on immigrants, the maligned...More Please

October 13, 2020

Johnston Farrow Loves Music Through and Through

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Pushing ones self to do better and better is what drives great journalism. Loving the topic in which you’re assigned doesn’t hurt either. For our podcast Self Released Songs we strive to get different voices from within the music industry. Those voices can interpret how we perceive the music industry as well as how we...More Please

October 6, 2020

Jaron Hall Brings His Own Touch to All He’s Involved In

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In music today, it’s not difficult to find an artist in one, two or even multiple music projects. In fact there are some who feel like to true breadth of a musician is to be in various projects at the same time. When we first crossed paths with Jaron Hall, we were watching him on...More Please

September 30, 2020

Daniel Jackson’s Passion For Music Came Well Before He Shot a Single Picture

Daniel Jackson interview Podcast

In life you learn as you get older, that cool people aren’t who you may have originally thought they were. Cool is a relative term and what you consider is cool will change as you grow. However when you interview people, you typically want to talk to people you admire. For the latest episode of...More Please

September 22, 2020

Guilla’s Drive is What Makes Him So Exceptional

Guilla interview Podcast

Twenty years ago rap was this world that wasn’t like it is today. Not really mainstream but certainly not indie, hip hop wasn’t in a space where we’d see multiple artists have similar sounds and similar sur names. In Houston, Texas rap is more than a genre of music, it’s a lifestyle. You have to...More Please

September 17, 2020

The Beatles Announce New Official Book

The Beatles will more than likely always be considered the best rock n’ roll band in history. While their catalog is celebrated by all who write or who hear it, their 1970 album Let It Be signaled a change in their sound and in the world at that time. Now a new book Get Back...More Please

September 16, 2020

Jeff Tweedy Announces New Solo Album and Shares New Songs

Indie Rock Jeff Tweedy

Artists like Jeff Tweedy are set with one output when told to stay still-writing. At the front of the lock down it seems as if Tweedy was ready to let the writing start and flow like water from a faucet. Aside from a new book How To Write One Song coming in the middle of...More Please

September 15, 2020

ATTXLA Went From Aspiring Rapper to Inspiring Singer

Attxla interview Podcast

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What inspires many is to hear from someone who is inspiring. In the music world you can get bogged down where an artist pops off after collaborating with a room full of producers and songwriters. When Houston producer and singer songwriter ATTXLA got on our radar, we found his approach to R&B based pop refreshing...More Please

August 27, 2020

Shy Boys Reveal New Album & Drop Enchanting New Song