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Glide magazine premieres the title track of City Tribes forthcoming release Undertow

San Francisco-based City Tribe is prepping to release their debut album Undertow on July 29. Glide Magazine is proud to premiere the new single and title track from the project.

“Undertow” opens with a hypnotic, relentless line in a minor key, signaling something ominous, something foreboding – a warning call, which is then joined by a haunting vocal line drenched in reverb. But after a minute of this intense buildup, the wall of sound, propelled by a warm bass-line, crashes into major key and all of a sudden it’s as if the sun has appeared behind a thick screen of clouds.

City Tribe’s four members all hail from California, which is readily apparent in these songs. That laid-back, cheerful vibe infuses their debut album with buoyant confidence; however, what makes a song like “Undertow” so compelling is their interest in playing traditional California beach music against the moody, alt/indie sounds of the 90s and 2000s. It’s this tension and aesthetic unison that gives these tracks such depth, and demonstrate the band’s already well-honed hand at songwriting. LISTEN HERE…

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USA TODAY says that they “can’t get enough of these Nashville rockers,” and that everyone should “start getting into The Wans now before the rest of the country catches on…”

The Wans. I can’t get enough of these Nashville rockers, who have been previewing tracks from their upcoming album (out Sept. 9) on several sites all week. Start getting into them now before the rest of the country catches on … READ MORE HERE…

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Flavorwire premieres “Tired” from The Wans upcoming debut LP, saying that they “mix the well-trodden influences of Black Sabbath and Jimmy Page, combining them with grunge’s most thrashing elements, and ending up somewhere between Queens of the Stone Age and The Dead Weather.”

Nashville has no shortage of promising rock bands, but The Wans are one to keep an eye out for well outside of Music City. Hell, you may have heard them already: they’ve opened for Pearl Jam and Beck, and been featured on a number of TV shows and sporting events (including, yes, Nashville).

On the band’s debut album, He Said, She Said (out September 9 and produced by alt-country’s new favorite producer, Dave Cobb), they mix the well-trodden influences of Black Sabbath and Jimmy Page, combining them with grunge’s most thrashing elements, and ending up somewhere between Queens of the Stone Age and the Dead Weather. Flavorwire is pleased to premiere “Tired,” a cut from He Said, She Said in which unrelenting percussion reiterates singer Simon Kerr’s frustrated scream. LISTEN HERE…

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PopMatters continues The Wans critical acclaim, premiering the track “Black Pony” and saying they have “all of the gusto and overdrive power of great classic rock.”

The driving, garage-rock inspired “Black Pony” by the Nashville-based the Wans is available to stream exclusively on PopMatters.

Later this year, Nashville-based rock outfit the Wans are set to release their new LP, He Said, She Said. Lead singer and guitarist Simon Kerr says of the record, “I’m more proud of this record than anything I’ve done in my life. The songs are all the strongest songs I’ve ever written. The production and sounds are brilliant thanks to our producer, Dave Cobb, and our engineer, John Netti. I can’t forget Vance Powell who mixed it and Ed Spear who was assistant mix engineer. I’ve got pretty high expectation’s for this record and I’m so excited for people to hear it.” LISTEN HERE…

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Consequence of Sound calls The Wans’ new single “grimy and hard-hitting”

Nashville rockers The Wans have only been a band for two years, but have already built up quite a reputation for their grimy and hard-hitting selves. Already they’ve shared bills with the likes of Pearl Jam, Beck, and the Black Lips, and their music has been featured on ABC’s Nashville as well as A&E’s Longmire.

Now the band is ready to take the next big leap with their first full-length record, He Said, She Said, being self-released on September 9th. The band recorded the 10-track album completely to analog in the span of a week alongside producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Waylon Jennings). For a taste of what’s to come, the band has unveiled He Said’s lead single, “So Cruel”. LISTEN HERE…

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Head over to American Songwriter Magazine and check out “Don’t Give Me Hell,” from Sara Rachele’s forthcoming album, Diamond Street (out Sept. 2). Featuring guest harmony vocals from J Thomas Hall

The Artist: Sara Rachele with J Thomas Hall
The Song: “Don’t Give Me Hell” from Diamond Street, out September 2
Fun Fact: Originally from Decatur, GA, Rachele spent her teenage years as a keyboardist and background singer in The Love Willows before relocating to New York.
Songwriter Says: “When you end up in a relationship, there are those places you go together. We all have them—whether it’s a favorite coffeeshop, dive bar, book store, record shop, whatever. You develop these strong associations between that person in your life and that particular place. Of course, when things end, it can be difficult to go back—to the point where, sometimes, you feel compelled to give that place up. My new album Diamond Street is a collection of all those places and shared moments—both precious and dirty—that we revisit in our minds. LISTEN HERE…