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8 Inch Betsy teamed up with the Chicagoist for a full album stream of The Mean Days

8 Inch Betsy was a shining light in the Chicago music scene, so the community was caught off guard with singer and guitarist Meghan Galbraith’s death earlier this year. The band went on hiatus in 2012 when bassist Eli Burke moved to Tucson, where the band originated. But work on what would become their sophomore effort, The Mean Days, began in 2009. And today the LP is finally being posthumously released on 307 Knox Records, a label run by the band’s final live drummer Melissa Thomas.

The Mean Days is a ferocious blast of pop-punk, filled with raw emotion balanced an ear for melodies that will have you shouting along with the choruses within seconds. It’s filled with love, lust, raw emotion, fury, laughter—it’s a spectrum of emotions ground up and funneled through Galbraith’s unique sensibility. LISTEN HERE…

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Surviving the Golden Age debuts The Head’s latest single “Raincoats” from new EP Millipedes

As Atlanta’s The Head prepare to release their new EP, Millipedes today, Surviving the Golden Age is excited to premiere the album track “Raincoats.” The track sounds straight off the soundtrack of your favorite 80s teen comedy. With a fuzzed out indie rock song, its easy to hear comparisons to bands like Psychedelic Furs or Echo & the Bunnymen. LISTEN HERE…

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KONCEPT & J57’s “inspirational” new collaboration with Dice Raw, “Live Forever,” premieres at WXPN’s The Key

As often happens in the New York City way of life, a serendipitous meeting at a holiday party in Manhattan grew into a collaboration for hip hop duo Koncept & J57 and Dice Raw of The Roots. The song is “Live Forever,” taken from the duo’s forthcoming The Fuel EP, and we have the premiere of that track today.

When creative minds click the possibilities are endless. After J57 met Dice Raw at that party, they started booking shows together featuring members of The Roots and local (to NYC) artists. From there came the opportunity to work together in a studio setting, which resulted in the inspirational “Live Forever” with Dice providing the opening vocal hook on the track. And as Koncept says, “his voice compliments the track so perfectly. Right from the jump you hear his vocals and it brings you right into the vibe.” LISTEN HERE…

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Ghettoblaster Magazine debuts The Head’s “Pebbles on the Ground,” calling it a “New Wave dreamer”

The new EP from The Head is a rollicking, five-song crash course in fusing pop perfection with gritty, fuzzed-out rock and roll. With the three-chord Troggs-style simplicity of opener “Jesus” and the Midwestern indie-rock of “Raincoats”; with phased-out New Wave daydreamer ”Pebbles on the Ground” and would-be ’90s alternative anthem “It Ain’t Easy,” Millipedes is the unified vision of a band that knows its history, and a thing or two about reinventing it in the now.

Just ask the legendary artists who have taken The Head under their wing—Big Star’s Jody Stephens, producer Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Pavement), John Vanderslice and Guided By Voices’ Doug Gillard to name a few. The band has also held their own on stages with the likes of Primal Scream, Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn and garage rockers Those Darlins, and have been spotlighted by outlets such as SPIN, Magnet and PopMatters.

The story of The Head is the dream of so many aspiring kids jamming out in their garages across the nation, and with Millipedes (out Nov. 13), the band takes a big step forward. READ MORE…

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Gapers Block premiere’s new 8 Inch Betsy track “So Dark”

“The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, the way you live, the gifts that you give,” Rush drummer Neil Peart once wrote. The love and respect with which deceased 8 Inch Betsy frontwoman Meghan Galbraith lived was remarkable. And even in death, she continues to give the world the gift of her music, with her queercore trio set to release its long-awaited sophomore and final album The Mean Days tomorrow in Galbraith’s memory.

Below, and exclusively here at Transmission, you can have a listen to “So Dark,” the newest single from the album. In context, the title takes on a poignant new meaning–Galbraith howling it over and over at song’s end is nothing short of heartbreaking–but for the most part, “So Dark” is full of life, a permanent reminder of the vivacity that Galbraith brought to 8 Inch Betsy. Her voice runs ragged with the sting of betrayal, but she isn’t cowed–in fact, she resolves to move forward, backed by sunny but hard-nosed guitar chords and a driving rhythm section that has no time to dwell on the past. It’s a beautiful, simple, representative final statement from a woman who left an indelible mark on not just the queer community or the music community, but upon everyone whose life she touched. LISTEN HERE…

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Examiner.com on the new EP from The Head: “⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ … A serious contender for best new music released this year.”

This Atlanta trio has been at the game a while, now. Brothers Mike and Jack Shaw, along with high school friend Jacob Morrell have toured and recorded since they formed back in 2007. Not long after, The Head released their debut Puckered, a terrific, power-pop punch. Since that first release, Morrell’s guitar prowess has lived a thousand lives, Jack has created a fluidity on the drums that is the heartbeat of the band and while Mike is an excellent bassist, it’s his voice that reaches new heights with each new release. After evolving and maturing, the band has arrived in the fall of 2015 with their new self-produced EP, Millipedes.

The fantastic opening track “Jesus” sounds like it would be right at home on R.E.M.’s Monster, with grunge guitar, off-kilter shifts and thought-provoking lyrics. The rocking “It Ain’t Easy” tells the story of Newtown gunman Adam Lanza and his disjointed and strained relationship with his parents (“I’ve never heard of a son whose never played with a gun”). A potentially controversial move on the band’s part turns out to be a winner.

The dreamy guitar work on “Raincoats” may let a little of the Ocean Blue’s “Between Something and Nothing” slip into your subconscious, while “Unspoken” is a speeding roller coaster ride. “Pebbles on the Ground” is a wonderful closer with the trio creating the perfect storm. An instantly hummable tune that is a guaranteed dance floor filler. READ MORE…