North Carolina-based flatpicking guitarist and troubadour Alan Barnosky builds on the name he made for himself off the 2017 album Old Freight with the Jan. 17 release of his Lonesome Road EP.
Today, Wide Open Country premieres EP title track “Lonesome Road,” an adventurous bluegrass tune accompanied by Barnosky’s hospitable, high-country vocals.
Philly-based indie/post-punk quartet Church Girls recently shared their raucous single “Could’ve Been.” Lead singer Mariel Beaumont’s vocal tenacity and emotive delivery calls to mind a fusion of Carrie Goodwin of Great Grandpa and Alicia Bognanno of Bully. The track is lifted from the sophomore LP The Haunt out on February 7th.
When her tour bus caught fire and burned at a California truck stop in 2016, Sarah Peacock didn’t think her heart could take much more of the music industry. But the kindness of fans and strangers wound up fortifying her spirit and led to her new album, Burn the Witch, whose title track is premiering exclusively on Billboard below. READ MORE…
Decatur, GA-based indie singer-songwriter Sara Rachele recently released her latest album, Scorpio Moon via Angrygal Records.
The LP was recorded live to tape in Brooklyn with Binky Griptite and other members of Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones’ former backing band The Dap-Kings for all of the full live band recordings. It was co-produced by Rachele and keyboardist Spencer Garn (Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics) and mixed by Atlanta-based engineer and Rachele’s bandmate Kristofer Sampson of New West Records band Ponderosa.
With a double helix DNA of jagged guitar lines and strident vocal melodies, Philadelphia-based indie-rockers Church Girls are hitting all the sweet spots. Today, AltPress is premiering “Nothing,” the first track on The Haunt, their second album, slated for release on Chatterbot Records Feb. 7
Earlier this year Philadelphia punk band Church Girls released an EP called Cycles, which was a short but sweet showcase of their well-balanced blend of post-punk and indie rock. Now they’re releasing a new full-length in 2020 called The Haunt. Today we’re excited to premiere its dynamic first single, “Could’ve Been.” The track picks up right where the quartet left off with their EP, with open strummed guitar chords, emotive singing from Mariel Beaumont and plenty of moments for live fists-to-the-sky singalong moments.