Big Apple mainstays Koncept and J57 are hard at work readying The Fuel, their EP releasing on 11/20/15. We’re proud to premiere the project’s first single, “Porcelain” featuring Hollis. The track thrives on Koncept’s bio-on-his-sleeve bars, backed by J57’s undeniable production, which is grass fed on boom-bap traditionalism but seems right at home next to the massive hook and busy orchestration. Keep watch for our interview with Koncept and J57 coming next week. READ MORE…
For 10 years, Chicago queercore outfit 8 Inch Betsy played what WithGuitars.com described as “aggressive lyric-driven rock with an equal debt to riot grrl ideals, snotty ‘90s pop-punk, and the heart-on-your-sleeve honesty of artists like PJ Harvey and Nina Nastasia.” Sadly, in January 2015, front woman and primary songwriter Meghan Galbraith passed away from a year-long illness at the age of 35, leaving in her wake a legacy of love, camaraderie, and a finished album that had gone unreleased. READ MORE…
New York emcees Koncept and J57’s long-awaited EP, The Fuel, will be released on November 20, 2015. The eight track offering features sample-free original production by J57 as well as appearances by Hollis, Akie Bermiss, Dice Raw, Denitia, among others. READ MORE…
“The part I have to work out with my psychiatrist is that I am emotionally identifying with a state,” Aaron Lee Tasjan tells Rolling Stone Country about his new single, “Florida Man.” Streaming exclusively below, it’s a chugging, steel guitar and piano-laced folk song about the Sunshine State and its amorphous, often ridiculous villains that seem to appear daily on the crime docket — but also the diamonds hidden in the rough. READ MORE…
Sara Rachele released a refurbished version of “Crazy Love,” by Paul Anka. The swanky remake will leave you dumbfounded. The song is nearly unrecognizable from its original incarnation. The rhythmic string plucking of the guitar will entice your ears into a listening nirvana. We are proud to premiere the video for the track today on magnetmagazine.com. WATCH HERE…
If you never heard of Atlanta trio The Head, you’ll have no excuse after they release their Millipedes EP in November. Comprised of guitarist Jacob Morrell, singer/bassist Mike Shaw and his drummer brother Jack, The Head have a sound that’s rawer and powerful than their age —early 20s — would indicate. Their heavy dose of vintage college rock, lo-fi garage rock and shoegaze is a welcome throwback, yet retains a sonic quality that feels at home in 2015. The trio has held their own opening for bands like Primal Scream, Steve Wynn and Those Darlins, and have been approved by the likes of Big Star’s Jody Stephens, producer Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Pavement), John Vanderslice and Guided By Voices’ Doug Gillard. Today, we’re stoked to premiere the band’s “Jesus,” which mixes the delicate balance between heavy and aggressive without teetering over the edge leading to an exciting wall of reverb that punches you in the face. Oh, and Mike Shaw’s vocals recalls some of the early grunge greats and that doesn’t hurt either. READ MORE…