The Early Years Deliver A New Way of Living
There’s a certain brand of indie rock that just feels right in your soul, and the latest track from The Early Years is just that. I got caught instantly in the bobbing bass line; it’s reminiscent of the early Manchester scene, creating an instant bit of infectiousness that’s undeniable. Once the tune begins to open into the vocals these broad waves of guitar cascade in, layering melody and dissonance to create this heaviness that seemingly works against the pop nature; it’s the perfect contrast that allows you to get drawn deep into the tones of the vocals. Just a classic pop song execution, leading me to believe their new album Modern Moonlight will have some definite gems; it drops on May 22 via Sonic Cathedral.
There were several years when we were covering Songs for Walter pretty nonstop, but the project went quiet. But, songwriter Laurie Hulme has returned this past week with a new project titled 
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When it rains it pours, and if we’re looking back in time, last week it was pouring with great jams and great records. Whether I was bopping to new Winspear signing Swapmeet, or cranking up that new She’s Green single, there just wasn’t enough time to cover it all. I mean, there was new Voxtrot, new Heavenly…and even Ceremony dropped a live LP, and that’s just the good records that hit. We had new music from Accessory and Season 2, plus new jams from King Tuff and Deary. If you click play below, you’re in for a good hour or more of sweet music, so what are you waiting for?
The new schedule forced a lot of changes in the SXSW lineup, and we expected some changes to our yearly Side One Track One vs AustinTownHall annual show at Hotel Vegas. It looked like we might not be able to pull it off, but the great folks at the venue swooped in to save the show, albeit in a bit of a limited fashion. Love working with John Laird, who also runs the 101X Homegrown Live show, and he helps keep this ship organized and running tight!
Today is an unbelievably crowded day on the release scene, and well, we figured we’d point you in the right direction of a few of our favorite releases that hit today. There honestly are so many, and all you have to do it just hang out on the site and stream until you can stream no more! Hit the jump and find something to adore! You can also play the fun game of 7 Degrees of 
There are a ton of great records coming out today, and a lot of those are what we would call “heavy-hitters,” so I wanted to make sure that I gave some time to 
Don’t let the title of this tune catch you thinking about speed, as the latest single released by