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Announcing Welcome to the Jangle – March 15th @ Tweedys/29th St Ballroom

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Not going to lie…it’s been a minute since we’ve put on a proper show during SXSW season. Sure, we have the annual SOTO vs ATH Party, and that’s a blast, but that’s a team effort with our friend John Laird. So, this year, the opportunity arose to bring back our Welcome to the Jangle, as there were quite a few jangling and adjacent acts coming into town. So, here we are, announcing its return at 29th Street Block Party Day 3; it’ll be 18 of the rippingest, raddest bands in town. We’ve got bands from Japan, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all gracing the three stages we’ve got. There’s a rad playlist attached below so you can sample the super rad tunes we’ve got coming! More info about the event on the Facebook Event Page.

A special shout out to our sponsor for the event, Cain’s Hot Sauce, who will be on hand with some snacks and hot sauce to sample on the day of the event!

Swash Announce Powers of Ten

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One of my favorite labels, Hidden Bay Records, is hitting it hard at the start of the year, with acts like Special Friend already scheduled for a new release, and now there’s the news of Swash putting out an album too! The Danish outfit are brandishing a solid blend of alt rock, exuberantly loud when they crash into the chorus, and tightly wound as the guitars wriggle through the verses. Those verses are done just right, leaving room for the steadied pop of the vocals work its way into the picture, contrasting the band’s noisier moments with a little bit of honey for your ears. Powers of Ten is out on April 17th.

Stephen Becker Shares Bad Idea

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As you settle into your day, you might also want the perfect accompanying tune, like Stephen Becker‘s latest, “Bad Idea.” It’s a really carefully written bedroom pop number, quiet in its presentation, though brimming with this powerful weight you’ll certainly understand once you listen through. He has these subtle little pitch changes in the chorus, which along with vocal accompaniment, layer the song in this blanket of melodiousness that continues to pull me into the comforts of the tune time and time again. Becker is releasing a new LP titled Gravity Blanket, which is out on April 24th.

Zzzahara Announces Distant Land

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Waking up this morning to new music from zzzahara might turn this hump day into a definitive gem, especially as it comes with a new album announcement for the LA-based artist. Their lead single from the LP features Winter, which you know is an immediate key to winning over the ATH team. The two trade vocal lines back and forth, all of it set to this light-hearted jangle that embraces the dreamier tones of pop; their voices are quite similar, but the subtle change furthers the sweetness of a song that is all about longing. Look for Distant Lands to drop on June 5th via Lex Records.

New Villagerrr Tune

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We’ve been covering Villagerrr for quite some time, so it’s great to see Mark’s star rising out there. Yesterday, the project announced Carousel, his new LP, and you can clearly hear the detailing of the tune. There’s delightful little bits of fuzzed out riffs, but they get buried beneath the surface, only popping up when necessary. Scott’s voice is careful, sort of sitting patiently in the middle of the mix, overlapping when the need to layer melody calls for it. There’s a really cool sincerity to the track too, something that feels like its locked into the sharing of EMOtions, whilst pushing the boundaries of our current indie rock trends. Carousel drops via Winspear on May 29th.

Greg Mendez Announces Beauty Land

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A strong day for songwriters on the site, now with Greg Mendez announcing his new album, Beauty Land. I always tend to marvel at how impactful the work of Greg is, particularly when he delivers such emotion in a short span of time. I know it’s particularly unfair to Greg, but the way the recording highlights the fragility of his voice mixed in with the heavy strum of the strings on the guitar. There’s a little trickle of piano added in, with Mendez intent upon maximizing the emotional tug; he’s such a magician with these slight details he builds into his work. Beauty Land is his debut for Dead Oceans, and it hits on May 29th.

Jalen Ngonda Announces Doctrine of Love

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If you ever come to our DJ sets, you’ll find that there’s a deep love of blues and soul, and there’s a new artist on the scene that I only recently caught onto: Jalen Ngonda. Today he’s announced his sophomore album, Doctrine of Love, and shared the title track from the LP. It’s a classic R&B vibe, working with these swinging melodies, letting his voice soar through the entirety of the track. His vocals are reminiscent of the stuff we heard from early Leon Bridges, but, like many of the traditional tunes, you can almost feel pain in his voice. Daptone will be dropping Doctrine of Love on May 31st.

Hiding Places Drop One Hand Video

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Up until now, the singles we’ve heard from the new Hiding Places have delivered a blast of power hidden behind a pop sensibility that kept us coming back. Today, “One Hand” feels more like a meditative practice, with the song operating in an almost stationary manner, only to creatively unfold in sporadic moments with bursts of feedback and distortion. Of course, they circle back, perhaps connecting to the song’s rumination about how we treat ourselves in the face of maintaining challenging relationships/friendships; it can be a struggle, and like the song, you go back and back, often starting where you began. It’s a nice twist in the band’s catalogue, and illustrates the care they’ve taken in building The Secret to Good Living, out April 3rd via Keeled Scales.

New Single from Natalie Jane Hill

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This Friday, you’re all going to hear the gloriousness of Natalie Jane Hill‘s new LP. It’s a record filled with this masterful maturity that illustrates how quickly Hill has grown into her work. Her voice is incredibly strong, like a folk troubadour that’s been writing songs for decades. But, that said, I expected that, having been following Natalie since Azalea dropped years back; the aforementioned maturity comes from the subtle nuances of her writing this go round. Listen right about the 1:50 mark, where the song journeys off into something that feels a little more blissed out, laced with the spirit of folk as the song circles back and comes to a close. Hopeful Woman drops Friday via Dear Life Records.

Choncy Share Dressing the Part

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If you’re record collection is missing the frantic joy of acts like Parquet Courts, might we turn your attention towards the newest hit from Choncy. The Cincinnati group share a lot of sonic similarities, particularly in the way the vocals are delivered a mid of smattering of angular riffs; I will admit that this single does feel a bit sharper on those angular cuts, giving the band to make it more of their own. They continue to do so with these stuttering riffs that work in between the lead, not to mention their playful deliver of monosyllabic lyrics in the chorus. This song’s a ripper that feels like the fun you’ve been missing, so be on the lookout for Trademark, out April 17th via Feel It Records.

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