ryan pollie - Austin Town Hall

Last Week’s Jams, Today (12.6 – 12.10)

December 13, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

It’s weird that the musical year sort of just stops once everyone puts out their year-end lists, but since that’s the case, this week’s playlist is just a mere 13 jams to get you through the week. It might also be the last playlist of jams we put up in 2021; if everyone’s taking off then I am too, dammit! But, there’s a lot of jams to be had in this list, like the opening jam from Artsick. Plus, you get some new Austin love from Blushing and A. Sincliar, then a few hits from Japanese acts like Merry Christmas and Nicfit. Whatevers, indulge yourself.

News
Tunes

Ryan Pollie Shares Don’t Lie Single

December 7, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Friday, you’ll be able to get your hands on Ryan Pollie‘s new LP, Stars, dropping courtesy of Forged Artifacts/Mapache; but, before you get there, why not tease you with one final single to lead you with a trail of joy. There’s this beautiful fragility to the tune, carried with a sense of uncertainty in the lyrical content. Every time I press play, I feel like this is the journey I’d be on if I’d grown up an emo kid with a penchant for covering Grateful Dead songs; there’s something about both sides of that coin that seem to reside in this single…and frankly, I think that’s stunning, so I can’t stop pressing play here. Don’t forget the LP drops Friday.

News
Tunes

Thrilled By Los Angeles Police Department

January 29, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Ryan Pollie has gotten a lot of love this week for his project, Los Angeles Police Department; I’m just going to have to jump on that train, as it fits in perfectly with my statement of singer-songwriters stretching the boundaries a bit. For the most part, the structures are the same, but like my favorites (Jeremy Jay), there’s slight little elements being added to really propel the song in interesting directions. There’s the effect on the guitar and the vocals, which may not seem like too much, but it’s just a slight push that makes the work stand out beyond most of Ryan’s peers. You’ll find this tune on a new 7″ coming out February 24th via Fat Possum.

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/185885445″ params=”color=ff9900&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

News
Tunes