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Mellow Dance Vibes from Honey 2 Honey

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While Chapter Music might be best known in the States for their excellent guitar oriented tastes, they have a deep catalog, with several club acts that need your attention. The label’s latest signing Honey 2 Honey, is one such act, offering dance-inflected RnB tunes. Their first single is this steady groove that builds atop itself as it moves along; it sort of teases out additional notes as it moves forward, though I respect the amount of space left in the track. The vocals are deep and heavy, intoxicating in their own way (which I guess can match the song’s title?). Those of you who are way into James Murphy might want to spend some quality time with this one. The band will release their A Taste Of EP via Chapter on April 5th.

Jim Clements Shares New Video

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Near the end of 2018, Jim Clements released A Failure, and he comes back today with this video to celebrate the album’s standout “The Advice Song (Just Give Up).” The video is fairly simple, with the lyrics set atop light animation that plays upon the shadows. The song, however, has deeper meaning than what might be on the surface. Clements isn’t trying to be mean or degrading; he’s trying to advise you that it’s best to accept the reality that you live in, embrace that world and then move forward; he doesn’t want us to dance upon false hopes and promises that it will get better. Sure, it’s grim, but it’s real. Stream it below.

The Advice Song (Just Give Up) by Jim Clements from Jim Clements on Vimeo.

AllEYES Share New Track + Barracuda Show This Friday (2/1)

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This Friday night, there’s a powerhouse of a bill we’ll gladly throw our support behind; a bill that features Chill Russell, Slomo Drags, Fanclub and allEYES. We’ve enjoyed all these acts for some time, and look forward to hearing more from allEYES…an act that features members of the Sword, Octopus Project and Freshmillions. They’ve even been so gracious to share with us one of their newer tracks, which you’re likely to hear on this particular evening; I still stand by my comment that you’re not likely to hear anything like this bunch in the city limits. Show kicks off at 9 PM at Barracuda, but you can find more info on the FB EVENT.

Stella Donnelly Shares Another Tune

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Last year, when we were treated to several Stella Donnelly sets, I was left greatly impressed; she stunned with little more than her voice and guitar amidst drunken crowds crammed into non-traditional venues. But, while spending a good amount of time with Beware of Dogs these past few weeks, I’ve been really impressed with the arrangements throughout, just as you’ll hear on “Lunch.” There’s Stella up front with lightly strummed guitar, but behind her hangs this solemn piano tune while strings sweep in all the emotions you’d ever want in a song. The drums have this almost splattered sound, like an egg crashing into a wall, but it fits the tune perfect, as do the backing vocals chiming in at various points. For those of us who only got to see her solo sets, you’re going to really fall in love with her work when you hear all that’s gone into the sounds on the new LP, out March 8th.

New Tune from Trudy and the Romance

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Having followed Trudy and the Romance for some time, I’m rather impressed with the sounds coming out from their forthcoming LP, Sandman. It’s weird, as weird little jazzy inflections lurk in murky background, from tinkering keys to horn blasts; I think this is where the doo-wop vibe comes in for the song title. Otherwise, this is a swelling blast of beautiful orchestral pop; it almost feels like this is what the National or the Walkmen would sound like if they were a wee bit younger. I don’t care what kind of pop fan you are, you’re really going to want to spin this before the band blows up. Sandman drops on May 24th.

Here Comes Being Dead

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If you’ve been hanging in and about Austin for the last year, you’ve likely heard the name Being Dead; we’ve written about them several times over the last year, excited by their growth and creativity. Luckily for us, they asked if we could help get out their new 7″/EP, which, of course, we gladly jumped at! And now, the band have shared the standout tune “Apostle’s Prom” off said release. The track employs both Juli and Cody on vocals, while the video has them dueling…until they realize their shared love of horses. Here’s a band willing to go out and have fun, write catch songs and embrace all that is Austin. If you want that hot 7″, you can grab it HERE.

Teen Body Announce Dreamo

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What!? Teen Body titled their new release Dreamo? Yeah, I’m totally going to have to listen to that. Luckily, I like what I hear, and while I understand the sentiment, I feel like this is far more dream pop than emo…but who am I to say. I love the way the vocals duel with one another, though they seem indifferent to the presence of one another. Throughout, the guitars have that angular shimmer that carries us off to pastures beyond our own, letting us look longingly at our own lives. A pretty special first listen on my behalf; looking forward to the album release on April 12th via Broken Circles.

 

New Stuff from Jess Ribeiro

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Late last year, before we started dropping all that list nonsense, Jess Ribeiro released a new tune; she’s back again with another new track/video for you. This tune has a sort of cosmic pop vibe, one that seems build for those drives from Texas through into the dusty horizons heading out West. Ribeiro’s voice has this nice smokiness to it, which only furthers that meandering vibe of the music that pulsates just beneath her. She hasn’t released a full length since 2015, but these last two powerhouse singles are incredible, so maybe there’s still hope 2019 will see a new Jess release…though is she’s stoked to just drop great track after great track, I’ll be here listening.

Scuzzy Rock from Internal Credit

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Sometimes you’ve gotta start your day with a little bit of energy, and I couldn’t think of a better way than to venture into Tuesday with a little bit of Internal Credit. The Falmouth outfit have ties to ATH faves Freak Genes, but here we have the band brandishing some rough edged pop rock. The bass lines within these tracks have this innate hook, allowing the guitars and the vocals to give more of a punk rock glint to the band’s sound. But, what I love is that it never seems brash and overly angry, though there are definitely some furiously punchy tracks on the Internally Credited EP. Reminds me a lot of the Burger Records catalog…if you’re into that.

Today’s Catchy Martha Jam

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I’m really hopeful that the new Martha record will make waves over here, hopefully encouraging the band to do a lengthy tour that includes Austin on this go-round. The band craft some of the catchiest pop-punk around, and Love Keeps Kicking is sure to fulfill on the continued progress of the hit-making machine. I love a band that can match the vocals, the drums and the guitars all at once, crashing down with this euphoric feeling that makes you happy to be alive. The video even has a nice little breakdown near the end, or an interlude, just to tease us with another round of hooks. The new record drops on April 1st via Big Scary Monsters/Dirtnap Records.

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