Since their arrival on the Los Angeles scene as Polaris Rose, the duo of Peter Anthony and Madelynn Elyse have released two EPs and just yesterday completed their debut LP, Telescopes, to be released this November. The first single from…
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Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter Lauren Calve will play a record release show this Friday 3 October at IOTA Club & Cafe in Arlington, Virginia, for her debut EP, Between the Creek and the Tracks. Anchored by Calve’s booming voice, the four-song…
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Birthed from an obsession with the Stax sound of the ’60s, upstart Nashville soul purveyors Willie and the Giant have released their first single, “Ain’t Gonna Wait” with the b-side “Poor Boy.” Taken from their self-titled debut to be released…
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Autumnal feelings are in the air, even in Alabama. As a Big 10 fan I can’t say I enjoy the recent dominance of SEC teams on the gridiron but that won’t stop me from enjoying the region’s music. Having kicked…
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Following on the release of 2013’s Floating Out to Sea, Atlanta power-pop trio Gringo Star are set to release a self-produced 7-inch single, “Long Time Gone” with the b-side, “World of Spin,” on 17 October. The debut release from Michigan-based…
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Residing in dusty Santa Fe, New Mexico, sisters Karrie and Roxane Hopper along with Loren Bienvenu comprise The Room Outside. Trekking similar pop-Americana territory as Swedish sister-duo First Aid Kit, The Room Outside harness the sun-drenched locale on their debut album, The…
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Having detailed tales of regional strife and familial love on their debut, Killing Days, Boston’s American Thread mine a vein of nostalgia that comes with age on Songs in the War, their sophomore release. Taking a macro approach to the…
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Happy “Vinyl Monday”! I haven’t done a Vinyl Giveaway in some time so I made sure to acquire an extra copy of one of my most anticipated vinyl releases of the year for one lucky Bucket Full of Nails reader: Nervous…
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American music traditionalists Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Pokey LaFarge will be wrapping up their Central Time Tour this Wednesday 24 September in Columbia, Missouri. Featuring Joel Savoy, Jesse Lége & the Cajun Country Revival, The Tillers and The Loot Rock…
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With their EP Kong released earlier this year, Philadelphia’s TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb are producing a video for each of Kong‘s five eclectic songs of witty black comedy. The noirish first single, “Snakeskin,” finds singer Dan Bruskewicz channeling…
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