What is a recording artist to do once named “best band in America”? If you are Ohio’s Wussy, you drop an atom bomb your last recording (2014’s Attica!) and build upon that sound instead of what got you to the…
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Deconstructing the lyrics to “Sleeper Hold” from Ohio’s Saintseneca is akin to meandering through the mind of the child. Questions are raised, pessimism runs rampant and threats are multiple. The first single from the band’s forthcoming LP, Such Things, the…
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Growing up in Ohio during my pre-pubescent years, my idea of love was derived from the nascent videos on MTV and literature. Emboldened by the metal music played by my older neighbor, my rural angst was sated by words and…
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Possibly responsible for the reformation of the Afghan Whigs in 2011 which brought us the terrific Do to the Beast this year, Columbus, Ohio’s Bicentennial Bear released their Christmas song, “All I Want for Christmas (is an Afghan Whigs Reunion),”…
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Cincinnati-based Shoot Out the Lights will release Let’s Get Lost, the follow up to their 2011 self-titled album, on 14 March. For now, the band has released the title track which you can stream/download below. If you reside in or…
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With a family tree that includes former members of Guided By Voices, the Hamburg, Germany via Dayton, Ohio duo Swearing at Motorists hopes to release its first new album in eight years with your help. Mixed and mastered, Dave Doughman…
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Unlike the glut of holiday compilations, overpriced box sets and repackaged deluxe editions, Four Chords and a Lie, the first solo album from Mark Utley (Magnolia Mountain), received a late-year push from This Is American Music. This follows Utley’s recent…
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Currently working on their follow up to 2012’s Midwest Mess, Alone at 3AM have released at new split single with fellow Ohioans, The Garrison. Alone at 3AM contributes “Four More Beers” and “I’m a Danger, I’m a Threat,” both of…
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The Frankl Project, a three-piece outfit from Cincinnati, Ohio, fall on the punk side of today’s musical spectrum. Much in the same vein as Frank Turner, The Frankl Project’s Jake Tippey, (guitar/vocals), Paul Schroder (bass/vocals) and Joseph Frankl (drums/percussion) deliver…
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Micah Schnabel, founder of Two Cow Garage (@twocowgarage1), and I were born roughly 19 miles apart. Both Ohio boys, neither of us adhere to the time warp that has draped our home state. Last Chance Records, one of my favorite…
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Here at Bucket Full of Nails vinyl is king. Despite the format’s resurgence in recent years, today’s fledgling bands can’t always afford to press their latest releases on wax. One such band is Dayton, Ohio’s Motel Beds. Having released their…
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