Little Big Town continues to impress and break themselves out of the cookie cutter modern Country mold. Their new song “The Daughters” details the challenges that young females face every day in living up to expectations that others put on them. This record is a dead-on cinch for Country Music song of the year. You can bet on it.
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Rocking With The New Roll: April 12, 2019
This new feature, Rock With The New Roll, will be a somewhat random, usually spontaneous series of musings on the week in music. Some new, some old, this will be designed to highlight what is capturing our ear-tention.
Winetka Bowling League – Slow Dances
This Los Angeles band with firmly entrenched New York roots delivers music that has hooks for days. Much of their new music was written during a drive back to new york where the California vibe was ultra present all the way to the East Coast.
The song “On the 5” with the line “I want to go back to that summer in San Fran, listening to nothing but Revolver and Pet Sounds,” says all you need to know about this excellent band.
Nick Lowe – Trombone
This new song from Nick Lowe features Lowe’s recent collaborators Los Straightjackets as his backing band and Duane Benjamin on Trombone. The song addresses the handling of the feeling of abandonment after a lost love.
The Magpie Salute – The Killing Moon
Skip the Record Store Day lines and enjoy this first listen of the Magpie Salute’s tribute to Echo and the Bunnymen with their version of “The Killing Moon”
Walker Lukens – Didn’t Wanna Do Right
The latest single to be released in support of his upcoming record, “Didn’t Wanna Do Right” is a spectacular, pristinely produced song that is next-level great from this rising star.
Hayden Thorpe – Love Crimes
With the relatively recent of his band Wild Beasts, Hayden Thorpe is making great use of his time as a gets ready to release his first solo record to be released in the next couple of months.
Video of the Day: The Cadillac Three – Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys
No need to wrestle with the mental imagery here.
“We got ice, check. We got coolers, check. “We got cases of cold domestic gold just waiting for the sun to set.”
“We got tunes, check. We got girls, check. So come on, have another, we got Sunday to recover and we ain’t started yet.”
Your jam of the summer has just been released.
Live Video of the Day: Bishop Gunn – Devil is a Woman (Paste Studios)
Bishop Gunn takes as their influences The Allman Brothers, Rival Sons, The Black Crowes, and a slew of other Blues Rockers that you love. Pay attention, these guys are going to be big in 2019.
Video of the Day: Marsicans – Your Eyes
These youngsters from Leeds are starting to get some buzz in both sides of the pond thanks to a string of singles that features their harmony-laden sound. Their live shows are starting to become the stuff of legends.
Live Video of the Day: The Struts (feat. Tom Morello) – Dancing In The Dark
Tom Morello Joins Luke Spiller and the boys for a fiery rendition of the Bruce Springsteen classic.
Video of the Day: Wallows – Scrawny
This L.A. band delivers delivers guitar-centric sunshine Indie Pop with an energetic zeal an tight harmonies.
Video of the Day: The Underground Saints – White Noise
Rock is the New Roll is officially on The Underground Saints band wagon. Their business model is a unique one, releasing a song a month in advance of a proper record to be released in 2019. Their vibe is Classic Rock with tinges of Black Crowes and 80’s Glam all rolled into one. They are on the short list of the best find of 2019. Thanks to Dean Delray and his Let There Be Talk Podcast for getting us hip to the Underground Saints scene!
Video of the Day: Austin Meade – Waves
He looks like a member of 70’s era Doobie Brothers and plays heart felt Americana in the Justin Townes Earle mold. His new record Waves is real good stuff.
Video of the Day: Joyous Wolf – Mississippi Queen
With enthusiastic fervor we wait for the first Joyous Wolf record to be released. Not quite The Struts, but this this band with the front man that is a cross between David Lee Roth and James Brown has favorite new band potential written all over it.
