KXT applauds MOTORCADE's sense of purpose on new LP See You In The Nothing

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The men of MOTORCADE are the subject of this piece over at the Dallas NPR affiliate KXT, discussing the new album 𝘚𝘦𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 out this Friday from Idol Records. The band will play an in-store at the perennially awesome Good Records on Sat., April 23.

Check it: “The sense that MOTORCADE knows precisely what it wants to achieve, and knows precisely how to achieve it is evident throughout the 11 tracks on 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, spilling from the ominous beauty of the opening track ‘Shift’ through to break-out single ‘Slip,’ which aches with reverence for vintage 1980s New Wave and Gothic-tinged pop.”

No shit. “Slip” is my Cure, Echo, Siouxsie-laced jam. Click for your life, black-hearted ones!

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Elroy Finn chats with the Ranking The Beatles podcast about "Sexy Sadie"

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As a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation, I was particularly excited for this episode of Ranking The Beatles featuring Elroy (also of Crowded House and Wild Nothing) discussing "Sexy Sadie," which even the casual fan of The Beatles knows is about the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Tune in and be sure to check out the self-titled Elroy album, out now on Grand Phony, on which FLOOD says he “reckons with the groggy morning after.” Stereo Embers calls the record “a shimmering collection... brimming with low-fi folk, thoughtful psychedelia, pure poetry, and a lot of heart." Glide says it's “sultry and dreamy" and "darkly infectious.”

Click for your life!

Hilarie Sidney explores John Lennon's "I'm A Loser" with Ranking The Beatles

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Today we have Hilarie Sidney of The High Water Marks (formerly an associate of Elephant 6 Recording Co. and member of The Apples in Stereo) discussing The Beatles’ classic "I'm A Loser," one of John Lennon's earliest candid and self-effacing compositions, with the esteemed Ranking The Beatles podcast.

Please listen and enjoy!

Later Fortune makes Cover Me's list of January's best cover tunes

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Later Fortune’s cover of David Bowie’s “Win” is over at my favorite cover songs site Cover Me as one of their "Best Cover Songs of January."

"The duo of Chet Delcampo and Heyward Hawkins, collaborators with Karl Blau & War on Drugs band members, wrap a hazy gauze around this Bowie deep cut, bringing in Depeche Mode influences."

Linda Draper went south to film "'81 Camaro," and Orlando Sentinel has the details

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Today in the Orlando Sentinel: Linda Draper talks spontaneity. Like, how about the time she thought it would be fun to learn to line dance, took a line dancing class that evening at Cowboys, and then filmed her first attempts and included them in her new “’81 Camaro” video?

Yeah, she did that!

The tune is on Linda’s upcoming album 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬, out later this month. Pre-save at https://smarturl.it/y2fm3o.

Adobe & Teardrops features Linda Draper's "charming" new music video

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“In her charming new video, Linda Draper bids farewell to New York and takes a deep dive into nostalgia and Americana." Gotta give thanks to Rachel over at Adobe and Teardrops for this post of the “’81 Camaro" video, which depicts that tiny sliver of time this summer when peeps were back to cruising in cars, going to carnivals, and line dancing.

I’m also partial to Linda’s selfie acoustic version, where she’s interrupted by the door buzzer. New album Patience and Lipstick is out January 21!

Americana UK highlights Linda Draper's masterful lyricism in an "'81 Camaro" feature

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Americana UK is featuring Linda Draper’s latest single "'81 Camaro" today! The song feels like a straight-ahead country number, but Jonathan Aird touches on the candid lyrics. He notes that Linda "is not a puller of punches... she calls out some suspect thinking, with just a little touch of the old country sarcasm: ‘You say money can’t buy happiness / Well then give away your money and tell me how it feels to be free / Are you happy now?'

I love that lyric, too. Linda's a master at this kind of subtle, but emotionally startling, writing. Find the song, video, and a fun acoustic performance here.

Mark Bryan tells Goldmine about 10 albums that have changed his life

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Loving what writer Lee Zimmerman says today at Goldmine Magazine in his intro to Mark Bryan’s "10 Albums That Changed My Life,” for which he actually wanted to name 20 (including Tom Waits, XTC, The Ramones, and The Replacements, along with other usual and essential suspects).

"It seems inevitable that Bryan will forever be associated with the band he helped found, Hootie and the Blowfish. Regardless of any popular perception, Bryan boasts a stellar solo career... the ever-emphatic 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 establishes a new high bar as far as his individual achievement."

Americana Highways premieres Linda Draper's "'81 Camaro" and includes it on the "New Americana" Spotify playlist

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I'm excited about the way Linda Draper manages to infuse this easy-breezy country number, “’81 Camaro,” with candid, emotional ambiguity, a trademark traceable to her anti-folk roots. It's the trick of a master and Linda brings the same energy to the video (featuring authentic country line-dancing filmed at Cowboys in Orlando). She tells us, “I have never had more fun making a music video. We shot it in Orlando, partially at Fun Spot amusement park, checking out the coolest classic car show in town, playing games in the arcade, going on rides, and drinking beer.”

Americana Highways has the video premiere and writes that the song carries “feelings of longing, in a delightfully blended brew." The site has also featured the track on its new "New Americana" Spotify playlist, a veritable treasure trove of great new songs. I love when artists discover kindred spirits this way, as Linda did this weekend when she discovered Julian Taylor’s tune "It's Not Enough" and promptly knocked out a TikTok cover. Julian says, “I’ve never had anyone on TikTok sing along with one songs. Thank you Linda. You made my day :-)” If you’re on TikTok, why not give Linda a follow?

New album 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 is out January 21.

Jenny Parrott scores KUTX's "Song of the Day"

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The title track from Jenny Parrott’s new album was KUTX’s "Song of The Day" this past Thursday! The station’s Jack Anderson observes, “Unlike the similarly-named avian companion, Jenny Parrott has never needed to mimic anyone else to express herself… Parrott and her bilingual, triple-octave singing style have migrated into a soaring solo effort [and the upcoming new album, due at the end of this week, features] some of her finest vocal performances to date." Okay! Hear “The Fire I Saw (Is There Anyone To Meet Me?)” right now!

In Austin? Join Jenny at Hole In the Wall ATX this Friday, November 12 at her album release extravaganza!

Ghettoblaster shares "Positive Feedback Loop" by The Nervous Hex

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Hey, didn't see you there. Come on in. Over here we have the premiere of "Positive Feedback Loop," the latest lyric video from The Nervous Hex, taken from the trio's debut self-titled EP coming out this Friday, November 5. The band's mix engineer, Joe McGrath (Morrissey, Green Day, Against Me!), describes their work like this: “It feels like I missed the last PATH train, so I had to sleep in the Hoboken terminal.”


Yes! Thanks to Ghettoblaster Magazine for hearing that too!

Austin Chronicle is listening to Jenny Parrott

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Austin Chronicle on Jenny Parrott’s new "Georgica" single (link in bio): "As if the singer-songwriter scribed the lyrics while sitting on a cloud, the feathery and bouncy 'Georgica' sounds like floating. A reminder of Jenny Parrott's easygoing verse and strong musical talent."

Full LP 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 is coming a week from Friday, on November 12!

The Nervous Hex aims to spark revolution with "Wash," featured now in New Noise

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I love sending music out into the void and getting feedback from actual human beings that strips me of my ‘sending music out into the void’ feeling. The Nervous Hex is here for fans of Sonic Youth, Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, and The Feelies, and the band’s Ryan Traster says the lyrics “explore the idea of looking inward to spark revolution, whether that be a personal revolution, cultural revolution, or both. Side-stepping the notion that there is going to be a savior that swoops in and really changes things.” See the lyric video today via New Noise Magazine.

The self-titled debut EP drops Friday, November 5 via Dead Stare.