Totally Fuzzy shares Karen Meat‘s new video for “Pizza & Beer” from the debut EP Karen Meat & the Computer!
Heartbreaking Bravery shares Karen Meat’s “Pizza & Beer” video
Heartbreaking Bravery shares Karen Meat‘s new video for “Pizza & Beer”:
Occasionally there are days when the floodgates open and all that you’ve managed to miss over the past few weeks swarms its way into the surging current. Today was one of those days. More than 30 great items materialized…The list of stunners in between included…Karen Meat & The Computer’s “Pizza & Beer“.
Weld Birmingham previews The Lonesome Heroes show as a top pick of the week
Weld Birmingham previews The Lonesome Heroes‘ show as one of the top picks of the week:
the Austin, Texas indie folk group the Lonesome Heroes…describe their music as “the soundscape that occurs when indie rock and country artfully cross paths.”
Montgomery Advertiser interviews Christian Lee Hutson
Montgomery Advertiser catches up with Christian Lee Hutson for an interview in advance of Sunday’s show at The Sanctuary.
The slightly awkward banter from Hutson (who admits he is “ironically” shy) is what fans can expect when he plays at The Sanctuary in Montgomery on Sunday…While his lyrics and song titles may suggest otherwise (“I Do Mean Well,” “They’re All Gonna Hate Me”) Hutson has a confidence in performances. And he needs it as he spends most of his time on the road.
The Forum previews The Lonesome Heroes’ show
The Forum previews The Lonesome Heroes‘ show in Shreveport at Rhino Coffee!
Bucket Full of Nails features Annalibera’s “Love In A Recession”
Bucket Full of Nails features Annalibera‘s new single “Love In A Recession” from their forthcoming L.I.A.R. EP, coming out on June 16th, saying “the Iowa trio is hitting all the right spots so far this year.”
Totally Fuzzy shares The Lonesome Heroes new video “Western Style Saloons”
Totally Fuzzy shares The Lonesome Heroes‘ new video “Western Style Saloons” from their sophomore full-length Can’t Sit Still!
Annalibera on The Daily Listening
The Daily Listening shares Annalibera‘s new single “Love In A Recession”:
L.I.A.R is the follow up to the band’s debut, Nevermind I Love You, and was recorded during the same session as the album, taking more of a twangy pop sound but still holding that 90’s Lillith Fair-esque quality I can’t get enough of.
Heartbreaking Bravery shares Weird Mob’s video “Nu American Haircutz”
Heartbreaking Bravery shares Weird Mob‘s video for “Nu American Haircutz”:
Throughout the past week there’s been a steady rollout of a slew of great songs and full streams. While the music video category didn’t quite hit the preceding week’s exhilarating highs, there was still solace to be found in some genuinely enjoyable clips from Joe Bordenaro, Algiers (who still have my pick for breakout act of 2015), Weird Mob, and Magic Potion.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Impose premieres Karen Meat’s “Pizza & Beer”
Impose premieres Karen Meat & the Players‘ new video for “Pizza & Beer” from their debut cassette Karen Meat & the Computer (Red Nude Tapes):
Karen Meat and her crew of Players and Computers provide the minimalist audio, and visuals for the “Pizza & Beer” video that involves a mess of PBRs, Miller Lites, Budweisers, and delivery pizza, and a predominately fixed camera on a tripod. The self-aware states of eating too much, and drinking too much are explained in a kind of honesty heard in the manner of west coast style indie girl rock that can be heard from the Southern California coasts, through the Bay Area circuits, and to the north left scenes of Seattle. The song on the surface has a catchy and funny mode while there is an autonomous statement that lies beneath the slacker-like minimalism. The law tables of attraction and affection are overturned with an autonomy mission that says ‘take me as I am’ in the lyrical, and conceptual subtext, heard loud and clear by the final tongue in cheek line,”I’ll get really thin, maybe you’ll like me then”.
Queer Women in Music – Boston interviews Kristen Ford
Queer Women in Music – Boston interviews Kristen Ford:
…there is a lot of external pressure for gay performers to be “pretty” and stereotypically femme in order to get ahead. I mean even Ellen has a makeup sponsorship. Long way to go- but that’s why we must fight for the kind of performers, clubs and scenes we want to have, until the mainstream is ready.
Annalibera’s “Blooms” is Song of the Day on Aimless Skylarking
Aimless Skylarking chooses Annalibera‘s “Blooms” as Song of the Day!
When I sit down at the end of the year and compile my end of the year lists, Annalibera will definitely be in the mix. Their debut LP keeps revealing wonders with each listen, Anna Gebhardt’s breathtaking voice melts my heart without fail.
Weird Mob on Bucket Full of Nails
Bucket Full of Nails shares Weird Mob‘s new video “Nu American Haircutz”:
Local news as performance art and/or homage to Weird Al’s cinematic opus, UHF, Weird Mob (no known relation to Mr. Yankovic) bring back 1985 in the video for “Nu American Haircutz.”
The Pacific Northwest Inlander previews There Is No Mountain in Spokane at Volume Fest
The Pacific Northwest Inlander previews There Is No Mountain‘s set at Volume Fest in Spokane:
Volume is, of course, a celebration of the local music scene. While a lot of the lineup pulls from the area, we also invited acts from around the country to experience the weekend…[We] also wanted to introduce the regional/national acts who haven’t graced a Volume stage yet. Don’t be afraid to make them feel welcome…There is No Mountain is the epitome of “experimental,” using various instruments (including a foot tambourine) to sound acoustic one second and synthed-out a moment later. Hear the duo at the Irv’s Outdoor Stage at 6:35 pm.
Austin Chronicle reviews The Lonesome Heroes album ‘Can’t Stand Still’
Austin Chronicle reviews The Lonesome Heroes‘ new album Can’t Stand Still, calling it “one of Austin’s best discs of 2015”!
SONG PREMIERE: Northern Transmissions premieres Annalibera’s “Love In A Recession”
Northern Transmissions premieres Annalibera‘s “Love In A Recession,” the first single from L.I.A.R., the 3-song follow-up to March’s debut full-length Nevermind I Love You (Sump Pump Records). L.I.A.R. was recorded during the same session as the album, but emerged with its own cohesive sound and theme, full of country-tinged twang-pop playfulness.
ReadJunk reviews new albums by The Temp Agency artists
Thanks to ReadJunk for a batch of “Lazy Album Reviews” that include new albums by Annalibera, Christian Lee Hutson, Dolls on Fire, Frogbelly and Symphony and Silver Ships!
Sacramento News & Review reviews Tomten’s show
Sacramento News & Review reviews Tomten‘s recent show at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen:
…’60s Britpop influenced—dare I say, also reminiscent of the Beatles at times—but quieter. Gentler. Subdued, even. But lovely all the same. You rarely hear this kind of unassuming and baroque organ-driven pop—it’s special. The most magical moments involved three-part harmonies and frontman Brian Noyeswatkins effortlessly juggling three keyboards.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Brightest Young Things premieres Weird Mob’s “Nu American Haircutz”
Brightest Young Things premieres “likely…year-end best-of list” contender “Nu American Haircutz” by Weird Mob! Front man Dave Gibson says of the video:
Weird Mob is not a cool looking band. We ran with that, casting ourselves as a 1980s news team and shooting the whole thing with the video camera that I bought as a 10 year old in 1987. During production, I was also processing a collection of video tapes related to the 1985 release of New Coke at the Library of Congress, and most of the news clips we incorporated into the video were accurate to the period (including the stock report from March 1985). It was as if I couldn’t escape 1985, at home or at work.
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Alternate Root premieres The Lonesome Heroes’ video “Western Style Saloons”
The Alternate Root Magazine has The Lonesome Heroes‘ music video “Western Style Saloons” from their new album ‘Can’t Stand Still’!
“…years of touring mostly amounts to worn out vans, band members, and a lot of forgotten good times, but it’s worth it if you’re doing what you love.”
THE TEMP AGENCY publicity 