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[STREAM] Order of the Owl – “Cocaine Super Demon” (unfinished mix)

Order of the Owl teased some unfinished mixes from their upcoming debut EP last week, and the two tracks currently on their Bandcamp are one hell of a taste of things to come. “Cocaine Super Doom” is a goddamn monster of a track that reinforces what was already obvious to anyone who has seen these [ READ MORE ]

Atlanta Music Roundtable 2011

Instead of making a “best of” list last year, I asked some of my favorite local bloggers if they would be interested in collaborating on a series of end of the year posts.  They agreed, and the result was this.  We’re bringing the concept back again this year, but there’s been a few changes.  The [ READ MORE ]

The Real Benefit for Criminal Records, this Saturday at The Cottage

It would be a shame to see Criminal Records disappear from the local music landscape.  In addition to having the best selection of new vinyl in town, they are really unmatched when it comes to putting on free in-store events.  Criminal is just a great place, one of my favorites in Atlanta, and I’m ecstatic [ READ MORE ]

[STREAM] The District Attorneys – “Wrecking Ball”

The District Attorneys call Georgia home, but their sound is pure California country rock.  Smooth with a slight twang; sometimes hazy, never sloppy.  The six songs on the recently released Waiting on the Calm Down: The Basement Sessions EP display warm, mannered songcraft that shows significant growth from the band’s earlier efforts.  The songs are [ READ MORE ]

Hijacking Music Festival happens this Saturday at The Goat Farm

Local music collective Hijacking Music have put together one of the year’s coolest events, and it’s set to happen this Saturday at The Goat Farm, which has kind of become the go-to place for awesome local happenings. The lineup naturally pulls heavily from the list of HJM-affiliated artists (ODIST, Hello Cobra, and Tricil, among others), [ READ MORE ]

[REVIEW] We the Lion – Boy Oh Boy EP

There’s a noticeably tropical vibe to the four songs that make up We the Lion‘s recorded debut, but the band doesn’t beat you over the head with their more exotic flourishes. They’re always more mellow than manic. Instrumental opener “Friends and Relatives” smoothly mixes flute and vibraphone with a repeating guitar line that suggests small [ READ MORE ]

[STREAM] Le Bibliotheque – “Morning is in the I of the Beholder”

I know next to nothing about Le Bibliotheque, but I do know I’m digging this self-titled album released via Bandcamp almost a month ago.  The three extended tracks patiently explore the celestial side of drone, each of them building soundscapes that seem to vibrate with movement while still feeling pleasantly weightless.  Of the three, I [ READ MORE ]

[STREAM] Two new tracks from New Animal

New Animal continued to take advantage of the Faustian pact that somehow makes them both crazy prolific and stupid consistent by releasing a two song digital release over the weekend.  Seriously, these guys have released around 100 minutes of music this year, and every single one of them has been worth hearing.  These two new [ READ MORE ]

Next week: Spirits and the Melchizedek Children, Mind Powers, and Halmos at The Cottage

I’m presenting a show at The Cottage next week, and I’m pretty damn excited about this lineup.  Halmos will be kicking things off with their sludgy stoner metal, Columbus’ Mind Powers will bring some noise-damaged punk rock, and then Spirits and the Melchizedek Children will follow with gorgeously layered shoegaze dynamics.  There’s also another band I [ READ MORE ]

[STREAM] Freak Out – “See the Light”

Locals Freak Out put up a few songs on Bandcamp a little over a month ago, and it’s some pretty solid stuff.  It’s unapologetically retro psych-pop that (despite the band name) sounds like it would rather be catchy than weird.  Nothing wrong with that.  The fuzzed-out “See the Light” is the biggest earworm of the [ READ MORE ]

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