Goth Babe
Goth Babe hails from Nashville.
Gotta love the name.
He took it from the song “Goth Babe” by the band Surf Curse.
“Bioluminescence” is his latest song.
Be Your Own Pet
Be Your Own Pet has reformed.
After a lengthy hiatus the Nashville quartet have signed with Jack White’s Third Man Records and the album Mommy is due in August.
The lead single “Worship the Whip” is one of the finest odes to S&M extant.
*repeat repeat
Nothing like a little surf rock during the heat of summer.
*repeat repeat, just the beach pop that we need.
Nashville-based but with the spirit of the coasts, Floral Canyon, their 2nd album, came out last year but is now garnering justified attention.
Everybody’s Falling in Love
Soccer Mommy
Soccer Mommy, this wonderful nom de plume, is Sophie Allison from Nashville.
Her debut album Clean leads with the song Your Dog.
Your Dog
Turbo Fruits
Turbo Fruits is a rock band out of Nashville led by Jonas Stein, formerly of the band Be Your Own Pet.
Their 4th album No Control comes to us in the early spring.
“The Way I Want You”, the 1st single, produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, is a sweet taste.
The Dead Weather
The Dead Weather, the supergroup from Nashville, consisting of Jack White, Alison Mosshart, Jack Lawrence and Dean Fertita, occasionally drop a new song.
“Buzzkill(er)” has recently been released as we long for more.
Cass McCombs
Singer/songwriter Cass McCombs just released the 22 song Big Wheel and Others.
Included on the album are two versions of the song “Brighter!”, one sung by Cass and the other by the late actress Karen Black.
Black starred in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Nashville. She sang backup on an earlier McCombs’ album and was able to record this song before succumbing to cancer in August.
“Brighter!” featuring Karen Black
Those Darlins
Those Darlins is a rock band from Nashville.
Their 3rd album, Blur the Line, is due next week and the band is ready for its close-up.
The first single “Oh God” is a free download form their website as a taste.
“In the Wilderness” is the infectious new single.
“In the Wilderness”
JEFF the Brotherhood
The appropriately named band JEFF the Brotherhood consists of two brothers from Nashville, Jake and Jamin Orrall.
They are the sons of Boston singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall.
Their 7th album Hypnotic Nights will have major label distribution and features the summer song “Sixpack”.
The Ettes
The Ettes, LA transplants that now call Nashville home, have just released their fourth album Wick Will.
The trio of Coco Hames (vocals/guitar), Poni Silver (drums), and Jem Cohen (bass) embody that raw carefree fearless spirit of punk rock.
“Excuse” is the current featured song from the album.
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