Blog Topic: Flagpole Premieres

Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Motherfucker, 'Confetti' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | June 16, 2015 11:15am

Photo Credit: Mike White

As Gordon Lamb reported in last week's Threats & Promises, hard-hitting Athens rock trioMotherfucker is gearing up to release its debut full-length, Confetti, July 30 via Chicago label Sick Room Records.

A couple weeks back, the band posted three songs from the album to its Bandcamp page, and now Flagpole is happy to premiere the official video for the record's blistering title track.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Mind Brains, 'Happy Stomp' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | June 11, 2015 12:00pm

Since forming last year, eccentric Athens psych supergroup Mind Brains has built a steady buzz on the basis of a must-see live show and a terrific self-titled album, released via Orange Twin.

Over the past few months, the band has released a steady stream of videos for many of the songs on the record, and today, we're happy to premiere the clip for Mind Brains' lead-off track, "Happy Stomp."

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Grand Vapids, 'Adequate' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | May 18, 2015 9:02am

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Athens-based alt-rock band Grand Vapids has quickly established itself as a force on the local scene, gigging tirelessly and releasing a fantastic debut LP, Guarantees, earlier this year (Flagpole review).

Today, we're pleased to premiere a video for the album's lead single, the thunderous "Adequate."

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Dark Meat, 'Thems That Die (Will Be The Lucky Ones)'

By Gabe Vodicka | April 30, 2015 2:03pm

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Vibrant and volatile Athens-based psych-rock supergroup Dark Meat burned brightly and toured hard for several years in the late aughts before its players scattered and the band called it quits. But recently, a majority of members found themselves back in Athens for the wedding of two of their own, and decided to lay down one last jam.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Dark Meat, 'Thems That Die (Will Be The Lucky Ones)'

By Gabe Vodicka | April 30, 2013 12:02pm

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Vibrant and volatile Athens-based psych-rock supergroup Dark Meat burned brightly and toured hard for several years in the late aughts before its players scattered and the band called it quits. But recently, a majority of members found themselves back in Athens for the wedding of two of their own, and decided to lay down one last jam.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Blue Blood, 'Money to Lose'

By Gabe Vodicka | April 27, 2015 11:23am

Photo Credit: Anne Yarbrough

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This Is the Life, the debut album by local psych-pop outfit Blue Blood, has been a long time in the making. After several delays, the record is finally set to hit stores tomorrow, Tuesday, Apr. 28 via Atlanta label This Is American Music.

For a taste of what to expect from This Is the Life, check out an exclusive stream of one of the album's standout tracks, the airy, anthemic "Money to Lose":

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Boy (feat. Members of Waitress, Nurture): 'Art Donut'

By Gabe Vodicka | March 11, 2015 11:45am

Photo Credit: Asa Ferqueron

Get in on the ground floor with Boy, a brand new Athens-based punk duo featuring guitarist/bassist/vocalist Dionnet Bhatti (Nurture) and drummer Scott Chalfant (Waitress).

The band's first single, "Art Donut," which Flagpole is happy to premiere today, is a lean, aggressive slice of noise-rock that should please fans of similar slash-and-burn groups like Unwound and Pissed Jeans.

Check out "Art Donut":

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Fake Flowers, 'Don't Cry, Kiddo'

By Gabe Vodicka | March 5, 2015 12:25pm

Athens/Atlanta dream-pop trio Fake Flowers (full disclosure: Andy Barton, the band's drummer, is an occasional Flagpole contributor) have tooled around the scene for some time, releasing the five-song Opaque Pop EP last summer, a slick set of jangly, melodic tunes that referenced Kevin Shields, Teenage Fanclub and The Feelies in equal measure.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Slow Parade, 'Stink I'm In'

By Gabe Vodicka | January 29, 2015 12:01pm

New Athens/Atlanta-based rock trio Slow Parade features members of local moodsmiths Cicada Rhythm and Grand Vapids, and the music on the group's upcoming debut album, Big Plans, feels at times like a cross between the former's sepia-toned folk and the latter's slowcore shuffle.

But the kicker comes in the form of guitarist Matthew Pendrick, a former street busker and frontman of roots rockers Midnight Revival, whose insistent, twangy yowl anchors the band's free-floating instrumentation.

Today Flagpole is pleased to premiere the first single from Big Plans, set for release this spring.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Cult Fluorescent, 'Fiel'd' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | January 13, 2015 10:50am

Songwriter Brad DeMatteo, who writes and records lovely minimalist pop tunes as Cult Fluorescent, is in the midst of a move from Massachusetts to the Classic City. "I'm basically moving to Athens for a change of scenery," he tells Flagpole. "It might sound too simple, but that's the truth. I want to put myself and my music in a new environment."

To help welcome DeMatteo to town, we're pleased to premiere a brand new video for "Fiel'd," the airy last track from Cult Fluorescent's recent full-length, I Had No Patience: No Patience.

Stream the video, directed by Michael Bucuzzo of experimental film collective SurreaLux, below:

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