Blog Topic: New Music

Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Louie Larceny, 'White Money' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | July 16, 2015 10:35am

Good news for fans of defunct local hip hop group Mad Axes: One of that act's founding members, Louie Larceny, is gearing up to release White Love, a 12-track effort recorded, mixed and mastered by Joel Hatstat, this fall.

Earlier this week, Larceny posted the album's moody, menacing first single, "White Money," tohis Bandcamp page. Today, Flagpole is pleased to premiere the song's stylish video.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Cicada Rhythm, 'Wait Till Morning'

By Gabe Vodicka | June 30, 2015 2:00pm

Athens roots-folk duo Cicada Rhythm are gearing up to release a new 7-inch, Two Wings (Live From Mt. Zion Church) this week via Normaltown Records. Today, we're pleased to premiere one of the record's two tracks: the spectral "Wait Till Morning."

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Homedrone: Check Out a Single and Video from Velocirapture's New Album

By Gabe Vodicka | May 14, 2015 12:00pm

After declaring that they were on "indefinite hiatus" late last year, Birdhouse Collection vestige Velocirapture is gearing up to release a new album, reportedly titled Life In the Darkness. You can check out the first taste of the record by pressing play on the video below:

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Homedrone: Stream Two Songs From T. Hardy Morris' Upcoming Album

By Gabe Vodicka | May 6, 2015 2:00pm

Photo Credit: Anna Webber

Athens music fixture and Dead Confederate leader T. Hardy Morris is gearing up to releaseDrownin On a Mountaintop, the full-length follow-up to our favorite record of 2013, Audition Tapes (Flagpole review).

Thus far, the label has made two songs from Drownin available to stream: Last October, we first heard the country-punk single "Painted On Attitude," and this week, Noisey premiered another new tune, the twangy grinder "My Me."

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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

Hunter Morris

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: Donny Knottsville Made a Mixtape Using Only Deerhoof Samples and It's Great

By Gabe Vodicka | April 20, 2015 11:26am

To say that Athens/South Carolina rapper Donny Knottsville (formerly of Classic City hip hop crews Deaf Judges and Mad Axes) is prolific is to understate his output over the past several months.

First, in October 2014, he hit us with Brainiac Frankenstein, a solid selection of DIY-backpacker jammers that featured Athens musicians like Sienna Chandler and Knottsville's former partner in crime Louie Larceny. In March, he dropped Red Dirt White Light, a sneering, low-end heavy follow-up.

Nearly lost in the shuffle was Hoof Beats, a February mixtape that featured Knottsville rapping over a backdrop consisting entirely of samples taken from the songs of the great Bay Area avant-rock group Deerhoof.

The band recently took to Twitter to congratulate Knottsville on a job well done:

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Homedrone: Watch the Teaser Video for New Madrid's Record Store Day Release

By Gabe Vodicka | April 15, 2015 12:05pm

Since the release of last year's Sunswimmer (Flagpole review), Athens rockers New Madrid have pounded the pavement with a seemingly nonstop slew of tour dates. Now, the group is offering up documentation of their time on the road in the form of a Record Store Day exclusive release.

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Homedrone: Check Out New Music, Video From Dave Marr

By Gabe Vodicka | March 13, 2015 12:05pm

Former Star Room Boys frontman (and former Flagpole City Editor) Dave Marr is hard at work on a new studio album, which will feature his first official new recordings in a decade and a half.

Marr has been been laying down tracks at The Glow Recording Studio with engineer Jesse Mangum, and now he's put together a video, with the help of Atlanta filmmaker Jim Issa. The clip features a rough version of "Thank You," a deep, aching tune from the new record.

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