Blog Topic: New Music

Homedrone: Stream Gripe's Final Album via NPR (Yes, Really)

By Gabe Vodicka | January 6, 2014 10:39am

Back in June, we published a Q&A with local grindcore workhorse Gripe, wherein band members revealed that their upcoming album, In His Image, would be the group's swan song. On Jan. 14, that album will finally arrive (via North Carolina imprint Hygiene Records), but you can hear the whole thing early via NPR's First Listen.

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Homedrone: Hear New Music from Gyps, Who Don't, murk daddy flex

By Gabe Vodicka | December 10, 2013 2:07pm

Bored at work? Need some of that sweet new Athens music to help you cope with the crushing monotony of day-to-day life? You're in luck, 'cause we've compiled three of the best new local releases into one handy blog post. Dig in after the jump.

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Homedrone: Hear a Song From New Madrid's Normaltown Records Debut

By Gabe Vodicka | December 6, 2013 4:53pm

Today, Pitchfork premiered the first single from New Madrid's upcoming Normaltown Records debut, which is called Sunswimmer and is out Feb. 25, 2014. The writer of the blurb, UGA grad Ian Cohen—P4K's designated "Athens guy"—also couldn't resist throwing an R.E.M. mention in there, which, yeah. (In case you're wondering, New Madrid sounds abso-fucking-lutely nothing like R.E.M.)

Stream "Manners" after the jump.

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Homedrone: Watch a Psychedelic New Video from Future Ape Tapes, Playing Schlitzmas Saturday

By Gabe Vodicka | December 6, 2013 1:11pm

Shapeshifting psych-noise outfit Future Ape Tapes—a duo comprised of local dudes Donald Whitehead and Tom Visions (formerly Tom Television)—has just released a new album, Lives, which you can stream or download for a name-your-price fee over on Bandcamp. That's the splendiferous cover art above.

Watch the video for "Bodily" after the jump.

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Homedrone: Hear a New Track from Local Rapper Chrismis

By Gabe Vodicka | December 2, 2013 11:20am

Jefferson rapper Crystal Fair, a.k.a. Chrismis, is gearing up for the release of her new mixtape,Committed Vol. 2, and has shared a track from the album (just in time for, uh, Christmas), which you can stream after the jump.

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Homedrone: Hear a New Song From Madeline (Feat. Members of Wowser Bowser)

By Gabe Vodicka | December 2, 2013 10:51am

Photo by Daniel Fell

Locally bred singer-songwriter Madeline Adams has been camped out in Atlanta for a bit now, so it's unsurprising that the first bit of recorded material we've heard from her in months features contributions from three members of an ATL outfit, avant-pop group Wowser Bowser.

"Parents Houses," a reflective, holiday-themed song, is lusher and sleeker than Madeline's past work, though the singer remains the focal point; with its faded drum programming and icy synths, it's a lovely, grayscaled tune.

Listen after the jump.

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Homedrone: Hear the First Single from The Woodgrains' New Album

By Gabe Vodicka | November 21, 2013 1:35pm

Courtesy of Handpicked Artists Presents, here is the first single from The Woodgrains' upcoming self-titled sophomore LP, which was recorded at Full Moon Studio with engineer Jay Rodgers.

"Nobody Too" finds the longhaired Athens-via-Waycross trio (voted Best Rock Band at this year'sFlagpole Athens Music Awards) solidifying the psychedelic, Southern-tinged, Zep-heavy rock and roll sound it introduced on last year's From Marshall, to Venita.

Stream it after the jump.

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Homedrone: Hear an Explosive New Track from Uncle Pizza (Feat. JuBee, murk daddy flex)

By Gabe Vodicka | November 13, 2013 2:15pm

Below, stream a just-released track from Uncle Pizza, the mysterious, Italian-food-themed new collaboration between local MC Dwayne "JuBee" Webb (of JuBee and the Morning After), producer murk daddy flex, whose sample-driven instrumental hip hop has been a Flagpole favorite this year and "Tony Rigatoni," a.k.a. Woodfangs' Elliott Anderson.

The delicious "Dynomite" is a saucy, cheesed-up slice of fuzzed-out hip hop that goes decidedly hard. (There's the ridiculous cover art above.) JuBee assures us there's more coming, but for now, this two-and-a-half-minute jam will have to do.

Stream it after the jump.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres! WereWyatt: Fuck Depression

By Gabe Vodicka | November 8, 2013 12:48pm

Local songwriter Wyatt Strother is best known for fronting the poppy folk-punk band Werewolves, but while that group was on a yearlong hiatus, he hunkered down and wrote himself a solo record as WereWyatt. Flagpole is pleased to premiere the result, Fuck Depression, available today for the low price of $4 via Strother's Athens Horse Party label. (There's the cover art above.)

Though album is officially a "solo" effort, it eschews the familiar trappings of that term in favor of a lush and layered sound featuring banjo, piano, horns, drums and much more. It also explodes with positive energy; like the title suggests, the record is a rejection of loneliness, an ode to stepping into the light.

Stream it after the jump.

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Homedrone: The New Cars Can Be Blue Video is Spooky, Scary

By Gabe Vodicka | November 5, 2013 11:37am

Photo Credit: Jim Hix

Halloween was last week, but you can keep the bad vibez flowing by watching the new video from local noise-pop outfit Cars Can Be Blue. "Monster" is a tune from the band's third LP, Trace the Tension (just out on HHBTM; look for a Flagpole review next week).

Like much of the band's output, "Monster" is kitschy and caked in grime, a tough and tawdry tale of nightmarish childhood memories. The black-and-white video, directed by Jordan Reyes, is a fun if slightly unsettling watch:

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