Welcome to Flagpole Premieres!, where we debut exclusive new material from local artists.
If you're looking for a party mix to throw on the stereo this Labor Day weekend, you could do a lot worse than the new one from local producer ChamberMusic, which you can stream below:
Hey there. You doin' alright? Work got you down? Here's a relaxing new Old Smokey video to help you ease into the latter part of the week.
The Songs for Slim 7-inch project is an ongoing series of releases meant to benefit Slim Dunlap, the former Replacements guitarist who suffered a massive stroke last year and "will likely need around-the-clock care for the rest of his life," according to the SFS site.
The singles, which are sold via auction only, feature artists covering various tunes from Dunlap's expansive catalog. Lucinda Williams, Frank Black, Steve Earle, Jakob Dylan and the newly reunited 'Mats themselves have all contributed songs to the project (view all the releases here).
Today, the bidding begins on the latest installment in the series, the A-side of which is our own Patterson Hood, who covered Dunlap's "Hate This Town" with his Downtown Mystic Rumblers band. Stream a clip from the tune below:
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Back in July we gave you a taste of what to expect from Lousy With Sylvianbriar, the upcoming LP from local pop freaks of Montreal. "Fugitive Air" featured a more raucous vibe than we've come to expect from the group, which has taken a turn towards disco-flavored glitter-pop in recent years.
"She Ain't Speakin' Now," another track from the new album, is even more straightforward in its '60s garage-rawk vibes. From the press release:
A few weeks ago, we posted the first single from Elf Power's upcoming album Sunlight on the Moon (pictured left). Like prismatic drops of water through a leaky, psychedelic roof, the songs keep coming. NPR recently premiered "A Grey Cloth Covering My Face," a typically fuzz-happy Elfsters tune, on its "All Songs Considered" program (along with a dub version of a new Bill Callahan tune, which is just the weirdest and greatest thing).
Check out NPR's premiere of "A Grey Cloth Covering My Face" here. Alternately, you can stream it via Team Clermont.
Sunlight on the Moon is out Oct. 1 via Orange Twin. Elf Power plays the 40 Watt on Tuesday, Oct. 22 (opening for Neutral Milk Hotel) and again on Saturday, Nov. 16 (opening for Deerhunter).
Hot off a win at the 2013 Flagpole Athens Music Awards for Best Jam Band, laid-back local dudes Mama's Love have released a new single. "Beyond the Divide" seems to be intended as a sort of continuation of the band's 2012 full-length, The Great Divide; that phrase recurs throughout the new tune.
The song, which was produced by local luminary John Keane, can be found on iTunes. It's a perfectly serviceable slice of feel-good sunshine-rock that runs nearly eight minutes and features a couple bitchin' guitar solos. You know, the youje.
Mama's Love has a pretty full summer schedule, but doesn't play locally until Saturday, Aug. 17 at New Earth Music Hall. That gig is being sponsored by a local manufacturer of smoking accessories. The headiness never stops.
We reported back in May that Elf Power's upcoming album, Sunlight on the Moon (see the floweriffic album art above), would harken back to the group's more shambolic psych-folk days of yore, and judging by the just-released title track, that looks to be true.
The new album from local psych-pop shapeshifters of Montreal is due out Oct. 8 via Polyvinyl (preorder the record on kool green vinyl here). It's called lousy with sylvianbriar (all lowercase), and you can view the cover art above.
Below, stream the record's first single. "fugitive air" (again with the lowercase) is a lower-fi affair than most recent oM, harkening back to the group's early 4-track days. In fact, the press release reports that the new album was recorded on 24-track tape with local engineer Drew Vandenberg.
Photo Credit: HBO
Below, watch the trailer for Gideon's Army, an HBO documentary directed by filmmaker Dawn Porter. The film follows the stories of three Southern public defenders striving to make a difference against intimidating odds. The film's title is a reference to the 1963 Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, which ensured legal representation for indigent clients.
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