Blog Topic: New Music

Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Kenosha Kid, '04 How Would It All Fit?' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | December 14, 2018 11:26am

As the leader of Athens band Kenosha Kid, guitarist Dan Nettles has spent well over a decade exploring the cosmic intersection of jazz, post-rock, jam and improv composition. Despite the headiness of Nettles and crew's approach, the results are eminently approachable and frequently thrilling, as on last year's smoky, funky Outside Choices.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: The Glands, 'Atmosphere'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 24, 2018 10:14am

Photo Credit: Sean Dungan

As reported earlier this month, beloved Athens band The Glands are dropping their long-awaited third album, Double Coda, via New West Records Nov. 9. The record will be released as a standalone CD or double-LP and also as part of I Can See My House From Here, a box set that also includes remastered and expanded versions of the group's first two albums, Double Thriller and The Glands.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Georgia Dish Boys, 'Birds So Blue'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 19, 2018 10:25am

Athens band Georgia Dish Boys' sound is familiar yet unorthodox, a viscous blend of alt-country twang, noise-rock squall, outsider folk and Southern gothic allure. On last year's Get Gone, the group led with massive rock hooks and showcased frontman Seth Martin's laryngitic yowl.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Gumshoe, 'Amorosa'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2018 8:51am

As an outlet for songwriter Andy Dixon's sundry creative impulses, Athens band Gumshoe has found itself exploring everything from twangy Americana to soulful stomp to angular indie rock. With his latest album, The Governor's Brother—out Nov. 16—Dixon gets deep, dark and disillusioned as he processes the 2016 election and its unsettling aftermath.

Read More...
Homedrone: New West to Reissue The Glands' Catalog, Release New Album

By Gordon Lamb | October 9, 2018 10:34am

Photo Credit: Sean Dungan

In a move that can best be described as a labor of love, New West Records is planning a truly magnanimous tribute to Athens band The Glands, whose frontman, Ross Shapiro, died in 2016.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Kwazymoto, 'Hipster Scum' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | September 4, 2018 9:35am

Local act Kwazymoto is one of the most musically and conceptually ambitious bands in town, as proven by last year's Limerence Land, a five-song stunner that found the group pushing the boundaries of punk. Now, Kwazymoto is set to return with a follow-up, My American Family, which it plans to drop Sept. 28, with an album-release show to follow Oct. 6 at the Caledonia Lounge.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Misnomer feat. Linqua Franqa, 'Justice'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 7, 2018 11:16am

Photo Credit: Eric Hangartner

Linqua Franqa

The cross-genre collaboration is a risky endeavor. At its best, it magnifies strengths and exposes hidden talents. At its worst, well, it's a big ol' mess. As one might expect given both artists' track records, "Justice," the new tune from fusion upstart Misnomer and hip-hop luminary Mariah Parker, aka Linqua Franqa, falls squarely into the former category.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Fairburn Royals, 'Number 5 Radio' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | June 27, 2018 10:38am

A player in Athens' early-aughts melodic-indie-rock scene that centered on bygone venues like Tasty World and spawned fondly remembered acts like The Pendletons and The Eskimos, Fairburn Royals released three albums on Atlanta's Two Sheds Music before calling it quits in 2005. In 2016, singer Matt Lisle returned to Georgia, and the band was reborn.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Reverie Rush, 'Coming Up for Air'

By Gabe Vodicka | May 30, 2018 10:35am

Photo Credit: Aisha Palmitessa

Flagpole readers know Andy Barton for his frequent bylines in our music section, where he's recently written thoughtful and informative profiles on local acts Neighbor Lady, Shade and Linqua Franqa. But folks might be surprised to learn that Barton has another ongoing outlet for his creative energy in Reverie Rush, a dreamy indie-pop project that is gearing up to release its debut EP, Beginners, June 15.

Read More...
Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Don Chambers, 'Your Lovers' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | May 15, 2018 9:30am

Chameleonic local singer-songwriter Don Chambers is set to release a new album, Love of Oblivion, this Thursday. Featuring contributions from an A-list supporting cast, including members of Drive-By Truckers, the Olivia Tremor Control and Southern Bitch, the record finds Chambers veering away from the ambient textures and guitar chaos of his most recent output towards a soulful, classic rock-inspired sound.

Read More...