Blog Topic: New Music

Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Jack's Johnson, 'Cropduster'

By Gabe Vodicka | January 20, 2017 2:18pm

As the solo project of Athens musician Jack O'Reilly (Wieuca, Blanko), Jack's Johnson is more or less whatever O'Reilly wants it to be at the moment. Today, we're tickled pink to premiere the latest single from Jack's Johnson, the enjoyable, incorrigible "Cropduster."

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Homedrone: Stream Eureka California's Punchy New Single, 'Wigwam'

By Gabe Vodicka | January 11, 2017 4:02pm

Photo Credit: Stacey-Marie Piotrowski

Garage-rock duo Eureka California released one of the finest local albums of 2016 with the catchy, combustible Versus, and now the group is back with a three-song 7-inch single on longtime label HHBTM.

The band has shared "Wigwam," the single's punchy namesake, which you can stream below:

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: WF Addams, 'Little Explosions'

By Gabe Vodicka | December 7, 2016 12:23pm

Up-and-coming Athens/Atlanta three-piece WF Addams formed this spring out of the ashes of heavy/sad/epic rock group Juna, and ditches that project's sense of unresolved gloom for a somewhat more spirited, if no less reflective, approach.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Seven Simons, 'Rhyme of Fallen Leaves'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 27, 2016 12:48pm

The Athens-music explosion during the 1980s birthed hundreds of local bands, many of which have been rendered obscure by time. Until now, pop quartet Seven Simons was one such group. The band released two albums during its initial run—1988's Clockwork and 1991's Four Twenty-Four—that were indebted both to R.E.M.'s jangle-rock sound and also the era's moodier UK alt-rock scene.

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Homedrone: Hear a Track from Mike Mills' New Rock Concerto

By Blake Aued | October 10, 2016 4:28pm

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn

Last month we told you that former R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills was working on a classical/rock hybrid called Concerto for Rock Band, Violin and Strings. Rolling Stone premiered a movement from the concerto called “Sonny Side Up” on its website last week.

The concerto is a collaboration with violinist and Mills’ longtime friend Robert McDuffie. Backing musicians include McDuffie’s Mercer University music students and Athens music-scene veterans John Neff (Drive-By Truckers), William Tonks and Patrick Ferguson (Five Eight).

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Homedrone: Muuy Biien Announces New Album, Shares Video

By Gabe Vodicka | August 23, 2016 11:19am

Photo Credit: Jordan Reyes

Athens mainstay Muuy Biien has been relatively quiet on the local front over the past year or so, but now the group is gearing up to release its third full-length. Age of Uncertainty is out Oct. 28 via Los Angeles imprint Autumn Tone Records. The label was founded by Aquarium Drunkard mastermind (and former Athenian) Justin Gage.

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Homedrone: Drive-By Truckers Release Charged New Single, 'What It Means'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 2, 2016 3:05pm

Photo Credit: Danny Clinch

The Drive-By Truckers are gearing up to release American Band Sept. 30. As we inch closer to the 2016 presidential election, it's looking like the album will be the group's most politically charged effort yet.

First we heard "Surrender Under Protest," a Mike Cooley-penned anthem that commemorated the victims of the South Carolina church massacre. Now comes the album's second single, a Patterson Hood number called "What It Means."

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Homedrone: Oh, Hey, Here's a Fire New Cinemechanica Track

By Gabe Vodicka | July 15, 2016 12:33pm

It's been many moons since we've gotten to enjoy a new Cinemechanica studio recording. The Athens math-rock band's most recent release is 2008's Rivals EP; its last full-length, The Martial Arts, came out way back in 2006. Thankfully, the group is set to make up for its lengthy absence with the self-titled Cinemechanica, out Sept. 23 via Arrowhawk Records.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Grassland String Band, 'Diamond'

By Gabe Vodicka | July 1, 2016 11:32am

Over the course of its several-year existence, Athens-based "Amerigrass" project Grassland String Band has evolved from a straightahead bluegrass outfit into something more nuanced and compelling. The transition is solidified with the group's new EP, The Echo Mountain Sessions, recorded in Asheville, NC last January.

Today we're pleased to premiere "Diamond," the first single from the upcoming EP. The song, which features contributions from Hammond B3 master Ike Stubblefield, was penned by GSB's Michael Lesousky.

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Homedrone: Drive-By Truckers Release First Single From Upcoming Album

By Gabe Vodicka | June 21, 2016 12:55pm

Photo Credit: Danny Clinch

It's always a happy day in Athens when the Drive-By Truckers release new music, and today the group has shared "Surrender Under Protest," the first single from its anticipated upcoming album, American Band.

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