Blog Topic: New Music

Homedrone: Watch a Live Video of Adam Klein's 'Song for a New Year'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 27, 2015 10:45am

Last month, Athens alt-country troubadour Adam Klein released Archer's Arrow, his sixth album. The record, a collaboration with now-defunct Athens band Nutria, had been in the works since 2010; Klein shelved the project for several years, releasing Sky Blue DeVille with his live band, The Wild Fires, in 2013.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Art Contest, 'Tokyo Megaplex'

By Gabe Vodicka | October 26, 2015 10:38am

Join us in welcoming Art Contest to Athens.

The duo, which recently relocated to the Classic City from just up the road in Greenville, SC, specializes in twitchy, explosive math-pop, of which we haven't seen much around these parts since the mid-aughts.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Antlered Aunt Lord, 'The Beezwax' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | October 20, 2015 10:11am

Photo Credit: Brigette Adair Herron

Antlered Aunt Lord, the slow-simmering local garage-pop project led by songwriter Jesse Stinnard (also of Tunabunny fame), is all set to release its Ostensibly Formerly Stunted (and on fire) LP Nov. 20 via HHBTM. Today, we're tickled pink to provide y'all with a first taste of the LP via the video for "The Beezwax," the record's fuzz-forward, steadfastly hummable lead single.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: The Hernies, 'Learn to Live Alone' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | September 30, 2015 12:45pm

Local indie rock outfit The Hernies has existed in some form since 2013, but its lineup has recently solidified into a four-piece unit featuring Henry Barbe, Winston Barbe, Glenn Reece and Evan Amburn. The band is reportedly prepping the release of its debut album, which it hopes to have out early next year.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Houston in the Blind, 'Sleeping Pill'

By Gabe Vodicka | September 22, 2015 11:15am

Photo Credit: Anne Yarbrough

New Athens/Atlanta four-piece band Houston in the Blind is building some nice buzz in advance of its debut album, Limbs, out Oct. 9 and available to pre-order on Bandcamp. Today, we're pleased to give y'all a taste of the record in the form of "Sleeping Pill," Limbs' heartfelt, minimalist closing number.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Saline, Dumb EP

By Gabe Vodicka | September 4, 2015 11:08am

Athens-based four-person rock band Saline describes its sound as "shoegrease." Listening to the group's debut EP, Dumb, the term starts to make some sense. A spaced-out, mid-fi blend of post-rock, nervy punk, Pinback precision and fuzzed-to-fuck guitar drama, Dumb is a promising start from a band whose live show has already begun to turn heads around town.

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Homedrone: Five Eight, Patterson Hood Mark 10-Year Katrina Anniversary with 'The Flood'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 29, 2015 10:58am

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf Coast, killing nearly 2,000 people and dislocating thousands more. To commemorate the date, Athens rock legends Five Eight have released a brand new tune, "The Flood," featuring lead vocals from Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Wieuca, 'Pressure Head'

By Gabe Vodicka | August 28, 2015 12:39pm

Athens band Wieuca has slowly, steadily carved out a spot in the scene by transforming its once-boilerplate indie rock sound into something psych-addled, pop-minded and altogether more exploratory. Hints of krautrock dot "Pressure Head," the group's new single, which you can stream below:

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Homedrone: Listen to New Music from Thayer Sarrano, Mothers and Houston in the Blind

By Gabe Vodicka | August 19, 2015 3:02pm

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Thayer Sarrano

As the slow season wraps up, there's exciting stuff in store from some of Athens' talented locals, including the Aug. 28 release of Shaky, the new album from psych-rock songstress Thayer Sarrano. Check out the record's vibe-heavy first single, "Touch My Face," below:

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Homedrone: Hear a Song from Kite to the Moon's New Album

By Gabe Vodicka | August 18, 2015 11:42am

Photo Credit: Ann Conley

Timi Conley

Today marks the official release of the long-in-the-making new album from Athens songwriter/rabblerouser Timi Conley and his Kite to the Moon trio: the expertly named Songs in the Key of OMG. To celebrate the record's release, the band will play the Georgia Theatre rooftop this Friday, Aug. 21, after Moon Taxi plays the inside stage.

Below, check out Songs in the Key of OMG's alt-rocking opening track, "Girl On the Edge of a Seaside Cliff":

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