As I mentioned when premiering the below video for the title track of Bright Shiny Objects, for any artist, the idea is to grow and show a scope, broader and…
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Rob Ross has been, for good, bad or indifferent, involved in the music industry for over 30 years - first as guitarist/singer/songwriter with The Punch Line, then as freelance journalist, producer and manager to working for independent and major record labels. He resides in Staten Island, New York with his wife and cats; he works out a lot, reads voraciously, loves Big Star and his orange Gretsch. Doesn't that make him neat?
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After spending the last decade as one of the most sought out songwriters in Nashville, Natalie Hemby is about to release her first solo album. While she’s known for writing…
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For years, Deni Bonet has been honing her craft as a violinist, singer, songwriter and performer. And anyone who’s heard her last few albums, especially 2013’s It’s All Good, knows…
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International indie hero Anton Barbeau, who writes, performs and produces original music of the “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” variety released Magic Act earlier this year; this is the new video from…
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Four very strong, well-crafted/sculpted songs with a lot to offer. Strong harmonies, melodies, lush arrangements and a feeling of warmth that’s impossible to not feel embraced by. Such is the…
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This somewhat wryly entertaining track from multi-talent Brian Cullman comes to us just in time for the holidays; it’s been released as an E.P. with three other tracks and you…
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A wonderful mixture of jazziness, country, soul and well, a little bit of everything, Bonnie Whitmore’s newest release, Fuck With Sad Girls is as thoughtful, lyrically as it is rich…
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I don’t know how this one snuck past me, but I’m happy to present on behalf of Popdose the latest video from Those Pretty Wrongs, the dynamic duo of Jody…
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When we first introduced you to Chicago’s Vaudevileins in February 2015, they had just released their E.P. Transmission and were then planning on releasing a ten-track full-length album within a…
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It’s one thing to receive a CD for review; it’s another to be knocked out by what you hear but then be even more thrilled upon reading the credits, seeing…
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Making his acclaimed debut album, the baroque 2014 release 19 Days in Tetbury, Peter Aristone dials it down a few notches with his compelling, stripped down E.P. Gold. The collection…
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Popdose is very pleased to present to you, as an exclusive premiere, the new holiday single from Memphis’ own boys, Jimmy Stephens Jr. and The Blues City Road Dogs. “I…
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See It Through is the sophomore effort from La Grange, Texas’ The Youngest. This four piece delivers a crisp, textured, rock driven sound that (to these ears) draw inspiration from…
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I can remember when the name of Drivin’ ‘N Cryin’ was all the buzz in the early ’90’s; it was just as I began my career with record labels and…
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Electroscapes color the basis of this second release from Somerville, Massachusetts’ trio, Pale Hands; Graphism is only eight songs long but in those eight tracks is a lot of melody,…
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Rising country pop singer Polly Baker promises a captivating love filled adventure in her stunning sun-splashed video for “Wild”. The video is a fun and flirty ode to the thrills…
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Two years ago, Popdose introduced you to The Legal Matters, the brilliant Michigan-based trio of Keith Klingensmith, Chris Richards and Andy Reed. Their self-titled debut was easily one of the…
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From a young age, Indiana Grace had dreams as big as the Swiss Alps, where she grew up with her Swiss father and American mother. Fueled by the passion to…
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And once again, New Jersey’s finest Beatles-oriented band. The Weeklings, have returned with their second album, the aptly-titled The Weeklings Studio 2. Recorded in the sacred rooms of Abbey Road…
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Washington D.C. native Matt Tarka is set to release his 4th recorded work (2 singles and now 2 E.P.’s), the 4 song Surely Late. Produced with Ted Comerford (amongst others,…
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Not something I’d normally post, but something different and new from Ant Vibe (Anthony Siracusa), a rapper/record producer from New Jersey. This single, “Find Me” is the lead off from…
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To hear the music coming from the new, self-titled Tattletale Saints album, you wouldn’t think this duo of Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan, were natives of New Zealand but grew…
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If you’ve heard the name of Angela McCluskey but can’t place it is because she’s been around for a while now – first with the L.A.-based Wild Colonials and then…
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This beautiful, hard-cover coffee table book is the result of a five year labor of love from publisher Fabrice Couillerot and photographer Donna Ranieri. The first authorized monograph of Memphis’…
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This is one of those “holy shit” albums – that moment when the first guitar riffs come chiming in and the rush of excitement sends you on your way as…
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Memphis’ favorite new sons, VAS, are back, fresh on the heels of their self-titled debut album with this brand new single, “Rivers”. As is the VAS way, it’s textured, melodic,…
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Low-voltage, traditional instruments and a very rootsy feel would be a good quick primer when trying to describe the sound of Binghampton, New York’s Driftwood, who are about to unleash…
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Milwaukee-based trio Dead Horses have just unleashed their latest album, their third, Cartoon Moon and this is a magnificent mixture of Americana, traditional and country-based songs that exude warmth, thought,…