Sneak Peek Download "Blood In The Water" from NØMADS upcoming NEW release

Brooklyn's post-punk duo NØMADS is gearing up to release their debut album Free My Animal on April 8th via Mecca Lecca, and is now giving away "Blood In The Water" (free download) below"
NØMADS are a maximum sound two-piece rock outfit featuring Nathan Lithgow (touring and recording bassist for My Brightest Diamond, Inlets, and Gabriel & the Hounds), and drummer Garth Macaleavey (former Inlets touring percussionist, and sound engineer for the Philip Glass Ensemble, Joe’s Pub, and Le Poisson Rouge).

Forged and incubated in a small rehearsal room in Brooklyn, NØMADS harken back to the razor-efficient songwriting forms of 90’s bands like Nirvana, Fugazi, and Girls Against Boys, while updating the style and stripping the approach to its essential foundations of lyricism and sonic intensity. NØMADS are a sound that capitalizes on conspicuous juxtapositions- minimal instrumentation against maximum sound; aggression against beauty; soft melody versus an aggression of expression.

Free My Animal, the project’s first full-length effort, is an album about liberation, belief, and being alive, incorporating elements of more contemporary rock outfits like Death From Above 1979 and Queens of the Stone Age. Produced, recorded, and mixed entirely by Lithgow & Macaleavey, it is a meditation on shedding a skin and becoming a predator in the modern age.

Download NØMADS first single from Free My Animal, Blood In The Water


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Battle Worldwide Recordings My 1st Record, My 1st Store

I've been watching them closely it's an interesting lineup of tasties, Battle Worldwide Records label & publishing house a young company run by Darren Smallman who grew up in a mid-sized industrial/university town called Geelong which is about an hour outside of Melbourne, Australia. He tells the story this way,

There wasn’t much to do there in the late 80s/early 90s and like most teenagers, I hung around in town a lot attempting to cause mischief. We had a secret though… Caveman Records. Unlike Brashes (the HMV equivalent) Tim the store owner sold records by The Flamin’ Groovies, Mudhoney, Bored!, The Stooges, Sonic Youth, The Hard-Ons… of course we hadn’t heard any of them before but we really, REALLY wanted to! This was our introduction to Rock ‘N’ Roll. 

This was the place we congregated.

This was the shop we met the bands that gave us our first gigs.

This is where we all found unity in a town where we were different.

My 1st Record, My 1st Store will map stories from each artiste on the label about the record that most influenced them, where they bought it and why it was important to them. Over the coming months stories will be added to the BWR website that will include streaming links and other goodies

Release date:  Record Store Day 19th April 2014
Catalogue #: BATTLE038
Format: Limited to 250 12 inch purple vinyl

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Culling the Couch for Treasures: Wicklow Atwater and the Fallen Flame

Billy Lupton- Mandolin & Vocals
Nick Lupton- Guitar
Ricky Martinez- Bass
Gilbert Montoya- Banjo & Vocals
David Archey- Harmonica & Vocals

Wicklow Atwater and The Fallen Flame is an American band. They formed and remain based in Atwater Village, Southern California. Being born and raised in the same neighborhood all five members have been the best of friends since childhood which has created an unbreakable bond that some describe as brotherhood, in turn this has created a unique energy between the group that you can sense off and on stage. Although its impossible to label Wicklow Atwater as a single genre it is safe to say they play a brand of acoustic music known as Americana which encompasses a blend of bluegrass, old time, country, folk, blues, ragtime, and rockabilly. The group consists of array of Multi-instrumentalists who have been recording, producing and releasing their own music without the aid of a record label through various show earnings and out of pocket expenditures. Growing up with big dreams and humble beginnings the boys have gotten by on a supportive fan base and a do it yourself mentality that goes hand in hand with an old fashion punk rock ethic. The Ultimate goal of the band is simple, to serenade the nation and to live and experience the beauty that this country has to offer through touring and performing on road. With that said Wicklow Atwater and the Fallen Flame does not wish to set the world on fire, they just want to reignite the fallen flame in America's heart.

CXCW 2014 Wicklow Atwater & The Fallen Flame – I Wanna Be Yer Man

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Culling The Couch for Treasures - LA's The Tonk Honkys - The Singles

The Tonk Honkys are a southern rock/alt-country band in the vein of The Black Crowes, Wilco, and My Morning Jacket among others. The band was founded in Los Angeles in 2004 by Alabama natives Brack Bradley (from Jasper), Ben Morehead (from Huntsville), and Brian Allen & Grackus L. Ray (both from Mobile). All being from Alabama, they share the eclectic melting pot influences of rock, soul, blues, gospel, and country unique to the state.
They joined in the festivities this year at Couch By Couchwest with a excellent NIN cover of Closer

CXCW 2014 The Tonk Honkys – Closer (Nine Inch Nails cover)

Brian and Grackus knew each other the longest having both graduated from the same high school in Mobile. Moving on to college, they eventually all became acquainted at The University of Alabama through seeing each other play gigs at various bars in Tuscaloosa. After graduation, they decided to make their way to Los Angeles.

Brian was the first to move to L.A. in the summer of 2003, and after a few months of sleeping on couches, he finally found a decent four bedroom house to rent. With the house secured, Ben and Grackus began the long drive from Alabama to Los Angeles. Ben followed behind Grackus as he drove an old, white cargo van packed with all of his belongings and two Labrador Retrievers. A few months later Brack made the trek to L.A., and from the moment they played their first song together, they all knew they were on to something.

After several years of working long hours on various TV shows and films while also playing gigs around L.A., they finally decided to focus their attention on recording an album. In 2012 they started working on 10 original songs that showcase a broad range of musical styles and sounds due to each band member being a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.

Three of those songs (“Loving Kind,” “Nada Care,” and “From Somewhere”) were featured on their self-titled, debut EP that was released in February 2013. Since that time they have filmed a music video for "Nada Care" as well as released four singles - "Winston County Runaway", Carry It Away", "Around Again", and "Like I Said". Their upcoming, full-length album will be released in the spring of 2014.

Five of the singles are available on iTunes

The Lunar Effect - Solo Release from Jon Jefford (ex DeepSeaGreen guitarist)

Long a fan of DeepSeaGreen after thier swansong album 'The Sunken Tea Party, this solo release by guitarist Jon Jefford's project The Lunar Effect has dangled in my subconcious for a while axiously waiting.
The 5 track EP harks back to a traditional production style with a modern punch and dynamic range.
Hard edged grunge meets Psychedelic, Songs Someone Better with echo laden riffs and vocals and You Come Along poundin' bass line, wild licks and anguished vocals both are solid in yer face rock numbers.
On Getting To Grips With You we're treated too some London style Grunge laced good ol' sky punchin' R&R.  Solitude grooves a 60's LA vibe with catchy verses and jangly to spare.
The acoustic Out of Mind delve's into dreamish beauty with haunting string arrangements and heart pained vocals. Well worth the wait and sent immediately to moblie listening device.

Released 17 March 2014 The Lunar Effect is available via  Bandcamp, iTunes and other major download stores, for lossless audio

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Full List of Record Store Day 2014 Releases

The seventh annual Record Store Day will be held on April 19, and with releases having already been announced from the likes of Green Day, Sunny Day Real Estate and the Flaming Lips, the hype has been building. Now, the full list of RSD releases has been announced, and you can read the entire thing at one of the links below.

Check out the PDF with all of the release details.

Visit Record Store Day’s official website for more information.