Client Press

ALBUM PREMIERE: “COLLECTING TRIP” BY R. FINN

With haunting yet hopeful arrangements and heart-wrenchingly poignant lyrics, R. Finn has put his kickstand down in the midst of the vast Americana landscape to create a bar-raising deep dive into the best attributes of the genre on his forthcoming album, Collecting Trip, set for release on January 19th.

Following a two-year stint working with The Band’s Levon Helm at his studio in Woodstock, New York, Finn returned to Los Angeles and started his own recording studio and creative space, The Heritage Recording Co., in a converted factory. It was in that studio that Finn recorded Collecting Trip—a ten-track collection of timeless Americana co-produced by legendary drummer Jim Keltner (Bob Dylan, Neil Young, John Lennon) which features contributions from Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), Sean and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), and many others.

The LP’s title not only references the “collecting trips” taken by folk musicologists John and Alan Lomax, but also what the album represents to Finn: all the years of accumulating songs, players, styles and gear that have resulted in his affecting, long-evolving sound. And then there’s his deep devotion as a student of songwriting and music history. “I’m just trying to do what I love and what I listen to,” Finn says. “I’m always trying to evoke Ray Charles or Woody Guthrie.”

Baby Robot Media is a music publicity and media service agency with employees in Los Angeles, Memphis, Atlanta & New York and represent musicians from all over the world. We specialize in promotional ( PR ) campaigns for albums, singles and videos, tour press, radio, music video production, music marketing, social media campaigns, Spotify campaigns and creating promotional content. Our mission is to help great unknown bands reach a wider audience and to help already successful artists manage their brand identity and continue to thrive. Our music publicists have over 50 years of combined experience in the music industry. We are known as one of the best in the business.

by Baby Robot Media

Kellen of Troy – “Selfish Kind of Love”

Kellen of Troy, aka Kellen Wenrich, has played alongside a long list of notables (Jenny Lewis, Mumford and Sons, The Wild Feathers, RayLand Baxter) but is likely best known to Nashville residents as the fiddle player in The Apache Relay. He released his Sad Bastard EP in 2017 and is now following up with a proper full-length.

The debut LP, Posthumous Release, is due Feb 16th and is preceded by a few singles: “Selfish Kind of Love” and “So You Found Yourself a Rockstar“. Both give a good indication of the sort of diversity you’ll find on the forthcoming record. The former being an indie-folk tale with confessional self-deprecation firmly in tow and the later being more of a Dr. Dog-esque pop/rock ditty fully vetted for summertime vibes.

by Baby Robot Media

Indie-folk/dreampop artist Misty Boyce shares new single at Nylon

Misty Boyce is a goddamn rockstar. A piano player by trade, Boyce (and all her pent-up emotions) comes alive when the guitar’s in her hand. “Nothing gives me more satisfaction than putting on an electric guitar, turning the amp as loud as it goes, and just rocking out,” she tells us. So she did just that on the brink of a breakup. “I Don’t Wanna Be Yer Gurl” is the result. READ MORE…

by Baby Robot Media

mxdwn premieres Cheap Tissue’s titular single

Los Angeles quartet Cheap Tissue play punk the way it was meant to be: fast, no-frills and with a hard-hitting attitude. They fit perfectly into the lineage of classic punk bands, a few of which (The Vibrators, The Zeros) they’ve even opened for. mxdwn has the premiere of the title track from the band’s self-titled LP, which will be released on March 2. The group consists of members Andrew Taylor (Guitar), Jesse Youngblood (Guitar), John Tyree (Bass) and Matthew Spizer (drums).

Taylor and Youngblood lead the way vocally, delivering caustic yelps atop the blistering instrumentals. The four musicians move all over the punk spectrum, varying tempos and chord progressions to make the song feel a lot longer than its sub-two-minute runtime. Cheap Tissue is promised to be “12 tracks of unapologetic, blitzkrieg rock.” Speaking to the punk rock attitude of the band, their album was produced by Ignacio Gonzalez of Lolipop Records over the course of one session. That’s jammin’ econo. READ MORE…

by Baby Robot Media

No Depression shares Thorp Jenson’s new video “Oklahoma”

“Oklahoma” showcases Richmond, VA’s Thorp Jenson’s disarmingly catchy songwriting and free-spirited knack for blending the kind of anthemic, psych-tinged indie rock and Americana perfect for echoing out across the festival masses, from Bonnaroo to Coachella. Jenson’s “Oklahoma”—featuring warm, soulful vocals atop blankets of chiming guitar and subtle electric organ—explores the mental space between what is and what could be. READ MORE…

by Baby Robot Media

Great Peacock Display their Musical Colors on New Album, Premiere “One Way Ticket”

“A peacock has so many colors, and that’s what we want our sound to be like. It’s clearly rock ‘n roll. It’s clearly country. It’s clearly folk. There’s definitely blues and elements of R&B in there, too,” says Nelson.

With their forthcoming sophomore release, Gran Pavo Real, Nashville’s Great Peacock?? Andrew Nelson (lead vocals and guitar), Blount Floyd (guitar), drummer Nick Recio (drummer) and Frank Keith IV (bass)?? obscure the lines between rock ‘n roll, folk, blues, and Americana while tackling the universal themes of heartache, loneliness, and desperation with a striking emotional precision.

Recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium, the breadth of Gran Pavo Real is apparent on first listen. Produced by Dexter Green (Jason Isbell, Elizabeth Cooke), who aided the quartet in fusing varied sonic elements, the ten tracks lead the listener into songs both heartbreaking and brittle to those more desolate and uneasy. Enlivened by their nimble musicianship, lyrical insight, and Nelson’s soulful vocals, the band’s grooves run thick on “Rattlesnake,” cut to the bone on “Oh Deep Water,” and emit a palpable yearning on “All I Really Want Is You.” Today, the band shares their first single from the project, “One Way Ticket.” A solid drumbeat lays the foundation for the sweeping, hymn-like track that is supported by alluring key-work, dynamic guitar solos, and Nelson’s hypnotic vocals which tell the story of a free soul who’s reminiscing and finding his path.

Blount Floyd had this to say about the album,

“I’m sure most bands deal with the same trials and tribulations in what is best described as the journey of making a record, I am here to tell you our story of how Gran Pavo Real came to fruition. It always begins and ends with the songs, which some have been kicking around for quite a while…”