Athens, GA’s Houston in the Blind are preparing to release their debut album,Limbs on October 9th. Surviving the Golden Age is excited to premiere the album’s latest single “Run With Me.” With a West Coast psychedelic feel, the track sounds somewhere between The Shins and Woods. Its gorgeous sun-soaked pop for an endless summer. LISTEN HERE…
It doesn’t really matter what comes out of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s mouth, there is simply an inherent likeability about this guy and his voice. You a fiery red right wing, hell bent on having your guns and your Jesus? Well, even when Tasjan sings “you got so many guns, you could start a war. I though that’s what you had Jesus for”, you will probably be bopping your head along to his swagger and style. He has an innate ability to take very obviously political, taboo and slightly ‘blue’ subjects and add a flavor to them that makes a point, but also grooves like all holy hell. I love this man. READ MORE…
Big news for fans of East Nashvillian alt-Americana songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan; his new record, In The Blazes, is out today! So, in its honor, we are premiering another great track (see this post too) entitled “Judee Was A Punk.” The new album was recorded with Delta Spirit producer Eli Thomson, Dan Bailey (Father John Misty’s drummer), and solo artist/multi-instrumentalist David Vandervelde … plus Aaron is no slouch either, cutting his teeth as a touring guitarist for the New York Dolls, Drivin N Cryin, and Alberta Cross. READ MORE…
West Coast, fun in the sun, garage surf passionate, punk rock spirited, 1960s brought up to 2015, that’s Jet Trash. They’ve just released their first EP, entitled Jet Trash, which features their rock anthem single What They Want which is making waves all the way up the Pacific Coast. READ MORE…
Local queercore group 8 Inch Betsy will release its album The Mean Dayson November 13, nearly ten months after front woman Meghan Galbraith died at the age of 35. Galbraith unabashedly drew from her personal experiences when writing lyrics for the three-piece, and I’d assume that the The Mean Days will offer a final look at fragments of her life. READ MORE…
Singer-songwriters tend to emulate their heroes. Some rearrange covers and add their own flare to a song, others shoot for a duet or a compilation record, but not Nashville’s Aaron Lee Tasjan. Tasjan opted to indulge in copious amounts of THC a’la his role model Guy Clark, after hearing of Clark burning down more than a few before penning what turned out to be some of his best numbers. READ MORE…