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COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Highland Kites’ Dreamy Blend of Indie Folk Pop Delights With New EP I’m Not Weak

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 7:27 pm Tagged With: alt-folk, Alternative, dream pop, Folk, indie pop, Los Angeles, United States

Highland Kites

Los Angeles based Highland Kites have arrived with their ambient, dreamy and highly enjoyable blend of folk, pop and alternative rock on their latest EP I’m Not Weak. Formed in 2013, Highland Kites is the brainchild of Mariss Lamar (vocals, keys, guitar). Joining her to complete the 3-piece line-up is Neil Briggs (drums) and Alex […]

Eugene Tyler Band Captures Energy of Live Shows on New Album, Young Randy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 6:31 pm Tagged With: Acoustic, Americana, country rock, folk rock, roots rock

Eugene Taylor Band-Young Randy

The Eugene Tyler Band has been on the road for the past two years delivering pure roots rock energy and exceptionally crafted songs to audiences in clubs, breweries, farmers markets and even curbside. The latest album Young Randy, only available on vinyl (for now), captures the essence and energy of the band’s live show, their […]

Voice of Addiction Rock Faces Off On New Album, The Lost Art of Empathy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 9:07 am Tagged With: Chicago, hard rock, Illinois, indie rock, post punk, Punk, Rock, United States

Voice of Addiction-Art of Empathy

Chicago based rockers Voice of Addiction have delivered a hard rockin’, face meltin’ album with their latest The Lost Art of Empathy. -We recently interviewed Voice of Addiction. That feature is here. Considering these guys have been around for 10+ years performing 1,200+ shows across the States and Canada, have released five albums independently and […]

Interview with Rivera – We’re Alive

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 8:44 am Tagged With: indie pop, indie rock, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

Rivera

Rivera is the new musical project from songwriter and musician Inti Rowland. Born in Chile and raised in London, the music of Rivera has been built between two cities. His songs are soaked in the sunshine of Santiago and coloured by the chaos of London. The captivating debut single We’re Alive is out now. The […]

Interview with Femke – Call This

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 8:35 am Tagged With: Pop, singer, songwriter

Femke

Grammy Award winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Femke returns with her first solo release since 2008. Call This is out now via LV Music. Written about that moment when you realise passion has developed into love, Call This is a shimmering pop delight. Flowing with Femke’s honey-sweet vocals alongside glitchy hooks and twinkling soundscapes, it’s a […]

Interview with Astral Taurus – Monolith

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 10, 2017 8:30 am Tagged With: Europe, Germany, indie pop, singer, songwriter

Astral Taurus-Monolith

Monolith marks the official inception of Astral Taurus. Dealing with feelings of non-belonging, mistrust and thoughts of afterlife, the self-produced debut EP is a darker meditation on human consciousness. Monolith is accompained by cover artwork that was painted in four sessions, each mirroring the subject matter of one song. In this interview feature, we chat […]

Ashley J Delivers Infectious Pop Jam “Unbreakable”, Guaranteed To Make You Move

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 9, 2017 9:17 am Tagged With: Florida, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Ashley J-Unbreakable

Singer/songwriter Ashley J has returned with the follow up to her last single, Unbreakable, off her forthcoming EP set to be released in early 2018. Her last single, Trapped, hit #2 on the European Independent Music Charts and received a wave of critical acclaim. Unbreakable is an infectious, danceable song focused on moving through heartbreak […]

Karpinka Brothers Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 1:59 pm Tagged With: acoustic rock, Canada, folk rock, podcast, pop rock, roots rock

Karpinka Brothers-photo by Susan Moss

The Karpinka Brothers nostalgic and pastiche songwriting lands the Saskatchewan based folk group in a genre all of their own. Joel Plaskett once described their sound as “Buddy Holly boogie meets Crowded House.” Their fourth album, Talk Is Cheap, is now available. The Karpinka Brothers will be touring North America in support of Talk Is […]

Camino 84 Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 1:24 pm Tagged With: Boston, dance, disco, Massachusetts, podcast, United States

Camino 84-New Mutant Disco

In this episode of our Mid Tenn Listens podcast, we chat with Camino 84 about his fresh style of disco, his newest project, influences and much more. Full audio interview along with the transcript and a stream of his album New Mutant Disco can be found below. Listen to New Mutant Disco New Mutant Disco […]

Blind Tigers Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 12:46 pm Tagged With: hard rock, indie rock, Nashville, podcast, Rock, United States

Blind Tigers

In this episode of our Mid Tenn Listens podcast, I speak with members of Nashville based Blind Tigers about influences, their Bandcamp exclusive live album, their newest project, how they’ve changed over the years, challenges in the digital age and much more. Full audio interview along with a stream of Demolition Blues below. Scroll down […]

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