Future Ape Tapes – Camouflage Music
Release Date: March
Label: \\NULL|ZØNE//
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Athens experimental mainstays Future Ape Tapes are preparing the release of their follow-up to their 2016 efforts, ///Bat Cave/// and 1093. Camouflage Music is due out on cassette via local imprint \\NULL|ZØNE// in March.
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Bandcamp: futureapetapes.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @FUTUREAPETAPES
SoundCloud: @future-ape-tapes
Twitter: @FutureApeTapes
Ganges Phalanges – Grime Time Vol. 1
Release Date: January 28
Label: Self-released
Release Info
Local punks Ganges Phalanges found themselves on this list last year, but never actually released anything. This year, however, they’re a band with a plan. Their long-awaited Grime Time Vol. 1 comes out January 28.
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Bandcamp: gangesphalanges.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @GangesPhalanges
Credit: Krishna Inmula
Harlot Party – I Want to Be Recalcitrant, I Am Just Exhausted
Release Date: January 15
Label: Self-released
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Athens duo Harlot Party write intense, deeply introspective songs that provide a window into the heart and mind of frontwoman KyKy Renee Knight. Their debut LP I Want to Be Recalcitrant, I Am Just Exhausted came out on January 15.
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Bandcamp: harlotparty.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @HarlotParty
Tumblr: harlotparty.tumblr.com
Hawks – No Cash Value
Release Date: January
Label: Learning Curve Records
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It’s hard to believe Atlanta noise rockers Hawks are coming up on a decade of gut churning anti-anthems, but after basically disappearing for much of 2016, the foursome will kick off the new year with the release of their fifth full length, No Cash Value.
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Bandcamp: hawksnoise.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @hawksnoise
Hip to Death – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
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Another of the many records for which we have no information, the upcoming LP from garage-noise outfit Hip to Death will be their first since 2011’s Punk Will Never Die But You Will.
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Bandcamp: hiptodeath.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @hiptodeathnoise
SoundCloud: @hip-to-death
Twitter: @hiptodeath
CREDIT: ANDREW THOMAS LEE
The Head – Space
Release Date: Late Winter/Early Spring
Label: TBA
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Produced by Tanner Hendon and Wyatt Oates at Madison Studios in Atlanta, the forthcoming record from indie rockers the Head was recorded on the heels of finishing a big tour. Featuring 13 songs, Space will be out in late winter or early spring.
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Bandcamp: thehead.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @theheadrocks
Instagram: @theheadmusic
Twitter: @theheadmusic
Jaguar Purrs – Jaguar Purrs
Release Date: January 9
Label: Self-released
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As the face and voice behind Vera Vera and Mara, Jordan Parker has made waves in Atlanta with a narcotic sound that is mysterious and magnetic. His latest project, Jaguar Purrs, continues in a similar direction with added electropop overtones. His self-titled three-song EP was released on January 9.
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Bandcamp: jaguarpurrs.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @jaguarpurrs
Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
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It seems nearly impossible that it’s taken local mainstays Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters this long to record and release their first full length, but here we are. Details are still forthcoming, so stay tuned for further info.
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Web: jeffreybutzer.com
Bandcamp: jeffreybutzer.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @jeffrey.butzer
Jock Gang
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
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Although art rock five-piece Jock Gang have already unveiled the lead single from their upcoming LP, details of the album’s title and release date remain under wraps.
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Bandcamp: jock-gang.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @Jockgangband
Credit: Matt Lief Anderson
Juan de Fuca – Solve/Resolve
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
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Athens rockers Juan de Fuca are currently touring the Southeast, but have plans to embark on an East Coast tour in March after playing the Athens showcase at SXSW. The group is currently working on an upcoming LP, Solve/Resolve, a 10-track effort which will chronicle frontman Jack Cherry’s struggles with addition and depression.
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Bandcamp: juandefucamusic.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @juandefucamusicband