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King of Summer – Rock N Rollers From Hell
Release Date: June 17
Label: Self-released
Release Info
King of Summer aren’t above thumbing their noses at stuffy rock and punk tropes, but everything they do is based in the spirit of fun and the desire to churn out heavy pop jams. The group’s latest EP, Rock N Rollers From Hell, is out June 17.
Tracklist
01. Angel
02. Downtown
03. Hulu
04. No Tickets No Spigots
05. The Stuffing
More Info
Bandcamp: kingofsummeratl.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @kingofsummeratl
Ethos – Shade & Soil
Release Date: June 20
Label: Self-released
Release Info
Based out of Rome, Ga., eclectic rockers Ethos are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album, Shade & Soil. Spanning a dozen songs, the record will be available on June 20.
Tracklist
01. Shade and Soil
02. Spectre
03. Wood for the Fire
04. Tragedy
05. Frozen Memory
06. The Archetype Suite: I. Strange Atlas
07. The Archetype Suite: II. The Lonely King
08. The Archetype Suite: III. Apotheosis
09. Coup d’Etat
10. Evergreen
11. Agnosia
12. Blinded
Ethos will celebrate the release of Shade & Soil on Fri., June 16 at Old Havana Cigar in Rome, Ga. Supporting them will be Tir Asleen, Men & Mountains, and Hey Chroma. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. 18+ to enter.
More Info
Web: ethosband.com
Facebook: @ethosATL
Instagram: @ethosatl
Twitter: @EthosATL
Tunabunny – PCP Presents Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Release Date: June 23
Label: HHBTM Records
Release Info
Nothing says ambition like a 28-track, double LP release, but before you go crying on about ego and self-indulgence, realize this is Tunabunny we’re talking about. If anyone can pull off this assemblage of songs and tie them all together into an acutely thrilling, wildly expansive package, it’s these Athens experimental pop vets.
Tracklist
01. Cartesian Theater
02. Incinerate
03. Noise Problems
04. It Could Be Something
05. Seek Consequence
06. Blackwater Homes
07. Oracle
08. Start It
09. Boundless Informant
10. Nevermind the Cobblestones
11. Yellow Heart is My Sky Sign
12. Winter’s Mind
13. The Way the World Works
14. Julia
15. Nrc
16. Shiftchanger
17. The Rest of Us
18. Me and Nancy
19. Pretend to Bend
20. Count to Ten
21. Magic January
22. Dream Sugar
23. Pitocin Enduction Hour
24. Images of Future Selves
25. Come Feed Your Dogs
26. Work It Around
27. Revolution None
28. I Thought I Caught It (with You)
More Info
Bandcamp: tunabunny.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @Tunabunny
Twitter: @TheTunabunny
Blue Blood – Pretty Wars
Release Date: June 23
Label: Laser Brain
Release Info
Let by singer-songwriter Hunter Morris (Gift Horse), Blue Blood is a collaborative project rounded out by Hank Sullivant (MGMT, The Whigs, Kuroma) and Nick Robbins (Velveteen Pink, Palace Doctor) that focuses their attention on crafting warm, catchy power-pop. The band’s sophomore release, Pretty Wars, is out June 23.
Tracklist
01. My Blood
02. Love is an Art
03. Anonymous Blues
04. They Say It’s All the Same
05. Loser
06. (Come on Catch a Ride on the) Plain Train
07. The High Life (The Pulse Of This Town)
08. Fountain of Youth
09. Pretty Wars
10. Congratulations
Blue Blood will perform on Sat., June 17 at the Laser Brains 2017 Summer Showcase at the Family Dog. Also performing will be Zero Beach, Cowboy Curtys, Palace Doctor, Drew Beskin, and the Artisanals. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $10.
More Info
Web: bluebloodtheband.com
Facebook: @bluebloodtheband
Future Lives – Mansions
Release Date: June 27
Label: Soft Magic Records
Release Info
Featuring members of King of Prussia and the Drive-By Truckers, the word “supergroup” gets tossed around quite a bit around Future Lives, which is okay and all, but what really matters is the collective’s heady, expansive songwriting and gift for melody. Their debut LP, Mansions, is out June 27.
Tracklist
01. Kazakhstan
02. St. John’s Fair
03. The Knowing
04. Dancing with the Stars
05. Preach
06. Continental Drift Divide
07. Stumble On
08. The Strangest Dreams
09. Quotes
10. California Vibe
11. The Sound of Spain
12. Vanishers
More Info
Bandcamp: futurelives.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @futurelives
Moon Diagrams – Lifetime of Love
Release Date: June 27
Label: Geographic North
Release Info
A decade in the making, the debut full length from Deerhunter co-founder drummer Moses Archuleta, aka Moon Diagrams, spirals across forlorn outsider pop, minimal techno, and warm, weightless experimentation. The 12-track effort will be available on 2xLP and digital via Geographic North.
Tracklist
01. Playground
02. Moon Diagrams
03. Nightmoves
04. Blue Ring
05. The Ghost and the Host
06. Continental Drift Divide
07. Stumble On
08. The Strangest Dreams
09. Quotes
10. California Vibe
11. The Sound of Spain
12. Vanishers
More Info
Facebook: @moondiagrams
Wiley From Atlanta – TEEN SPIRIT
Release Date: June 30
Label: Self-released
Release Info
Wiley From Atlanta’s ambient hip-hop flutters from funky to soulful, but it’s his breezy flow and effortless croon that hold it all together. There are still some final touches being put on TEEN SPIRIT, including the cover art, but lead single “Paper Planes” gives us a lot to look forward to.
Tracklist
01. Start (feat. Jarrod Milton)
02. Paper Planes
03. Friends
04. Teen Spirit
05. Dekalb Ave.
More Info
Bandcamp: newwavemvmnt.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @newwavemvmnt
Instagram: @wileyatl
SoundCloud: @wileyatl
Twitter: @wileyatl
NEWMONEY – Sequin Cowboy
Release Date: June 30
Label: Self-released
Release Info
One of the more prolific and hardest working artists currently working on the local scene, NEWMONEY’s steady barrage of offbeat trap-pop and incisive underground rap is continuously shifting and evolving. The rapper’s latest effort, Sequin Cowboy, is out June 30.
Tracklist
01. Kitrell’s Intro
02. Ferrari Race Car Bed
03. WYA
04. TBH
05. OMG
06. Kodie’s Interlude
07. Pause
08. Broken Heart
09. Prom Queen
10. Blue
11. Sequin Cowboy
NEWMONEY will celebrate the release of Sequin Cowboy on Fri., June 30 at Rowdy Dowdy. Also performing will be Orchid Mantis, Taylor Alxndr, FLWR Boyz, and funeralmixtape. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $5. All ages.
More Info
Bandcamp: newmoneyga.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @newmoneyGA
Instagram: @oldpocketchange
SoundCloud: @newmoneyga
Twitter: @newmoneyGA
Ladybird – I Feel Nothing, I Exist Nowhere
Release Date: June 30
Label: Self-released
Release Info
According to bassist Connor Ray, Ladybird’s forthcoming sophomore EP is a “much darker, faster, and heavier” record than the group’s 2015 LP Native, so prepare for plenty of bone-crushing mayhem and grinding hardcore from the Douglasville foursome. I Feel Nothing, I Exist Nowhere is out June 30.
Tracklist
01. Nest and Tresses
02. The Hive is Silent
03. Pawn of the Silt|Servant of the Loam
04. The Hound is Starving
05. Molars of the Leviathan
06. Filthy Cloth|Worn Twine
More Info
Bandcamp: ladybirdband.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @Flyladybirdfly
Suntrodden – Suntrodden III
Release Date: June 30
Label: Self-released
Release Info
Details are still coming together on the upcoming third EP from songwriter Erik Stephansson, who writes his minimalist, lo-fi pop under the moniker Suntrodden. While a tracklist has yet to be revealed, expect the record to drop June 30.
More Info
Web: suntrodden.com
Facebook: @suntrodden
Twitter: @Suntrodden