Cancers – Soft to the Touch
Release Date: January 29
Label: Self-released
Release Info
Recorded by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording in Bloomington, In., Soft to the Touch is the new five-song EP from the Athens duo of Ella Kaspar and Lenny Miller, a.k.a. Cancers. Expect plenty of seething grunge riffs and soaring vocals to set your pulse racing.
More Info:
Web: unfundudes.wixsite.com/cancersband
Facebook: @cancersband
SoundCloud: @cancersband
Twitter: @_cancers_
Credit: Dave Osborne
Charolastra – God Help Us
Release Date: February 17
Label: VLSC Records
Release Info
The moniker of producer Peter Roglin, Charolastra loosely translates to “space cowboy,” which suits his cosmic ambient explorations well. His upcoming LP, God Help Us, is due out February 17 via the newly-founded VLSC Records.
More Info
Bandcamp: charolastra.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @CarlAshtray
SoundCloud: @charolastra-3
Credit: Jamey McDaniel
CHEW – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
Release Info
Experimental psych punks CHEW seem to be perpetually on the road these days but the trio have found time to chisel out some new material. Everything currently remains in the planning stages, but you can expect a new release sometime this year.
More Info
Web: 3dchew.com
Bandcamp: 3dchew.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @3dchew
Instagram: @3dchew
SoundCloud: @3dchew
Twitter: @3dchew
CREDIT: BEN ROUSE
Chief Scout – Stereo Terrarium
Release Date: Early 2017
Label: Self-released
Release Info
With an expanded lineup and a more nuanced sound, Atlanta’s Chief Scout are finally ready to follow-up their 2015 major label debut EP, See. The group’s first full length, Stereo Terrarium, features 11 songs and will be available sometime in early 2017.
More Info
Facebook: @chiefscoutband
Instagram: @chieftreyscout
SoundCloud: @chief-scout
Twitter: @ChiefTreyScout
Credit: Leah Roth
CLAVVS – World Underwater
Release Date: March 24
Label: Self-released
Release Info
The alt-pop duo of Graham Marsh and Amber Reneé dominated 2016 with a seeming non-stop barrage of live performances, singles, videos, and, of course, their record halfblood, which we named one of the 25 best local records of the year. Not ones to sit on their laurels, CLAVVS’ follow-up, World Underwater, is due out March 24.
More Info
Web: clavvs.com
Bandcamp: clawsatl.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @clavvsatl
SoundCloud: @clavvsatl
Twitter: @clavvsatl
YouTube: @clawsatl
Credit: Sandboy
Crispin Wah
Release Date: Spring
Label: TBA
After debuting with an epic double album, Mineral Mountain (One) and (Two), in 2016 Crispin Wah will continue to explore their unique and heavy guitar loop instrumentals (a style they’ve playfully dubbed ‘shred gaze’) on a new LP due out this spring.
More Info
Bandcamp: crispinwah.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @Crispinwahmusic
Instagram: @crispinwahmusic
Dead Neighbors – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: HHBTM Records
The high-strung energy of Dead Neighbors’ anything-goes indie rock is as infectious and it is explosive making the group’s forthcoming release one of most promising to come out of Athens this year. More details to come.
More Info
Bandcamp: deadneighbors.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @DeadNeighbors
Twitter: @deadneighbors23
Death Stuff – Death Stuff
Release Date: February 10
Label: Monofonus Press
Release Info
Death Stuff’s noisy punk squall is a dark and feverish thing to behold, and we couldn’t be more excited for the group to unveil a proper debut. Fortunately we won’t have to wait long. The trio’s eponymous full-length cassette is out February 10 via Monofonus Press.
More Info
Bandcamp: deathstuff.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @deathstuffatl
Deku – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: TBA
Release Info
The alter ego of Atlanta producer Brett Leggitt (Waking Astronomer), Deku has remained quiet on the solo front since releasing his 2014 EP, Escapism. That looks to be changing in 2017, however, with a new full length scheduled to drop sometime this year.
More Info
Bandcamp: deku.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @iamdeku
SoundCloud: @iamdeku
Twitter: @iamdeku
Dialogue – Isolated in Time
Release Date: January 31
Label: Underground Field Recordings
Release Info
Alexa Lima and Keith William might be better known for their work in Waking Astronomer and WAKE, respectively, but their collaborative noise project Dialogue is every bit as powerful and forward-thinking. Their upcoming LP, Isolated in Time, is said to be a two-hour long improvisation session, so prepare for something epic and possibly extraordinary.
More Info
Bandcamp: dialogueatl.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @dialogueatl
Instagram: @dialogueatl
Twitter: @dialogueatl