Kelsi Grammar – TBA
Release Date: Spring
Label: TBA
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After nearly a two-year hiatus, Atlanta indie rockers Kelsi Grammar are hard at work on a new EP. The three or four-track effort will be out this spring.
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Bandcamp: kelsigrammar.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @Kelsigrammar
Twitter: @KelsiGrammarATL
Kudzu Kids – TBA
Release Date: Early 2017
Label: TBA
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After breaking out last year on the strength of their Adolescence EP, local trio Kudzu Kids are seeking to capitalize on that success with the release of their first full length due out in early 2017.
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Bandcamp: kudzukids.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @kudzukidsofficial
Credit: ClusterPunk Media
Lingua Franca – Lingua Franca
Release Date: February 18
Label: Self-released
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Lingua Franca is the nerdy smart rapper persona of Mariah Parker, a “hip hop linguistics field researcher” from Athens. Backed by fresh beats from Murk Daddy Flex, her self-titled LP will be out on February 18.
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Facebook: @liiinguafranca
Bandcamp: lingua-franca.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @linquafranca
Twitter: @linquafranca
Material Girls – TBA
Release Date: Spring/Summer
Label: TBA
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It’s a testament to the strength of their debut single that the lone cut could get newcomers Material Girls placed on this list — well, that and the band’s pedigree which features current and former members of Concord America, Chief Scout, Saint Pé, and Slang. The group’s debut release will be out sometime this spring or summer.
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SoundCloud: @user-234121386
Michael Myerz – Jewnami
Release Date: February 8
Label: Self-released
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With an average of almost four releases per year in the last five years, it’s entirely possible that rapper Michael Myerz is the local scene’s most prolific artist. His latest LP, Jewnami, drops on February 8.
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Bandcamp: michaelmyerz.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @MichaelMyerz
Instagram: @mrmyerz
SoundCloud: @mich4el-myerz
Twitter: @MrMyerz
CREDIT: SHAWN ROBERT CUNI
MTN ISL – TBA
Release Date: TBA
Label: Self-released
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If you were worried that 2017 would be short on angular riffs and mathy Midwest punk, MTN ISL are here to alleviate your concerns. The Atlanta four-piece are currently working on a new LP, which they say will be out later this year.
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Bandcamp: mtnisl.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @MTNISL
SoundCloud: @mtnisl
Twitter: @MTN_ISL
Mutual Jerk – 7″
Release Date: TBA
Label: State Laughter
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Ever since Atlanta punks Mutual Jerk released their demo cassette in 2015, the scene has been waiting for a proper follow-up. The band has plans to play out with Art School Jocks and Arbor Labor Union at some point in the coming year, but before hitting the road, Mutual Jerk will release a three-song 7″ on local punk staple State Laughter.
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Bandcamp: mutualjerk.bandcamp.com
CREDIT: YOUNGANIMALS AND IAN CONE
NAARC – LOAM
Release Date: January 10
Label: State Laughter
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NAARC’s formative assault combines churning metallic guitars, semi-tuneful synths, and aggressive dance beats into a noisy industrial aesthetic they like to call “unconscionable industrial-disco.” The trio recently unveiled their debut release, LOAM, a dual cassette that offers up a staggering 1 hour and 14 minutes of music including a 4-song noise collage that makes up the entirety of the second tape.
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Bandcamp: naarc.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @NAARCNOISE
Art by Quinn Edgar and Jasmine Casimir
Nag – 7″
Release Date: February
Label: Total Punk
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After emerging out of relative obscurity in 2016, local punks Nag took the scene by storm on the strength of their ferocious live shows. The band has a busy year ahead of them, beginning with the release of a 7″ on Total Punk in February and another 7″ this spring on Pelican Wow Wow Records. As if that wasn’t enough, the band will drop another 7″ later in the year on Chunklet.
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Bandcamp: werenag.bandcamp.com
Newark Wilder – A Winter and Spring
Release Date: March 17
Label: TBA
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If you’re hoping that Newark Wilder’s sophomore LP maintains the guitar-driven post-punk vibe of their debut, you might be disappointed, but only if you’re dismissive of more eclectic sounds. The group’s forthcoming nine-song A Winter and Spring will feature a more wide-ranging aesthetic influenced by R&B, hip-hop, and electronic music. The LP is out March 17.
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Bandcamp: newarkwilder.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @newarkwildermusic
Instagram: @newark_wilder
Twitter: @newark_wilder