Look, we know we throw a lot of new music at you. We also know that not everyone who comes to this site has the time to be as involved with or informed about the local scene as maybe they’d like to be. So for those casual readers who either can’t or have no interest in keeping up with the parade of artists we try to cover, who may not know the difference between Bitter and Biters, we have created our TRIPLE THREAT feature. The premise is simple: Every Friday our writers will put their heads together and come up with three tracks that grabbed our attention over that week. Then we tell you why the songs are great and worth listening to. That’s it. Maybe some weeks we’ll have a guest commentator come in and share their favorites, but the format will always remain the same: three songs, some words, and we out. Enjoy.
Alex Bond – “Poison” (Remix)
From the standalone single
If you’ve been out at all in the last 28 years, then you know what’s up the second that snare shuffles over the PA. Old school trio Bell Biv DeVoe didn’t invent the new jack swing vibe that dominated the early ‘90s, but “Poison” certainly cemented the slick fusion into the public consciousness. Even today, hip DJs inject the toxic classic onto the dance floor. When Atlanta’s Alex Bond wanted to pay tribute to BBD, however, he laid his own fresh bars onto the iconic beat in one night, twisting the old precautions about hot chicks to warn us about himself instead: “I got a question for the man upstairs / can you make me omnipresent, I’m tryna be everywhere.” With this kind of swagger, you can’t deny that the 21-year-old already poses a serious threat to any and all comers; with this spicy tip on both his lyrical prowess and production chops, surely we can expect pure fire from Bond when he unleashes his new stuff soon. – Lee Adcock
More Info
Web: ialexbond.com
Bandcamp: alexbond.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @alextbond
Instagram: @alextbond
SoundCloud: @alextbond
Twitter: @alextbond
Credit: Kellyn Willey
Midnight Larks – “Sometimes”
From the upcoming LP, Midnight Larks
For a band that was able to achieve a significant amount of success with little recorded output, last year’s release of “Gunfighter” served as substantial proof that Midnight Larks’ accomplishments were not without a great degree of merit. With “Sometimes,” however, the trio remove all doubt as to their inclusion in Atlanta’s upper echelon of emerging acts. The psych-noir thriller maintains the bouncy energy and dark mystery of the group’s live shows, while adding an anthemic quality that cuts through the nostalgic mystique of their ‘60s-indebted garage rock. With a debut full length finally scheduled for release, Midnight Larks seem poised to emerge from the shadows of the city’s vast underground. – Guillermo Castro
Midnight Larks is out Mar. 31.
Midnight Larks will celebrate the release of their self-titled debut on Sat., Mar 31 at the EARL alongside Reverends and Twisty Cats. Doors open at 9 p.m. Admission is $8-10. 21+ to enter.
More Info
Bandcamp: midnightlarks.bandcamp.com
Facebook: @MidnightLarks
Instagram: @midnightlarks
Twitter: @midnightlarks
Hommeboy – “Call Me Andy”
From the standalone single
Inspired by Andy Warhol, Hommeboy’s latest single “Call Me Andy” is a spring-loaded house and funk jam that strikes with all the playful energy of a backyard trampoline. The Atlanta rapper and producer has always been one to inject bright colors and mirth into his music and his first release of 2018 is among his most emphatic and ebullient work yet. I never thought I’d get as much joy from hearing “Basquiat” interjected within a chorus, but Hommeboy has a way of shaping his oddball ideas into something feverishly refreshing. – Avery Shepherd
More Info
Bandcamp: hommeboy.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @homme.boy
SoundCloud: @heyhommeboy
Twitter: @heyhommeboy