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Murder Shoes Releasing New Album Daydreaming November 6th

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 22, 2015 12:52 pm Tagged With: indie, Rock

On November 6, Land Ski Records will release “Daydreaming,” the full-length debut from Minneapolis, MN indie rock band, Murder Shoes. The album features eleven compelling tracks of dark, reverb-heavy guitar and sultry female vocals. The single, “Nineteeneightyone,” which was just featured by Red Bull Sound Select, is available for free download. Daydreaming by Murder Shoes […]

Watch: Ann Wants To Dance by Papooz

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 21, 2015 1:31 pm Tagged With: indie, Pop

Sometimes a song or video arrives in my inbox that just brightens the mood and forces you to stop what you are doing to just dance or simply ride out the pleasant vibes. That’s exactly what happened with Papooz’s new video for their single “Ann Wants to Dance“, a catchy Parisian pop song that will […]

Don Beck Releases New Project Shadows of Dreams

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2015 12:28 pm Tagged With: indie, Rock, singer, songwriter

After spending 49 years in the music industry including working with heavyweights such as Bob Babbitt of the Funk Brothers and Motown fame, Jim Kirby keyboardist for the late and greats Roy Orbison and Jimi Hendrix, Mark Beckett of Muscle Shoals fame, and Dan Furmanik top Nashville session player; what’s next for Don Beck? Playing […]

Emily Shirley Releases Duotone EP…and you need a copy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 9, 2015 1:01 pm Tagged With: Blues, Funk, indie, jazz, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, Texas, United States

From the moment I clicked play on Emily Shirley‘s Duotone EP, I was blasted off into a world of catchy, melodic, big-sounding, epic, jazzy indie pop… and I’m hooked. Emily Shirley has a new fan. [Tweet “This is one of the best EPs I’ve heard from a #songwriter since the last time I typed those […]

Watch: Before The Ride by Lanye featuring Luke Levenson

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 6, 2015 2:30 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Electronic, indie, Nashville, Pop, Rock, United States

Lanye sent in his video for Before The Ride featuring Luke Levenson. On top of being a dope visual, this song is the jam. Turn this one up to 11 and let it ride. I had to hit repeat. Lanye is currently studying music biz at Belmont in Nashville.

Interview with Noah James Hittner – musician, author, and inspiration

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 1, 2015 12:00 pm Tagged With: Electronic, indie, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Singer/songwriter, musician and author Noah James Hittner recently came across our radar. After checking out his album Flesh & Metal and learning about several books he has published, I decided it was time to ask Noah some questions so we could learn more about this multi-talented artist. Be sure to support Noah’s music by sharing, […]

Figures Set To Release New EP, Unravel, In November

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 29, 2015 10:19 am Tagged With: Alternative, indie, Rock, United Kingdom

Essex (UK) band Figures is set to release their new project Unravel on November 15th but this group of high quality musicians was cool enough to send us an advance copy. Delivering a jammin’ 4 songs in the spirit of ’90s hard and alternative rock, Figures’ progressive sound is akin to a more light-hearted version […]

Linear Downfall Announce Sufferland Release

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 28, 2015 12:45 pm Tagged With: Experimental, indie, Nashville, Psychedelic, Rock, United States

We’ve covered Linear Downfall before and some of you might have seen them during our annual coverage of MusicTree Festival in Manchester, Tennessee (aka this interview). The Nashville based experimental band has announced the November 6th release of their new project Sufferland. Sufferland is a full-length album that is accompanied by a film. It is […]

A review of Manchester’s Newest Indie band: Uncle Sam Shot My Pony

by Featured Guest September 26, 2015 8:21 pm Tagged With: indie, Rock, Tennessee, United States

Hello everyone, This is my first band review on MidTNmusic and before I begin I want to express my excitement for being added on to the writing staff here at MidTN and I look forward to my time here. With that out of the way, let us get to the good stuff. Uncle Sam Shot […]

Ted West Releasing New Project, Stream Bittersweet Descent

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 24, 2015 10:23 am Tagged With: ambient, Electronic, indie, Pop, Rock

Ted West blesses our ears with his ambient, groovin’, chilled out single “Bittersweet Descent” off his upcoming project True West due out October 27, 2015. Stream this tune below, then continue reading. Starting his career as a stage actor with roles ranging from Pharaoh to Elivs, Ted found himself tagging along with his then-girlfriend who […]