Releasing their album 'Back To The City' in 2018, Atlanta band Gringo Star are set to drop their new live album 'Controlled Burn' this summer via Baby Robot Records. The news coincides with the band's European tour which is currently running until March 2nd.
Atlanta rockers The Coathangers have announced news regarding the release of their upcoming album 'The Devil You Know'. Slated to land March 8th on Suicide Squeeze Records, the trio will release the LP on digital format as well as limited edition cassette tapes and vinyl.
Atlanta-based trio The Coathangers have announced news regarding their forthcoming European tour. The punk band will kick off their dates in Leeds on October 18th, ending November 17th in Lisbon. To coincide with the news, the group have also shared a live video of their song 'Hurricane', taken from their 2011 LP 'Larceny and Old Lace'. Filmed at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, California, you can watch the girls in full action below.
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Janelle Monáe has released her critically acclaimed LP 'Dirty Computer'. Already dropping a number of videos throughout the past couple of months, she has finally shared her new film, or as she calls it, an emotion picture that accompanies the new album. Directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning, it features actress Tessa Thompson, who has appeared regularly in Monáe's past videos. In fact, all of the vids are weaved into this futuristic film which help to complete the narrative of a bigger picture.
Atlanta rockers The Coathangers will release their new 'Live' album on June 1st via the Suicide Squeeze label. The album features the trio playing live at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, California. 'Live' is the follow-up to The Coathangers' 2017 EP 'Parasite'.
Janelle Monáe has announced the release of her new album 'Dirty Computer', dropping April 27th. To warm everyone's taste buds, the superstar has not only released one video but rather two simultaneously.
The first, 'Make Me Feel', is directed by Alan Ferguson and features Monáe playing a number of character roles in a setting that references punk, new wave and more.
The second video, the Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning-directed 'Django Jane', finds Janelle Monáe rapping whilst stylishly dressed with a mini army of biker jacket clad dancers.
Whilst the city of Atlanta may have a stake on the sound of trap music, there is a bubbling punk scene that is happening beneath the surface. One of the groups that are at the forefront of the punk circuit in the ATL are the threesome known as The Coathangers. Forming in 2006, these rockers have released a number of 7" records as well as three LPs over their decade span. With their forthcoming 'Parasite' EP out June 30th via Suicide Squeeze, they have shared one of the songs taken from the release entitled 'Captain's Dead'. A spicy delivery in content, sing-a-long hooks and clever instrumentation makes this another winner for the trio.
With a voice often compared to Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse, Atlanta jazz singer Betti …
Run The Jewels originally scheduled their album 'RTJ3' to land on the 13th of January, however, the duo gave fans a treat by releasing it shortly before Christmas. Ironically the impact of the sudden availability was so great that the Run The Jewels website literally crashed! The new album features appearances by Danny Brown, Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio, Trina and more.
