MP3: Natural Child To Release 7" On Jeffery Drag Records

08.02.2012 via: Audible Treats
Pre-Orders For 8/21 Release Include A Pack Of Rolling Papers With A Digital Download Card

Critical Praise for Natural Child: "Somehow, between the dizziness of bong rips, they've done more than just spew out mindless releases. They've managed to elevate their sound from the commonplace amped-up garage of their early singles to a complex level that's more accurately likened to classic rock fused with country and blues." - Stomp and Stammer "They're a lot more fun than the Black Keys or Kings of Leon or the few other bands that supposedly carried the torch for real rock in the past decade, and For the Love of the Game shows Natural Child maturing rapidly upon the classic rock radio moves of their debut 1971, and settling into their own skin a little bit."- Get Bent "Natural Child led off with their swampy blues-punk, their road-vetted, gritty riffs and doubled vocal melodies a sweaty, stoner-friendly pleasure as always. Wes Traylor probably has my favorite bass tone of any Nashvillian, and Natural Child is basically as much a comedy act as a punk band — what with their face-pulling and intentional cross-talk banter. Truly, one of the best sets I saw all day." - Nashville Scene The Song: On August 21, Jeffery Drag Records will release a 7" from Nashville favorites Natural Child. Side A features the Neil Young-esque track "Mother Nature's Daughter" while side B features the slow jam "Bodyswitchers Pt. II". The 7" will be available for pre-order on August 13 from Jeffery Drag's webstore. and each pre-order will come with a pack of Natural Child rolling papers containing a digital download card. Rolling paper packs/digital download cards will also be sold separately. 300 of the 7" were pressed on black vinyl, 100 on opaque lavender, and 100 on mixed marble. Get Bent had this to say about "Mother Nature's Daughter": "Natural Child isn't fucking around with this classic rock stuff. For those still digesting the Stones-y country-rock influences all over their latest album For the Love of the Game, this track will be even more of a shocker. 'Mother Nature's Daughter' sprawls over five minutes, features a blazing epic guitar solo, and sounds like a vintage outtake from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in their prime." Natural Child is extending their September tour in support of their highly anticipated third LP Hard in Heaven due out September 11. It is the second LP the band is releasing this year. Their tour includes West Coast dates, Canadian dates and a NY show at Brooklyn Bowl on August 11. Download "Mother Nature's Daughter" here: http://media.audibletreats.com/Natural_Child-Mother_Natures_Daughter.mp3

Natural Child Tour Dates:

8/2 - Ottawa, Ont @ Babylon w/ MV&EE
8/3 - Toronto, Ont @ Magpies
8/4 - Hamilton, Ont @ This Ain't Hollywood
8/5 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR (free)
8/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl

NATURAL CHILD TAKE TEXAS w/ Birdcloud
8/31 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
9/1 - Lubbock, TX @ Depot Oyster Bar
9/2 - Austin, TX @ 29th St Ballroom
9/3 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
9/4 - Beaumont, TX @ Victoria House
9/6 - McAllen, TX @ Simon Sez
9/7 - Corpus Christie, TX @ Theo's
9/8 - Laredo, TX @ Old No. 2
9/10 - Tucson, AZ @ Plush
9/11 - Tempe, AZ @ Yuca Tap Room
9/12 - Las Vegas, NV @ Neon Reverb Festival
9/13 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar
9/15 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Noise Pop Festival
9/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
9/18 -.Santa Cruz, CA The Blue Lagoon
9/19 - Eureka, CA @ The Shanty
9/20 - Portland, OR @ Rotture
9/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Olio Festival
9/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Comet
9/24 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
9/25 - Minneapolis,MN @ 7th St. Entry
9/28 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House Parking Lot

Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop Split 7" Out on Jeffery Drag Records

via: Audible Treats

07.31.2012

Jeffery Drag Hosts Twitter Contest for Limited Edition Clear-Lavender Vinyl

Critical Praise:  "Need some garage rock for your Saturday? Look no further than the combo of Turbo Fruits and Bad Cop. These two Nashville bands are so raw and gritty that you'll be left dizzy after listening. The great thing about garage bands like these guys, is that their music seriously sounds like it's being played live right in your living room (or car) (or wherever else you might be, I guess)." -The Record Stache "Nashville is pretty much running shit when it comes to rock 'n' roll nowadays, aren't they?" - Get Bent "Bad Cop's offering is 'Wet Lips,' a hectic garage-rocker very much in the spirit of the Trashmen, if they had made grainy, lo-fi videos with comely young women writhing around in them." - Listen Dammit "Turbo Fruit's contribution, 'Love Tennessee' is a rumbling love letter to the Volunteer State, using fuzzy guitars and washed-out vocals to celebrate its residents' shared love of drinking whiskey and partying hard." - Consequence of Sound The 7": Available now on Jeffery Drag Records is a split 7" featuring "Love Tennessee" by Turbo Fruits and "Wet Lips" by Bad Cop. In addition to the 300 pressed on clear vinyl, there is a limited edition of 100 clear/lavender ONLY available at theJeffery Drag webstore and the record store Grimey's in Nashville. Jeffery Drag will host a contest to give away a limited number of clear/lavender splits. The most creative Tweets that tag all three Twitters - Turbo Fruits(@TurboFruits), Bad Cop (@BadCopMusic) and Jeffery Drag (@JefferyDragRecs), will win. The tracks are currently available on iTunes. Check out Jeffery Drag's promo video: Both tracks were selected for MP3 of the day at Spinner: http://www.spinner.com/2012/07/12/bad-cop-wet-lips-free-download/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/07/11/turbo-fruits-love-tennessee-free-download/ The Turbo Fruits track "Love Tennessee" is an anthem of sorts for the radical music scene bursting out of Nashville (JEFF the Brotherhood, Pujol, Natural Child) with lyrics: "Whiskey and Coke/Telling bad jokes/This is the place to be/We love Tennessee/No place we'd rather be/No place like Tennessee/That's where we'll always be." Like their previous music videos, the video for Bad Cop's single "Wet Lips" also stars an attractive femme fatale. The sixties garage rock sound is stressed by the swirling psychedelic footage-It's a wild rock'n'roll party you'll want to be invited to. Turbo Fruits has been on tour with Deer Tick since April and Bad Cop recently toured with Cage the Elephant. Both bands will have full-length LPs out later this year. Attention vinyl junkies: We have a limited amount of 7"s available for review-let us know if you're interested and we'll send you a copy. Listen to "Love Tennessee" here: http://soundcloud.com/audibletreats/love-tennessee-by-turbo-fruits Love Tennessee by Turbo Fruits by audibletreats Check out the "Wet Lips" video here:

Featured Friday Music Shuffle - Not to be an Imposition Mix

Greeting and salutations... it's Friday and that means it's time for our Featured Friday segment where we create a playlist with one song by each of our Featured Artists for the Month and hit the shuffle button.  Today due to song length, we have two songs in the shuffle, but rest assured each of our Featured Artist will have their moment on Featured Friday.

 First up with have Cosmonauts who are from Glen Falls, New York.  So far the band's catalog tells the story of Emily Malone and Daniel Raincourt. Who met in their childhoods at an orphanage.   You can go here to get The Disfigurement of Emily Malone which was released in the March of 2011.  And here to get The Demise of Daniel Raincourt which was released on my birthday in January of this year. 

  

The song we offer up today is from The Demise of Daniel Raincourt.  The Heritage Day Parade is the second to the last song on the record. 

Next up, we have Cupla, a hard-rocking band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Cupla recently released a single and video (the video is featured on the Featured Artist Page) called My Stand which addresses the important issue of Bullying.  50% of the proceeds from the single go toward efforts to combat bullying.



Today, we have I'm Going which is the lead track off the band's 2011 album, Letters Home.

 

Here's Cupla doing an acoustic version of I'm going from CXCW 2012.

 

 

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Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Go-Go Dancer Mix

First:  In case you missed it over the weekend, ETTG BOTM for May, South of Ramona, dropped a new EP called Step Inside yesterday. Read my review here. Hit it up the Band's Website for more information.  Please notice the kind words about yours truly.  Remember, a good review cannot be bought, but I never turn down free beer!

Also, yesterday we unveiled our Featured Artists for August.  Check them out here. At least two of the Featured Artists are dropping some new music today.  Check out new music from Pony Boy and from The Holograms.  This is purely a coincidence... or is it... yes, it is... maybe... probably...

Now to the shuffle:

First up we have legendary singer-songwriter, J.D. Souther with House of Pride from his 2008 release, If the World Was You. 

Here's Souther performing a different song in one of my favorite places - San Juan Capistrano.

Next up we have Don't Say from the eponymous album by the British Indie band of the same name.  It's Scars on 45.

 

Next we have One Way Train which the title track from to the 2011 EP by WPB, FL singer-songwriter Alex Bennett.

 

Alex covering Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine

  

Finally, we offer you, Seattle-based singer-songwriter, Damien Jurado from his most recent release Maraqopa which is out on the Secretly Canadian label. The song is Life Away from the Garden.

  

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Featured Artists for August

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 Featured Artist for August

 (Lots more to follow throughout the month.)

COSMONAUTS

CUPLA

THE DANBURY LIE

THE HOLOGRAMS

THE IMPERIAL ROOSTER

LONERS SOCIETY

PONY BOY

ROOFTOP RUNNERS

SIRS
TRAVERSE THE SKIES

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Love Conquers Mix

Good morning from Nashville.  Once again, congrats to Vinyl Thief - our Band of the Month for July. I try not be too political in this forum, but for the record, it has been many years since I have eaten at that certain fast food establishment that everyone is talking about these days, and I that will not change anytime soon. When I eat patently unhealthy food, I prefer it without the hate...  *puts soapbox away.

As you know, if you are a regular reader, I live in Nashville and write about the music I like. Since December (or so), I disproportionate number of bands I've written about have come from the New York/New Jersey area. There are number of reasons for this, mainly that I have received the most support, encouragement and enthusiasm from that music community. Also, there is some damn fine music coming out of that scene. 

That being said (and as I've mentioned before), at the time I was first being turned on to the depth and breadth of music out side of the Top 40, I "discovered" the Nashville music scene.  I have been a fan, friend and supporter of Nashville's diverse music scene for over 20 years. And while, it was never my intention or desire to write a blog solely devoted to Nashville music, I am grateful when I have the chance to do so. 

So I am pleased that again today, I had a Nashville band come up on my morning shuffle - let's get to it.

Daniel Pujol who records under just his last name, makes good, loud ROCK music.  I had the good fortune to see the band play Grimey's for Record Store Day this year, and it was one of my highlights of the day.  His latest release called, United States of Being (on Saddle Creek), dropped in June.  Today's song, though comes from 2011's Nasty, Brutish, and Short. Battles is a nifty rocker. 

 

 

Next up, we have San Francisco based, Aoede. Aoede has recently come to my attention via the power of social media, and I've been enraptured by the beautiful, haunting Pop music. The song today is called Does Your Heart Ever Stop Feeling and you can find it on Skeletons of the Muse which was released in April.
 

 

Could not find Does Your Heart Ever Stop Feeling on YouTube so check out Aoede singing the National Anthem!

 

And finally, we have a song from Jack Ashford and His Funk Brothers from the album of the same name.  The Funk Brothers were legendary Motown session players, and according to one source have played on more number one songs than the Beatles, Elvis, The Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined.  The song today is called Black Jack and it's funky.

 

Here's a clip about The Funk Brothers

 

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Band of the Month Results - Vinyl Thief

Congratulations to Vinyl Thief.  They pulled down the most votes to become our Band of the Month for July 2012.  That means they have earned an automatic bid into our Band of the Year Poll which will get underway in just about 4 months!  Here's the band killing it live at the Tin Roof.  If you are in or around Nashville tonight, Vinyl Thief will be celebrating their Band of the Month victory* with a show at Mercy Lounge.  After that, they will begin work on their follow-up to Rebel Hill!

So as of now, the following bands have earned a guaranteed spot in the Band of the Year Poll:

December 2011:  In Cages

January 2012: MAKAR

February 2012:  The Gypsy West

March 2012:  Northbrook Garage

April 2012:  The Disappointment

May 2012:  South of Ramona

June 2012: Skeletons in the Piano

and July 2012: Vinyl Thief

The following bands are in contention for a coveted "Wildcard" spot:
The Dead Exs, The End Men, Sci-Fi Romance and Nikki Sue and the Bad News.  

And finally a new month means a new list of Featured Artists.  Stay tuned, we have  that list for you soon!