With a new video premiere, Beats Per Minute compares The March Divide to a bevy of heavy hitters including Big Star and Fountains of Wayne

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With all due respect to Jared Putnam, the story here is: “This clip just so happens to star a puppet that could have been a background extra in Labyrinth.”

Yes! Maurice, the puppet star of The March Divide's “Tension In The Air” video (worked by director Hector at Subharmonic City Productions) is back, staring in the clip for “Corduroy,” a deep cut from the new album 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, out now on Slow Start Records.

Beats Per Minute writer Josh Pickard says, “The song brings to mind the jangling echoes and chunky rhythms of bands like Big Star and Cheap Trick, but also lays some of its earnest adoration at the altar of mid-90’s alt-rock (I’m looking at you Gin Blossoms and Matthew Sweet) — a rumbling sound which was repurposed in the early aughts by bands like Fountains Of Wayne and Sloan.”

How could you not listen to that at work?!

V13 premieres "I Wanna Hate You" and notes The March Divide's deftness for blending "melody, levity, and popular appeal"

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“The perfect blend of melody, levity, and popular appeal... pop-rock gems with lots of fun melodies and hooks.”

In their premiere coverage of the “I Wanna Hate You” video by The March Divide – in which a perfectly nice picnic goes perfectly wrong – V13 also calls the tunes on the new album 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, “Sarcastic for sure, certainly humorous,” but also “rather confessional.” I love that!

𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 is out now on Slow Start Records. Jared Putnam's got lots of tour dates coming up that are also included in the article… Click for your life!

Nanobot Rock streams the new LP from "the most important Texas musicians you may have never heard of," The March Divide

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Today at Nanobot Rock: a full-album stream of 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 by The March Divide, which arrives this Friday via Slow Start Records. "Throughout the record an air of throwback feeling melodies pair with optimistic instrumental backing to take The March Divide’s cathartic honesty and make it feel more present than ever."

I've been working with Jared for a long time and I've always felt he's been honing his skills for a record with the level of commitment to catchy melodies, self-aware humor, and relatable catharsis that is 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴. Just like the above quote states! This album is a fine piece of work to be very proud of.

Click for your life!

Nanobot Rock takes on the short, sweet "acoustic prog" instrumentals from The March Divide's upcoming LP

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𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 is the new album by The March Divide, dropping via Slow Start Records on June 10. The album contains two short and sweet instrumental tracks, each automatically named for the street Jared Putnam was on when he recorded the voice memo. Nanobot Rock is teasing them out for us in anticipation of premiering the entire album this week. Go over and watch the "poetically rare Texas snow day" in "Mont Del Dr.” Then, dig “Dover Cir.,“ which ”quickly takes on an almost acoustic prog rock 3/4 sound reminiscent of Howe/Kaye."

Tune back this Wednesday for a stream of 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 in its entirety.


The March Divide's "Tension In The Air" is "perfect, necessary, and great" according to Central Track

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Good evening! Here we are again, back for another edition of 𝘔𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳, where we document the continuing adventures of this video star puppet.

"The March Divide is great... 'Tension In The Air' is the perfect example of a necessary viewing," said Central Track on Monday in its "Song of The Day" post.

"Perfect,” “necessary," and “great" are three words that should have you out of your mind excited to watch this video. Heck, we should all be using these words to describe ourselves personally, no? Self-care is important. This, my advice to you.

New album 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 by The March Divide is out June 10 on Slow Start Records.

In a new Spill premiere, The March Divide's Jared Putnam shares details about his Gin Blossoms influence

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A new single by The March Divide is out and I'm worried about Jared. Thanks to The Spill Magazine for posting "King of The Lost Cause" this morning, a song in which Jared is clearly trying to provoke our concern:

I’m at my best when I’m lost / I’m fucking up at any cost / That’s why they call me / King of the lost cause

Thoughts and prayers, bro!

𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 is out June 10 on Slow Start Records.