Americana Highways premieres Linda Draper's "'81 Camaro" and includes it on the "New Americana" Spotify playlist

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I'm excited about the way Linda Draper manages to infuse this easy-breezy country number, “’81 Camaro,” with candid, emotional ambiguity, a trademark traceable to her anti-folk roots. It's the trick of a master and Linda brings the same energy to the video (featuring authentic country line-dancing filmed at Cowboys in Orlando). She tells us, “I have never had more fun making a music video. We shot it in Orlando, partially at Fun Spot amusement park, checking out the coolest classic car show in town, playing games in the arcade, going on rides, and drinking beer.”

Americana Highways has the video premiere and writes that the song carries “feelings of longing, in a delightfully blended brew." The site has also featured the track on its new "New Americana" Spotify playlist, a veritable treasure trove of great new songs. I love when artists discover kindred spirits this way, as Linda did this weekend when she discovered Julian Taylor’s tune "It's Not Enough" and promptly knocked out a TikTok cover. Julian says, “I’ve never had anyone on TikTok sing along with one songs. Thank you Linda. You made my day :-)” If you’re on TikTok, why not give Linda a follow?

New album 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 is out January 21.

Jenny Parrott scores KUTX's "Song of the Day"

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The title track from Jenny Parrott’s new album was KUTX’s "Song of The Day" this past Thursday! The station’s Jack Anderson observes, “Unlike the similarly-named avian companion, Jenny Parrott has never needed to mimic anyone else to express herself… Parrott and her bilingual, triple-octave singing style have migrated into a soaring solo effort [and the upcoming new album, due at the end of this week, features] some of her finest vocal performances to date." Okay! Hear “The Fire I Saw (Is There Anyone To Meet Me?)” right now!

In Austin? Join Jenny at Hole In the Wall ATX this Friday, November 12 at her album release extravaganza!

Ghettoblaster shares "Positive Feedback Loop" by The Nervous Hex

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Hey, didn't see you there. Come on in. Over here we have the premiere of "Positive Feedback Loop," the latest lyric video from The Nervous Hex, taken from the trio's debut self-titled EP coming out this Friday, November 5. The band's mix engineer, Joe McGrath (Morrissey, Green Day, Against Me!), describes their work like this: “It feels like I missed the last PATH train, so I had to sleep in the Hoboken terminal.”


Yes! Thanks to Ghettoblaster Magazine for hearing that too!

Austin Chronicle is listening to Jenny Parrott

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Austin Chronicle on Jenny Parrott’s new "Georgica" single (link in bio): "As if the singer-songwriter scribed the lyrics while sitting on a cloud, the feathery and bouncy 'Georgica' sounds like floating. A reminder of Jenny Parrott's easygoing verse and strong musical talent."

Full LP 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 is coming a week from Friday, on November 12!

The Nervous Hex aims to spark revolution with "Wash," featured now in New Noise

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I love sending music out into the void and getting feedback from actual human beings that strips me of my ‘sending music out into the void’ feeling. The Nervous Hex is here for fans of Sonic Youth, Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, and The Feelies, and the band’s Ryan Traster says the lyrics “explore the idea of looking inward to spark revolution, whether that be a personal revolution, cultural revolution, or both. Side-stepping the notion that there is going to be a savior that swoops in and really changes things.” See the lyric video today via New Noise Magazine.

The self-titled debut EP drops Friday, November 5 via Dead Stare.