Record Store Day has for obvious reasons been really different this year. The event usually happens in April, but this year was pushed back to June, and then later pushed back again and divided over three weekends in August, September, and October. And for the most part, it's been entirely online. The second drop was yesterday, and while i missed out on the reissue of the '90s Black Sabbath tribute "Nativity in Black," i did score the debut 7" from The Unrighteous Brothers. The duo consists of masked country music weirdo Orville Peck and East Texas singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen covering two all-time classics from The Righteous Brothers. It's kind of a silly idea, but also totally awesome. Check out both "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" below, and look for the record (online) in brick and mortar record stores everywhere.
A noisy mix of blues and garage rock, Nashville's Ron Gallo crafts music that feels like it's been pulled from time, gotten the shit shaken out of it, and then immediately broadcasted to the world. Listen to "Why Do You Have Kids?" below and get the "Heavy Meta" LP from New West Records.
Nashville's All Them Witches (not to be confused with synth-wave band All of Them Witches) make a driving, thudding, blues rock infused kind of post grunge. Post punk icy moodiness seeps in here and there with all of the layers of sound crafting a cacophonous psychedelic wonderland. It's all kind of intoxicating. The band's new album "Sleeping Through the War" is out now on New West Records. Listen to album opener "Bulls" below.
