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South Rail Presents: Top 20 Albums of 2011

January 3, 2012 2 Comments

Happy New Year! What a way to start-off 2012 then to reflect on all the great music 2011 had to offer. So much in fact that we decided to make our Top 15 list and Top 20!

As always, next to each album title is a “Purchase from he artist or label” link, which takes you directly to the best possible way to purchase each album… directly from the band! If the artist doesn’t sell directly, the link will take you to their label. Support the arts, and keep these great musicians’ careers in-check for 2012!

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01

Those Darlins: ‘Screws Get Loose’
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On their debut, selt-titled LP, Those Darlins delivered to the world a fantastic album smothered and covered in deep-country roots blended with that perfect dosage of rock n’ roll. For the band’s sophomore effort, ‘Screws Get Loose,’ they show us that they’re a band who is here to stay, offering us nothing but growth, sustainability and song writing gold. If you don’t know of this Nashville 4-piece yet, they are soon to be a house-hold name and this LP is the proof.

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02

Middle Brother: ‘Middle Brother’
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So, what do you get when you put three great up-and-coming band front-men and songwriters into the studio? One hell of an album! Add a dash of Corndawg and call it a classic.

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03

Hunx & His Punx ‘Too Young To Be In Love’
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Shannon Shaw of Shannon of the Clams + Seth Bogart (aka Hunx) are the perfect song writing team! Even thought Hunx and his Punx’s Punkettes played their last show this Fall due to the band’s other 2 members leaving this fall and with Hunx releasing a solo album in February, we hope this isn’t the last we hear from this Shannon/Seth project.

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04

Black Lips: ‘Arabia Mountain’
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Mark Ronson producing Black Lips. Yeah, we had our doubts too… but just seconds into the LP’s first track ‘Family Tree’ and this full 16-track album became the jam of the summer.

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05

Ranch Ghost: ‘Live at Mt. Swag’
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Who needs a studio album?.. here is some live rock n’ damn roll at its finest! With a live show this promising, Ranch Ghost is one of our main bands to watch for in 2012.

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06

Natural Child: ‘1971’
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A killer follow-up to several amazing 7-inch releases and the perfect soundtrack to start and end the party. (The songs streaming below are only 4 select tracks from the LP).

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07

The Coasts: ‘The Coasts’
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A two-piece from Little Rock do good with their diverse self-released debut. Only available via Bandcamp this year, expect to hear a lot more from The Coasts in the coming year. You can download the full album for only $5 (above or below) and a portion of the record sales will go towards the Hope For Haiti’s Children Foundation.

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08

Secret Cites: ‘Strange Hearts’
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A stellar sophomore effort that was released less than a year after their debut LP, 2010’s ‘Pink Graffiti.’ If you ask us, with 2 great full length albums in under a year, that’s pretty impressive!…  and the perfect formula for future success.

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09

Nikki Lane: ‘Walk of Shame’
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A wonderful debut LP, Nikki Lane gives a fresh take to country’s roots while giving it a modern twist that is refreshing to hear.

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10

Jeff the Brotherhood: ‘We Are The Champions’
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Look out world, the Jeff-bros are hear to stay! And this album says nothing but that. Recently signed to Warner Brothers (for the follow-up to this LP) and dropping an amazing 7-inch with Jack White via Third Man Records, we can’t wait to see what 2012 has instore for this 2-piece.

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11

The Features: ‘Wilderness’
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12

Royal Bangs: ‘Flux Outside’
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13

Jonny Corndawg: ‘Down On the Bikini Line’
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Stream the full album below:

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14

Prussia: ‘Poor English’
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Stream ‘Poor English’ Vol 1, 2 & 3 below:

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15

The David Mayfield Parade: ‘The David Mayfield Parade’
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16

Big Kitty: ‘Florence’
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Stream a couple single from the LP below:

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17

Wanda Jackson: ‘The Party Ain’t Over’
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18

Bass Drum of Death: ‘GB City’
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19

Colossal Gospel: ‘Circles’
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Stream the full album below:

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20

Gold Leaves: ‘The Ornament’
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Getting Local

ROYAL BANGS: Bring it to Chattanooga!

July 29, 2011 0 comments

We are pleased to announce that Royal Bangs will be stopping by JJ’s Bohemia Saturday, August 13! Which is the day after Big Kitty’s record release party and the Nightfall Music Series featuring Wanda Jackson! Update: The Wanda Jackson show has been canceled

It’s been a few years since these Knoxville boys dropped by Chattanooga, but since then, their sound has only grew while at the same time, they narrowed down to a 3-piece! If you haven’t heard their latest LP, Flux Outside, which was recorded at former Sparklehorse member Scott Minor’s Knoxville home studio last year, you are truly missing out. And to get a vibe of what their live act is sounding like lately, check out their Letterman performance featuring the LP’s first single ‘Fireball’ below:

Also, download some killer Royal Bang remixes… The first is Royal Bangs’ remix of Warpaint’s ‘Bees’ and the other is Deerhoof’s remix of the Royal Bang song ‘TV Tree’ which is from their latest LP:

Download: Warpaint ‘Bees’ (Royal Bangs Remix)



Top 10 of Albums of 2009

December 14, 2009 0 comments

It’s that time of year again, where everyone puts together their top albums. There were so many amazing releases in 2009 that it was very hard to narrow down…but these are The South Rail’s top 10 of 2009:

1) Royal Bangs: Let It Beep

2) Deer Tick: Born on Flag Day

3) White Denim: Fits

4) Those Darlins: Those Darlins

5) Passion Pit: Manners

6) Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

No Lala stream available.
Stream album here

7) YACHT: See Mystery Lights

8) Harlem: Free Drugs

No Lala stream available.
Stream album here.

9) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: Up From Below

10) Major Lazer: Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do

Royal Bangs: FREE WOXY DOWNLOAD

November 17, 2009 0 comments

As we told you this morning, Royal Bangs were kicking off the return of Lounge Acts on WOXY.com (at 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT)… And encase you missed it, WOXY has the entire session available for FREE DOWNLOAD!

Download: Royal Bangs WOXY Lounge Acts
(Click ‘Complete Session’ for interviews & songs or download by each individual song title)

After today in Austin, Royal Bangs are on their way overseas:

11.22 – Video | Ghent, BE
11.23 – The Fly | London, UK
11.25 – MUZ | Nuremberg, DE
11.27 – Hafen 2 | Offenbach, DE
11.29 – B72 | Vienna, AT
11.30 – Westgermany | Berlin, DE
12.01 – Gebaude 9 | Cologne, DE
12.03 – Point Ephemere | Paris, FR
12.05 – Bazar Curieux | Rotterdam, NL
12.06 – Paradiso | Amsterdam, NL

WOXY Lounge Acts Return!

November 17, 2009 0 comments

Since WOXY moved from Cincinnati, OH to Austin, TX a few months back, they lost one of their best features… the live WOXY Lounge Acts which had featured hundreds (maybe even thousands) of amazing live sets and interviews with bands we all know in love…

Well, wait no longer, Lounge Acts are back on WOXY starting TODAY with The South Rail favorites Royal Bangs!!!! Tune in today at 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT and get your FREE MP3 or WMP stream here.

Here is the rest of this week’s schedule:

Tues Nov 17 Royal Bangs 3:30p ET / 2:30p CT
Weds Nov 18 Mission Of Burma 12:30p ET / 11:30a CT
Thurs Nov 19 Thao with the Get Down Stay Down 2p ET / 1p CT
Friday Nov 20 Elvis Perkins In Dearland 3p ET / 2p CT

ROYAL BANGS: My Car is Haunted

October 23, 2009 0 comments

We can’t get enough of this band… and couldn’t even pick the single to introduce you to them! Say hello to Royal Bangs from Knoxville, TN!

What I think we love best about this band is how their music & energy fill that void in our musical heart where future Death From Above 1979 albums would have lived. Every track from Royal Bangs’ new, sophmore album ‘Let It Beep‘ is a winner and you can’t (and won’t) stop listening… don’t believe us? Well, download the song My Car is Haunted‘ FOR FREE and let us know what you think!

FREE MP3: ‘My Car is Haunted’


Buy ‘Let It Beep’ here