Monday, January 25, 2010

Something a bit different-- local stuff

A small collection of a few bands out of/well known in the Nashville-Murfreesboro area. Basically, groups that made me realize that good stuff is still being made.

-Wax Fang
If you look into one band from this collection, look into Wax Fang. Though they don't call Nashville their home, they play the local venues enough to be considered honorary citizens. Their most recent album, La La Land, is often compared to The Wall, with frontman Scott Carney playing the part of Roger Waters. Truly a great band with some solid output, particularly the aforementioned La La Land.

1. The Doctor Will See You Now
2. World War II (Pt. II)
3. Cannibal Summer

I'm not exactly sure how to describe these guys. But I like them. I like them quite a bit. Definitely the most underappreciated of all these groups.

1. Cowboy Jazz
2. Puppetry

-How I Became the Bomb
Pop. Very much pop. Not exactly my thing, but worth a listen.


Yes. These guys again. Basically the reason I looked into any of the other groups, and still my favorite of the bunch, this is a track off the second half (the 80s power ballad side; the other is like Spaghetti Western Robots or something) of their second album.

1. Light Up the Night