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50THIRDAND3RD Staff Picks - Album of the Year: Japanese Breakfast with Soft Sounds from Another Planet

50THIRDAND3RD Staff Picks – Album of the Year: Japanese Breakfast with Soft Sounds from Another Planet

You guys should be so very proud of me in this moment… I have chosen a fucking favorite. Yes that’s right, yours truly has picked a sole winner for my listening pleasure in 2017. So I guess you can say I grew a little bit this year. Anyway enough about my ambivalence, the album that stirred my being is the very talented Japanese Breakfast with their second studio album, Soft Sounds from Another…

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MALA VISTA- Total Punk Rock Release with Locked Away

MALA VISTA- Total Punk Rock Release with Locked Away

Sometimes you just connect with a certain label and it gives you all the feels when you see a new release on their bandcamp page, ahem WFB Recs. Which brings me to Brooklyn rockers Mala Vista and their latest release of “Locked Away” via What’s for Breakfast Records. The song is featured on a split with Charlie’s Stripe. The beginning starts out with this high speed riff that gets you going as…

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CAYETANA- Official Video Mesa from New Kind of Normal

CAYETANA- Official Video Mesa from New Kind of Normal

Official video “Mesa” from Cayetana’s latest album New Kind of Normal, released May 5 2017 via Plum Records. Totally punk rock and totally my kind of jam. They are just the definition of cool and as they escape through rabbit holes and hook me with their sweet melodies. Cayetana is out of Philadelphia and have been playing together since 2011. Read our Q+A with Kelly Olsen back in 2015. Band…

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BELLA LOKA- New Video of the Day with Go Down

BELLA LOKA- New Video of the Day with Go Down

Music video for “Go Down” by Bella Loka, taken from forthcoming album The Light, The Mud & The Dark, released via DEFDISCO April 2017. This video is the definition of trippy and curious, eccentric and creeper perfection. I can’t take my eyes off their sinister style and the music fits like a glove. Bella Loka is charming, electronic duo Tea & David Boothby out of Camden Town, recording at Abbey…

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Julien Baker Sings "Distant Solar Systems", New 7" B-Side

Julien Baker Sings “Distant Solar Systems”, New 7″ B-Side

This song gives me all the feels, Julien Baker’s “Distant Solar Systems” is everything. It’s a dreamy and ethereal ballad of beautiful music and I never want it to end. “Distant Solar System” is the B-side to the 7″ with “Funeral Pyre”. This Memphis based artist is currently on tour and you can catch her at The Ryman on April 12th here in music city. Check out this heart wrenching song below and…

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TY SEGALL- Black Magick

TY SEGALL- Black Magick

New release by Ty Segall and I am all over it. This one titled “Black Magick” is part of the two song EP “Sentimental Goblin”, released March 17th. Don’t get me wrong, I love the hard rock stuff, but this is just perfection. I am not even going to admit how many times I have listened to this single today alone. It has that lo-fi vibe, soaked in sounds of The Beatles, Beach Boys (think Pet Sounds)…

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GIRLPOOL- 123

Happy Monday! New music for today’s video of the day with Girlpool and their new one, “123” from the upcoming album Powerplant out May 12th. Pre-order the album here. Girlpool is Harmony and Cleo and I love them. Check out tour dates and preorder the new album on their website. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram…

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CAGE THE ELEPHANT- Bundle Up It's Cold Cold Cold

CAGE THE ELEPHANT- Bundle Up It’s Cold Cold Cold

God don’t you just loooooove when Cage the Elephant gets stuck in your head. This new one “Cold Cold Cold” off the latest release Tell Me I’m Pretty, their fourth studio album. The band is doing some heavy touring and will be playing huge festivals including Bonnaroo and Governor’s Ball this summer and playing here at the mother church, The Ryman April 30th. The shows will be what they call “Live…

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MARS PRESENTS: The Cosmic Troubadour, King Corduroy Album Release Event at The 5 Spot

MARS PRESENTS: The Cosmic Troubadour, King Corduroy Album Release Event at The 5 Spot

Mars Presents the Cosmic Troubadour, King Corduroy for his Album Release event happening at The 5 Spot next Wednesday, October 11th also featuring acts BANG!BANG! and Shawn Mayer. Kurt McMahan aka King Corduroy makes his 5 Spot premier for the release of his third album LA Skyline. Originally from Montgomery, AL, Kurt spent six years in Austin, TX honing his craft while absorbing the troubadour…

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VON STRANTZ - New Single Through the Looking Glass is Out Today

VON STRANTZ – New Single Through the Looking Glass is Out Today

Listen up, please and thank you. Von Strantz has a new single releasing today and I think you should definitely check it out here today on 50Thirdand3rd! Their new single, “Through the Looking Glass” is the follow-up to the duo’s album Apple of Your Eye released just last September. A bit of a sneak peek on what is to be on their upcoming full length album. “Through the Looking Glass” is an…

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PATSY'S RATS- New Release Givin' Up with Wink and Spit Recs

PATSY’S RATS- New Release Givin’ Up with Wink and Spit Recs

Recorded in Portland, OR, new single by Patsy’s Rats with Givin’ Up. Seemed appropriate and I am digging it. Cool vocals that seep into your psyche with a guitar riff that kinda breaks my heart. “Givin’ up and givin’ in, it’s like a friend…” Released this month via Wink and Spit Records. I hope that Patsy’s Rats continue to create these “bedroom pop tunes” for as long as possible. The band is…

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BULLY- Kills to be Resistant from New Album 'Losing'

BULLY- Kills to be Resistant from New Album ‘Losing’

Just released new music from Bully! “Kills to be Resistant” from their latest album Losing dropped last week via Sub Pop Recs. I feel I don’t need to tell you all this, you probably had it written down, carved out in your mind the minute this album was released. Bully has this unique way of being totally punk rock but with soft lyrics in between the hard hits that make it all totally genuine.…

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SAINT ALTO- New Single 'Tell Me Something' from New Project Spiel

SAINT ALTO- New Single ‘Tell Me Something’ from New Project Spiel

Ahhhh… New song from Saint Alto, “Tell Me Something” is my heaven right now. I know it’s just a matter of time before these guys are on every indie-folk station known to man. Those strong vocals could lead me anywhere and I would most definitely follow. They have a relaxing sound with heart wrenching messages and passionate sounds. It’s dark yet beautiful and it breaks my heart while mending the…

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The Loft Club - New Single "Flicker" featuring Lisa Loeb

The Loft Club – New Single “Flicker” featuring Lisa Loeb

British indie band The Loft Club, have released their new single “Flicker,” featuring a guest appearance from Grammy-nominated recording artist Lisa Loeb. “Flicker,” a double A-side, available through Lightyear/Caroline, comes bundled with an original version of the track. The melodic and ardent ballad, showcases lead singer Daniel Schamroth and Lisa Loeb’s vocal talents, perfectly blended in a…

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THE MOLLY ROCKET- New Release Revolve for Record of the Day

THE MOLLY ROCKET- New Release Revolve for Record of the Day

Latest single released from East Nashville duo The Molly Rocket with the name “Revolve”. A song of self discovery and mental health awareness, this song drives home the emotional struggle you need in your face right now. It’s creeping melody and sharp vocals are better than coffee on a Monday morning. The Molly Rocket will be playing the High Watt here in Nashville October 25……

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VON STRANTZ- The Sisters New album, Apple of Your Eye

VON STRANTZ- The Sisters New album, Apple of Your Eye

Von Strantz has new music on the return of an Oakland, CA field trip. They have just recorded and released their brand new album Apple of Your Eye. Recorded analog at Tiny Telephone with an all-star cast of musicians, engineers and producers, Jacob Winik, Elijah Ford, Rob Shelton, Jason Slota & John Vanderslice. It was released September 5, 2017 and it will soon be released on vinyl this fall.…