LISTEN: On ‘Halfway to Amarillo,’ Tim Wolf Laments Lost Love
Are you ready for some heart-wrenching Americana? If so, you’re in luck.
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UMC20: New Music in Bloom (April 19, 2022)
Spring is a time for renewal, and we’ve refreshed our UMC20 playlist with 20 more vibrant tracks of all shapes and sizes.
It feels cliche, at this point. We always try to bring you variety here, and this week is certainly one of the stronger examples of that in 3 1/2 years of weekly UMC20 playlists. It’s also hard to believe we’ve almost been in Nashville for 3 1/2 years, but that’s a story for another day.
The story today? The sonic magnificence that awaits you below!
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Can you believe that we’re already at the quarter pole of 2022?
It’s hard to believe that New Year’s Day is already three months behind us. Much has happened in the world since then, as it has in music.
We have a month’s worth of those musical happenings right here, rolled into a compilation that paints a beautiful picture of this wild and wonderful month. Get your fix of the Best of March below!
Listen to UMC20Songs You Should Hear: Get ‘All Wrapped Up’ in Some Colorful Rock Tunes
Jenna’s back this week with some Songs You Should Hear, and she has selected songs that span varying aspects of the human experience.
We’ve got fun and heartbreak alike on this week’s compilation, with rock (and similar genres) being the common bond that all of these tunes share. If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, we implore you to do just that below.
Hear What You ShouldPREMIERE: Borrowed Sparks Set to Release ‘Patron Saint,’ Live from The Smoakstack
Since the latter stages of 2021, Borrowed Sparks — the project of Americana-punk singer-songwriter Mike Bay — has been releasing live cuts recorded at Nashville-based studio, The Smoakstack.
The final installment drops this Friday, and it’s a truly gripping rendition of one of the band’s most poignant tunes.
Hear it FirstUMC20: Catching Up! (Mar. 22, 2022)
Things got a little busy around these parts last week, which is why we weren’t quite able to get you a fresh, hot batch of fire back on the 15th.
With that said, we think what we have for you on this week’s all-new UMC20 is worth the wait! We start off by rocking your world, before things get a bit more tender in the middle. Then, we have some pop anthems on tap before things get suuuuper experimental toward the end.
Ready to dive in? Same here. Let’s go!
Listen to UMC20Songs You Should Hear: Live in Hope, Dance in the Rain, and Don’t Text Your Ex
First of all, we’ve been getting a ton of submissions on the form lately! Thank you all for your diligence. We’re looking forward to digging in and getting a lot of this new music featured, one way or another, in the coming weeks.
In fact, we have a few choice cuts for you today, recently submitted by independent artists near and far. And, with a headline like the one on this article, you’re surely curious to hear what’s in store, right?
Hear What You ShouldPREMIERE: Nicole Boggs & The Reel Have the ‘Existential Blues’
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made many of us question just about everything about the state of the world — and our places in it.
This feeling was palpable for Nicole Boggs & The Reel, and it helped them create some of their most gripping art to date with their new single, “Existential Blues.”
Hear it FirstLISTEN: J.Antonette Returns with ‘Back Pocket’
J.Antonette is back again with her first all-new single of 2022 — and in the process, she wants you to remember that you should never settle for being treated as second best.
Hear ‘Back Pocket’UMC20: What’s Up with Spotify? (Mar. 8, 2022)
First, a PSA: if you released music to Spotify within the past week, check to see if it’s online. There were some tracks we planned to include on this week’s UMC20 that, for some reason, have gone dark over there.
Anyway, the good news is that there’s always plenty of fire in the music ecosystem to fill out a UMC20. We found plenty of it in the submission form and numerous inboxes, and we’re excited to present it to you today. Let’s go!
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