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Parlor Greens performing their song, "Parlor Strut," live in Portage Lounge studio in Loveland, OH
Parlor Greens performing their song, "Parlor Strut," live in Portage Lounge studio in Loveland, OH
![Michael Nau - Smokeflowers [OFFICIAL AUDIO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QPSr2atTZDw/mqdefault.jpg "Michael Nau - Smokeflowers [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
Stream / Download Smokeflowers / Sing To here: colemine.lnk.to/kcr003
Michael Nau is back with a new beautiful track. Out today via Karma Chief Records, this release follows his fifth LP, Accompany. The song was recorded over the last few years in Nau’s home studio.
“Smokeflowers” came to be while Michael was searching for sounds on some newly acquired recording gear. It’s a slow, swirly waltz. Nau strums his acoustic guitar over a consistent bass groove, as simple string lines hover in the wings. The lyrics are poetic and thoughtful, but not prescriptive, as Nau leaves plenty of room for the listener to apply their own meaning to each verse. Whitney McGraw, Michael’s wife, sang harmonies on the choruses.
The track feel like a natural next step from Nau’s latest LP, Accompany, which was recorded with a full band and produced and engineered by Adrien Olsen (The Killers, Lucy Dacus, Fruit Bats). Now, as Michael explores and captures new ideas on his own, the resulting sound is stripped back and slightly less refined. “I was testing out a new tape machine that I had, and then I sold it,” he explained. “They’re single songs that just kind of happened without other songs around.” Although the track doesnt find itself on an LP, “Smokeflowers” stands firmly on its own. Like everything from Nau’s growing catalog, they merit thoughtful listening and reflection from old fans and new.
MICHAEL NAU
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![Kendra Morris - Next [FULL ALBUM STREAM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QqU6fWzV7fU/mqdefault.jpg "Kendra Morris - Next [FULL ALBUM STREAM]
Order / listen to Kendras new board game concept album! colemine.lnk.to/kcr12044
1. In My House - 0:00
2. Dear Buddy - 3:48
3. After Midnight - 7:49
4. If I Called You - 13:13
5. Back With Me - 16:57
6. Flat Tire - 19:59
7. Bill - 23:55
8. Don’t Wanna Be Happy - 27:17
9. Go Nowhere - 30:19
10. Something In Common - 34:25
With her fourth full-length album of original material, idiosyncratic singer/songwriter Kendra Morris invites you to join her in the DIY kaleidoscope world of Next. Morris’s latest record for Karma Chief strips away the veneers of layered production and slick sounds to create an album that may be Kendra at her most authentic, one in which the creative process is vibrant, beautiful, and messy, buoyed by heart and the imperfectly perfect now.
A concept album in reverse, Next ties Kendra’s cast of characters to a vintage board game in the spirit of Milton Bradley’s finest retro dice-rolling moments. Travel along Next’s block-to-block journey, and this universe reveals itself. You can hear the sonic palette resonate with Morris’s influences and inspirations. Decades of New York sounds and voices bend and blend at the seams of these tracks—a world where the Brill Building and Warhol’s Factory thrive on the same block while Blondie and the Frightnrs explore rocksteady sounds. Doo-wop and boom-bap soundtrack a UHF network’s worth of cut-and-paste stylings, all the while paced by Morris, an artist equally at home behind the lens as she is in front of a microphone.
Kendra Morris and Karma Chief Records invite you to play along with Next, a sonic journey where the roll of the dice means excitement and adventure. It’s Next, complete with 10 tracks and hours of fun for the whole family. Some assembly required. Turntable, CD/cassette player, or streaming service sold separately.
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![Leroi Conroy - Path Of Man [OFFICIAL AUDIO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R0K-K9UnA2I/mqdefault.jpg "Leroi Conroy - Path Of Man [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
Order Leroi Conroys debut LP! http://colemine.lnk.to/clmn12038
Perhaps the darkest cut on the album. A repetitive minor riff repeats throughout the opening on piano, guitar, vibraphone, and bass. Eventually the drums fall in driving the dark point home with haunting choral background vocals. A flute melody courtesy of Michael Sarason (Say She She) offers some light in the darkness, but it’s not to last. Sounds like a mashup of early David Axelrod with a slightly more sinister lean a la Budos Band.
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![Oliver James & The Gripsweats - Nothing Is Forever [OFFICIAL AUDIO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RDifs-rhCXQ/mqdefault.jpg "Oliver James & The Gripsweats - Nothing Is Forever [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
The new 45 from Oliver James, out now! https://colemine.lnk.to/clmn239
Tennessees Oliver James, a time-capsule of classic R&B sound, returns to the Colemine label with two new tunes pressed onto one must-have 45.
The A-side features his first new track since 2022. 1-2-3 is an upbeat soul stomper à la Memphis and Stax. Nick DeVan and Vincent John (Eraserhood Sound) co-wrote the track; they finalized the instrumentals but were stumped on the lyrics. Thats when James was called in, and he used his time working at a church to shape the lyrics that eventually became this number.
The B-side was a collaborative effort with Nashvilles gritty-funk ensemble The Gripsweats. Its an earnest song with lyrics inspired by James & DeVans commiseration. Im no stranger to love that I used to know, laments James; his favorite line of the song. Cushioned by lush string and horn arrangements, Nothing Is Forever is a melancholy and heartfelt foil to the A.
OLIVER JAMES
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![Parlor Greens - Emeralds [OFFICIAL AUDIO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RzsVSRmOql0/mqdefault.jpg "Parlor Greens - Emeralds [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
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The title track from Parlor Greens second studio album is here! Emeralds finds the trio in top form, starting with a slow simmer before falling into an Idris Muhammad-inspired groove and killer top line courtesy of Adam Scone (organ). But the real payoff comes as the tune starts its dramatic conclusion. The slow simmer evolves into a rolling boil as Carman (drums) steadily and expertly brings up the energy while Jimmy James soars on top with a shredding guitar solo.
Witten by Tim Carman, Jimmy James, and Adam Scone
Produced by Parlor Greens and Leroi Conroy
Mastered by Doug Krebs
Adam Scone - Organ
Jimmy James - Guitar
Tim Carmen - Drums
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