Our Deli jurors finished rating the Nashville artists who submitted to be considered for our Year End Best of Nashville Poll for Emerging Artists. The artists listed below are qualified for the poll’s next phase and bands nominated by our jury of local scenemakers will be announced soon.
Heypenny has come out on top, and it's little surprise considerng the year these indie party poppers have had. They released their debut full-length, A Jillion Kicks, in February, then finished out 2011 with a contrasting colelction of slow and pretty tunes on Tendre.
Mr. Miller by HeypennyBad Cop's gritty garage also made the cut; they've weathered many a rotation of band members and still come out with relentless, scuzzy pop - most recently on the EP I Can't Slow Down, released last November.
Bad Cop - Daylight by ROIRRachel Pearl made it with nothing more than steely-yet-ultra-feminine vocals and tunes that match Lady Gaga and Florence + the Machine in flamboyancy, infectiousness and grandeur.
With a Wilco-esque combination of couldn't-care-less easiness and folky bounce, Daniel Ellsworth and The Great Lakes can't seem to write a song that isn't catching, and it's likely why they've made it into the music pile.
The Stephen Sebastian Band proved themselves with a country-tinged craft that seems to idolize Ryan Adams and the rootsy rock of Tom Petty.
And finally, there's Umbrella Tree, a quirky, folky indie pop threesome with playful live performances and a sort of perfect dynamic. Stay tuned for your turn to vote!
Sometimes it’s hard to remember through Diarrhea Planet’s stage antics that they’ve got the skills. There’s nothing like a live show, with flying objects, usually beer cans and water bottles, rocketing through the air like the Fourth of July, stage diving in groups, and various forms of friendly assault. On Sept. 20, Diarrhea Planet share their jewels with the world, and thank the punk rock gods for that.
The teaser “Warm Ridin’” foreshadowed the glory of Loose Jewels, and the rest of the record delivers. And it’s not sloppy, either – just beautifully obnoxious and loud. There are sonic similarities to an endless stretch of punk aficionados, cigarette requests (“Cigarettes”), forgiveness for over-tanning (“Orange Girls”), crushing bass and guitar bowling over anything in its path, contrastingly sparkly, wiry guitar melodies and guttural growls that sound like dry heaves.
There’s not a disappointing track on here – disappointing as in it fails to revive your party/drinking mood, rock you or otherwise get you off. What else is to be expected from a record that opens with the Diarrhea Planet manifesto and ends with “There’s so much fucking shit to deal with/and I quit/so give me another beer/we’re gonna drink until the sun comes up/or at least til there’s no beer/and I believe god will find us/and forgive us for these stupid things.” Long live Diarrhea Planet and everyone they know. – Jessica Pace
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