Dear Blanca Performs New Song, "Noma", Live from Dead Tree Festival

Post-Echo press release:



With new band members, Dayne Lee and Conner Mills, in tow, Dear Blanca recently performed at this year's Dead Tree Festival unveiling a collection of new tunes- including "Noma", a song blending the raw angst of Talker with a gentler, melodic direction.

Given life in 2011 and named after the late grandmother of Dylan Dickerson, Dear Blanca consists of Dickerson himself and long-time bandmate Marc Coty on drums. Offering an eclectic range of sounds inspired by diverse acts such as 80′s punk group Minutemen as well as Townes Van Zandt, Dear Blanca promises energetic rock music coupled with folk-songwriting aesthetics both mild-mannered and rambunctious.

Dear Blanca’s debut LP, Talker, was released on February 12, 2013 via Post-Echo.

Check out "Noma" here.

Watch Dear Blanca performing "Havana Tonight" at this year's SXSW.

Stream Dear Blanca's debut LP Talker- available as a CD and digital download.

Listen to "Bright Light" from Mount Moriah's new album, Miracle Temple

Merge Records press release:

Mount Moriah shared "Bright Light" from their forthcoming new album Miracle Temple via SPIN today. In their premiere, SPIN described the track as a "luminous Southern-rock shuffler."

Listen & share "Bright Light" now at the Merge SoundCloud page

Where 2011's Mount Moriah tended towards the simpler, Miracle Temple boasts fuller arrangements, replete with forceful vocals and lyrics that read like prize-winning poetry. The instrumentation's more soulful, the choruses more rambunctious, and the band's vision of the South is even more intricate -- and conflicted -- than it was before. No stone goes unturned: whether it's meditations on gender or reminisces of ex-lovers, Miracle Temple supplies both eloquence & rock 'n' roll in abundance.