Next up - Dodd Ferrelle's Lonely Parades

It's been three years since Dodd last graced us with new material. A lot has changed in Dodd's life since The Murder of Love was released in 2005 - Dodd got married, and has added not one, but two bundles of joy. With all those good things going on, it's no surprise that Lonely Parades is a more upbeat record than its morose predecessor! Lonely Parades should hit the streets on March 10.

That's not all that's different on this outing. After two records and over five years of touring and recording with a static backing band (the Tinfoil Stars), Dodd has opted to return to the sound and feel of his first solo record, 2000's Carriage on the Hill. Not having a backing band has allowed Dodd to free himself to experiment more with instrumentation and invite the musicians to play on each track that make sense for that track, rather than trying to fit the arrangements to the band. As a result, Dodd plays more instruments on this record than ever before. Musicians on the record include renowned Athens musicians such as Jon Mills (who also played on Carriage on the Hill), Kyle Spence, Claire Campbell, John Neff. Revered Americana artist Jim White also guests on the record. One piece of continuity - Dodd has once again at Chase Park Transduction with David Barbe.

In other Dodd news, Dodd has recently remastered Carriage on the Hill, which is now available digitally. There are also plans in the works to make the rest of Dodd's back catalog available digitally.

Dodd recently performed live at Paste Magazine - check it out!

Also in March - The Preakness's A Class Act in a Bad Situation

The Preakness has always been our favorite Triple Crown race. It's the shortest of the three races, and places a premium on brevity and economies of effort. The race itself usually clocks in at about the length of a pop song!

Atlanta's The Preakness has much in common with its racing namesake. Its trademark jangly pop songs typically span the length of the fabled race, with no wasted notes. The band, which already has an EP under its belt, is set to release its first full-length record, titled A Class Act in a Bad Situation, with a target date of March 31. Expect pre-ordering availabilty a week or two before the release.

Come celebrate the release of the record at The EARL on March 28 with special guests The Selmanaires and our good buddies Jupiter Watts!

Faith Kleppinger's Boulevards out now!

For all of Faith's fans out there, Boulevards is ready to order! Faith's third solo release, Boulevards successfully ties together both her earlier solo records, as well as her earlier work in the Little Bobby Taylors. Boulevards features five tracks recorded with Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recordings in Nashville, Indiana, which is where No Galore was recorded, and a sixth track recorded at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia, with David Barbe, who brought us Asleep in the Well. The remaining four tracks were recorded with Tony Whitlock at Queensize Twin Air in Indianapolis, Indiana. Musicians on the record include Kenny Childers and the other members of Gentleman Caller, many of whom played on No Galore, Blake Rainey and David Barbe (again, from Asleep in the Well), the aforementioned Tony Whitlock, and other members of the fertile Bloomington, Indiana music community. Faith penned eight of the ten tracks, with one song written by Kenny Childers and the other by Faith's former Little Bobby Taylor's bandmate, Judson Henry. You can order it from the Store page.

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