Under the Counter Tapes Spring, Texas
Defunct tape label.
Under the Counter Tapes recommends:
"Local metal" as a genre. Self-aware about how dumb it is, yet completely devoid of pretension. Also it rips.
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Top shelf sun-baked garage pop from Arizona. Gorgeous, ethereal vocals, incredible guitar tone, one of the best rhythm sections in the genre. Perfect soundtrack to chasing a mirage in the desert.
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Coming of Age
by (Eli)zabeth Owens
An apparently ambitious and personal work of progressive psychedelic folk rock. Many of the arrangements here are astounding. Supporting a good cause is certainly a nice bonus.
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Drunk Dial #12 - Gentleman Jesse
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Buoyant one-off release from a long-running Atlanta band who juggle garage rock, folk, and power pop; don't miss the Mark Morrison cover.
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Drag All the Lights Inside
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