Category: News
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Matt & The Watt Gives has arrived
👼 It is with an abundance of joy that yk Records announces the arrival of Matt & The Watt Gives debut, self-titled, full-length, album. Without any context, you should tap play on the nearest embed, click purchase on your favorite download platform or start streaming on your favorite streamer. All three are acceptable actions. Matt…
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Chris Crofton releases “Vitamin D”
Chris Crofton is known for many things. He writes a regular column for the Nashville Scene called Advice King. Those articles were compiled into a book for Vanderbilt Press called The Advice King Anthology. He’s a stand-up comic and a podcaster with a long running show – Cold Brew Got Me Like (before that, Best…
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Finding Flow State with phiz
In July of 2024 I was asked if YK would be interested in releasing a collaboration between Cortney Tidwell and Tristen called phiz. These songs were recorded a decade prior but had recently been revived from a hard drive and were ready for the world to hear. Of course I jumped at the opportunity and…
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Fetching Pails unleashes “Ruiner”
In August of 2024, Fetching Pails released “Shattery” – the first single from a new batch of songs written and recorded as a trio. Previously, Jill Townsend had written and recorded the entirety of Telekinesis for Beginners and was looking to freshen up the process. Who better to help with that than Dillon Smith and…
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“i lost my fkn mind”
As you know, yk Records recently released a very special pair of songs from phiz – a spontaneous collaborative project from Cortney Tidwell and Tristen, two names that ideally already have a large space in your music library. Following up the wonderful news, we are happy to announce that there’s now an official video for…
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Introducing phiz; a Tristen + Cortney Tidwell collaboration
phiz is the spontaneous collaboration of two of Nashville’s finest, Cortney Tidwell and Tristen Gaspadarek. These two tracks were found on an old hard drive, revived from a batch of bootleg recordings of jam sessions captured years ago. Tristen recalls, “We came together to play music and sing with each other and trade songs. Her…
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Matt & The Watt Gives, “The Shade” has arrived
The second single from Matt Pelham’s new endeavor – Matt & The Watt Gives – has arrived! It’s a further look into the new soundscapes of the forthcoming full-length LP, due out this summer. “The Shade” is an upbeat track soaked in alto sax, funky bass grooves and driving keys. We’re obviously biased but it’s…
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The B-Side: Talking Talking with Hands
A casual, diverse and a little meandering chat with Talking with Hands.
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Talking Talking with Hands
At the tail end of 2024 I got the chance to sit down with Matthew Smith – aka Talking with Hands – and talk in-depth about his third full-length record, Organic Machine. Much to my delight, I got a lot more than just a track-by-track breakdown of the record. Matt divulged his history with music,…