Category: News
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The Great Oxidation Event Emerges
sugar sk*-*lls x Coupler collab on this immersive, 30 minute, conceptual composition.
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I’m Your Man, available today
How do you summarize the works of Chris Crofton? For most, he is known as a comedian or satirist. His column for the Nashville Scene, The Advice King, is always a keen balance of humor and hard reality. His podcast, Cold Brew Got Me Like, is a litany of insights on politics and recent events…
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sugar sk*-*lls × Coupler release ode to cataclysm
The Great Oxidation Event nearly destroyed the planet and created life as we know it. A musical ode!
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Welcome Jessica Breanne to YK
Very happy to announce that yk Records will be releasing the next full-length album from Jessica Breanne. Her 2021 album, Rosebud Queen, was in regular rotation over here at YK HQ, largely due to Breanne’s distinctive and mesmerizing voice. The forthcoming album continues to entrance and evolves her musical styles even further. There’s plenty of…
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Myspace, Burned CDs, Lostwave and plenty of intrigue
The new release from Alex Caress has a story that unfurled over decades.
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Chris Crofton releases “I Don’t Believe” video
The third and final single before the release of I’m Your Man.
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Music you can feel in your jaw: Gluggle Jug
The new EP from Cody Uhler is a highly unique, immediately enjoyable, journey.
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Matt & The Watt Gives on New Revolutions
Big thanks to the New Revolutions show on Radio KCM; Knoxville’s Community Radio station for not only interviewing Matt Pelham of Matt & The Watt Gives but putting that full interview online for all to enjoy! Many great insights about how the songwriting and recording process, the release show and what to look forward to…
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“Die, Die, Die” wrestles with political incompetents
The latest Talking With Hands EP, The Coin, was inspired by the despair of the political landscape in 2025. Specifically, the re-election of Donald Trump sparked a fire of inspiration for songwriter Matthew Smith. “The urgency in these songs comes from America’s decision to re-elect a profoundly unqualified person as president. I see a lot…
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Talking With Hands begins new era, releases The Coin
Talking with Hands has continously explored new genres and styles throughout the entirety of their body of work. The World and Ourselves is different from Pastiche, is different from Organic Machine, etc. etc. There’s always a sonic throughline but the explorations are distinct. Today, The Coin begins yet another new era of sonic exploration. This…