The Ledge #678: New Releases Pt. 2

This month's second part of The Ledge new release is dominated by two of my favorite regular elements - female-led rock and roll and Rum Bar Records.  

There are two lengthy sets of high octane bands led by female vocals, along with the show-opening debut of Tamar Berk's new single, "Stay Close By", which was released today! The full album comes out on September 5, and Tamar noted in the email that accompanied her tunes, "‘ocd' is my fifth studio album in five years, and somehow it feels like the most personal and intense one yet. I’ve always written from a place of deep reflection, but this album digs into the spirals—my anxiety, obsessions, fears, memories, dreams—all of it. It’s raw, loud, messy, sometimes funny, sometimes devastating. Just like my mind."

There's also two sets devoted to the plethora of fabulous tunes recently put out on Rum Bar Records, highighted by two of my favorite records of the year by The Dogmatics and The Peppermint Kicks. "Nowheresville" is as strong as anything The Dogmatics have put out in their almost 45 year existence, while The Peppermint Kicks certainly load up the sugar in their pop-rock masterpiece, "Pop Rocks In My Chewing Gum".

But that's not all, obviously, as there are two hours of some of the best new music to come out in recent weeks. Check it out and let me know what stood out for you!

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1. Tamar Berk - stay close by

2. The Dogmatics - Key of B

3. The Dogmatics - No Likes No Comments

4. The Peppermint Kicks - Number One Record

5. The Peppermint Kicks - We Did It All For Rock & Roll

6. The Gypsy Moths - Before The Lights Went Out

7. The Hi-End - Ghosts On The Radio 

8. Rick Barton - The Great Unknown

9. The Cornfed Project - Cover Up

10. The Jive - Good Time Call

11. The Chelsea Curve - KINDAWANNA

12. The Vibeke Saugestad Band - Hey Now Sunshine

13. Laura Jane Grace - WWIII Revisited

14. Wet Leg - jennifer's body

15. Gina Birch - Causing Trouble Again

16. Panic Shack - Girl Band Starter Pack

17. Xanny Stars - Green Sugar

18. Acapulco Lips - Everyday

19. No Sugar - Freeway to the Firedome

20. Bee Bee Sea - It's All About The Music

21. The Twistettes - Bounce Baby

22. Luke Haines & Peter Buck - Going Down To The River To Blow My Mind

23. Bee Bee Sea - It's All About The Music

24. The Oxy's - Poison Apple

25. The PoZers - Ease off My Heart (IPO Mix)

26. JIMMY VAPID - I'M GONNA MAKE HER MINE

27. Eel Men - Honeymoon

28. The Warlocks - We Are All Lost

29. Visual Learner - Last Channel (Four Of Your's)

30. Coffin Break - Stupid Love Song

31. Oog Bogo - Cowgirls

32. Moving Targets - Saw Too Much

33. Empty Bones - Accuracy