Exclusive track debut from the Tulsa-based band fronted by Dustin Pittsley. "Satellite" is the second track off of the band's self-titled 2016 album.

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Dustin Pittsley Band - "Satellite"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based band Akiba. "Alan Kulwiki" is off of Akiba's 2016 self-titled album.

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Akiba

Akiba - "Alan Kulwicki"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based rock act Space4Lease. "Dot" is off of the 2016 EP "Hiraeth."

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Space4Lease - "Dot"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based band Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards. "Valencia" is off of the 2017 debut EP.

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Valencia

Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards - "Valencia"

Exclusive track debut from the Oklahoma City-based rapper L.T.Z. "Winter Winners" is a single released in 2017.

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L.T.Z. - "Winter Winners"

Exclusive track debut from the Oklahoma City-based Americana act Annie Oakley. "Abraham" is off of the band's 2017 "Lunar Manor Sessions" EP.

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Annie Oakley - "Abraham"

Exclusive track debut from the Tulsa-based songwriter Jared Tyler. "Dirt On Your Hands" is the title track of his 2017 solo album.

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Jared Tyler - "Dirt On Your Hands"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based band Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards. "Deserve" is a new 2017 single.

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Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards - "Deserve"

Exclusive track debut from the Oklahoma City-based songwriter Tanner Fields. "Redemption Day" is a single off of his debut 2017 LP that's due in late 2017.

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Tanner Fields - "Redemption Day"

Exclusive track debut from the Oklahoma City-based solo project Sun Riah. "Papa's Workshop" is off of M. Bailey Stephenson's 2017 LP, "Sitting with Sounds and Listening for Ghosts."

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Sun Riah - "Papa's Workshop"

Exclusive track debut from the Oklahoma City-based rapper L.T.Z. "Pop Trunk" is off of Tony LeSure's fourth full-length record, "Sophisticated Slabs."

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L.T.Z. - "Pop Trunk"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based band Haniwa. "Feels" is a single off of the band's full-length 2017 record "Violent Sun."

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Haniwa - "Feels"

Exclusive track debut from the Norman-based solo project LABRYS. "Bitch in a Band" is off of Penny Pitchlynn's untiled 2017 EP.

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LABRYS - "Bitch in a Band"

Exclusive track debut from Oklahoma City-based band Vonna Pearl. "Marigolds" is a single off of an unreleased 2017 full-length album that's scheduled for release in the fall. 

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Vonna Pearl - "Marigolds"

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Recess - "Tennessee Williams"

Breakup - "Be With You"

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Net - "Timelapse"

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WoRm - "Netflix N Trill" feat. L.T.Z.

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Kalyn Fay - "Baby, Don't You Worry"

Chef Slawta - "Dope Food"

On paper, it makes sense Kale Dumas could be a pop star.

At 20, the Oklahoma City-born musician has a long road ahead of him but give his first proper, studio-recorded single a listen. 

Learn more about the song here: http://newsok.com/article/5591443

Kale Dumas - "On Paper"

Swim Fan - "Crash"

The Ngheims is the labor of love and music outlet for the Oklahoma-based Nghiem siblings. 

Along with a rotating cast of characters, the duo have stuck together through collapsed recording sessions, familial loss and the inevitable — sometimes healthy — screaming matches.

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The Nghiems - "Ain't Nobody"

If you create music in the margins then what's the hurry?

Oklahoma City-born musician Michael Huff built his album “heck” at home after a day’s work was done. The LP is the result of patience and almost no creative constraints — outside of himself.

Learn more about the song here: http://newsok.com/article/5592420

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Michael Huff - "Mood Elevator"

Sophia Massad - "Insecurities"

Wake Up Wake Up

Junfalls - "Wake Up Wake Up"

The Middle of Nowhere is the brainchild of Nathan Poppe and his NewsOK blog. Also, it's a depository of everything that makes the Midwest unique. The coasts have a massive amount of influence on the country, but everything winds up funneling its way to the middle. That's where we come in. We're here to feature exclusive track debuts from artists living in the Midwest.

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