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Lola Montez makes non-poser, groovy metalcore songs in Nashville, TN.
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GRIT. Nashville musicians LOLA MONTEZ have done their time. From 2018 to 2019, the band single-handedly booked and performed over 100 shows across the eastern half of the US. From New York to Florida, Texas to Minnesota, they were intent to send a message. At the time, their signature heavy indie/alt blend of big meat hook riffs, brazen vocal belts and raucous drums found an admiring audience onstage and off with help from their popular Facebook page.

To further prove a point, they booked a weeklong tour in the UK with MONSTROUS CHILD BOOKING in June 2019. The six-shows-in-seven-days tour took them from London to Edinburgh in support of their just released album, DISSONANT DREAMS.

In 2020, a tornado ripped through East Nashville, wiping out plans for upcoming hometown shows as well as vocalist Inga Rudin’s place of work. Throughout the rebuild and subsequent pandemic, the band forged on and continued to self-produce diverse singles, music videos, livestreams and merch like they always had.

In 2021, the group began reworking their sound; the familiar Lola elements of melancholy melodies, anvil riffs, wide-open choruses and pop sensibilities were now upgraded. Heavier grooves, electronic elements and non-linear arrangements reminiscent of modern metal reflected their desire for growth. Their work has now culminated in an ep called SUBVERSIONS, named for its unapologetic display of avoiding stereotypical songwriting rampant in metal.

The idea of subverting conventionality in a stale genre had become the ethos for the project. For this band, the attitude is in the authenticity. "Evolution is critical to progression,” says guitarist Blake Scopino. “If you don't evolve, you die. The craving creates fascination, obsession and passion. That never goes away and neither does this band.”

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Pigeons is a one person music project based in South Jersey

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Out of upload space/ not paying for SoundCloud
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Hala is the borderless alt-indie project of Detroit-based songwriter/producer, Ian Ruhala. Beginning as an at home, D.I.Y., recording venture in 2014, Hala has since released two full length records, one EP, and several singles. This includes; 2016’s, Spoonfed, which recorded in an attic behind the Motown Museum offered the bedroom pop breakout, “What Is Love? Tell Me, Is It Easy?.” 2018 brought the release of “Sorry,” a fun, jangly, pop piece, which flashed Ruhala’s guitar prowess at its pinnacle. Red Herring via Cinematic Music Group, would be Hala’s second proper full length, but it also marked the first time the recording outfit would shift into a professional studio. The album would become a “hodge-podge” of home recordings, and studio recordings, showcasing Ruhala’s genre-hopping capabilities, rendering songs like “Somehow,” and the caffeinated, but pop-centric number, “Why Would You Want Anything To Do With Me?.” Hala’s first release in 2023 brings yet another new chapter. Single “R.S.V.P.” is both heavy and danceable in an interesting juxtaposition. It also hints at Hala returning back to the more independent mentality in which it began. Look forward to Hala’s intensive release schedule throughout the rest of the year, and companion music videos as well!

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