{"id":1986288,"date":"2025-08-29T09:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1986288"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:12:18","slug":"new-music-to-check-out-from-columbia-sc-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-to-check-out-from-columbia-sc-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"New music to check out from Columbia, SC bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s a quick overview of some new releases that Columbia bands and solo musicians have put out lately. Got a new track you want plugged? Email editor@free-times.com<\/a> for consideration.<\/p>\n

DAZR, \u201cDAZR\u201d<\/h4>\n

This self-titled EP by the Columbia hard-rockers DAZR does not seek to change the world. It does not seek to enlighten you or send you down some new spiritual path. DAZR is here to rock, rock hard, steal your girlfriend and then go home. This five-track salvo acts like grunge never happened, reaching all the way back past hair metal to seize upon the style of classic riff-rockers like Aerosmith and the New York Dolls. That is to say, there\u2019s classic metal in here, but there\u2019s punk as well, and there\u2019s even an old-school power ballad (\u201cCan\u2019t Take It Anymore\u201d) that\u2019ll have you waving your lighter (or cellphone) like it\u2019s Skid Row\u2019s \u201cI Remember You.\u201d Listen here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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George Fetner\u2019s latest release is \u201cEpoch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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George Fetner, \u201cEpoch\u201d<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re a fan of Columbia\u2019s George Fetner & The Strays, prepare to be shocked. If you\u2019re not, prepare to sink into a fascinating experience. Fetner\u2019s new release, \u201cEpoch,\u201d is a thousand miles away from the good natured but hard driving acoustic-electric rock of The Strays. It\u2019s a tone poem divided into sections, an ambient soundscape that\u2019s just as unnerving as it is soothing. Fetner has created an epic composition here that dances along the edge where melody meets avant-garde experimentation. It\u2019s one hell of a compelling listen. Listen here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cForbidden Cache\u201d by Gl\u00e1ss.<\/p>\n

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Gl\u00e1ss, \u201cForbidden Cache\u201d<\/h4>\n

Aaron Burke, singer, songwriter, guitarist and general creative force of Gl\u00e1ss, is one of our state\u2019s most brilliant artists (even though he hails from Dublin). Burke doesn\u2019t simply release albums of songs, he creates complex, mysterious compositions that mix dissonance with heavy guitar crunch and lyrics that display a sort of twisted introspection. You don\u2019t really need to understand the deeper meanings in \u201cForbidden Cache\u201d to enjoy the sheer experimentation and noise of it, but however much you allow yourself to sink into the music, you\u2019ll be rewarded by it in kind. Listen here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cRevival Songs\u201d by King Saul & The Heretics<\/p>\n

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King Saul & The Heretics, \u201cRevival Songs\u201d<\/h4>\n

From the demented, distorted music box sample that opens the album through its 15 tracks of pitch dark gothabilly, there is nothing about King Saul & The Heretics\u2019 new album that will make you feel clean. Seibert wails in a truly demented madman-preacher style while pounding irresistible rock grooves into the dark, cold ground. The chords might be familiar, but the oddball delivery and truly disturbing ambience make this a truly memorable album. It takes a while to get the smell of this one out of your clothes. Listen here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Admiral Radio\u2019s new EP, \u201cConsider Me a Lighthouse\u201d<\/p>\n

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Admiral Radio, \u201cConsider Me A Lighthouse\u201d<\/h4>\n

The folk\/Americana duo Admiral Radio has been around Columbia for a while, but they haven\u2019t recorded too much. That\u2019s why it\u2019s nice to have this new EP that shows off their nimble acoustic instrumentation, tight melodic skills and spellbinding vocal harmonies. You\u2019ll hear the ghost of S.C. bands like Shovels & Rope on the opening \u201cDown Home Southern Lovin,\u2019\u201d but \u201cHome Tonight\u201d sounds like no one else \u2014 it\u2019s a gorgeous ballad that sounds as big as the sky despite the sparse arrangement. \u201cCotton Candy Sky\u201d is a fun, quirky love song, \u201cI Don\u2019t Have The Words\u201d is a stark, heartbreaking ballad and the EP winds up with the sunny, bright-eyed \u201cSong For Me.\u201d It\u2019s hard not to be in a better mood after you listen to \u201cConsider Me A Lighthouse,\u201d and these days, feeling better is no small thing. Listen here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n