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RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 3/24/2021 Bendigo Fletcher “Evergreen” The first single from their forthcoming Elektra debut Early: WFPK, WCLY, KMMS and KYSL Produced by Ken Coomer of Wilco Playing the JBE Virtual SummitFest this week! Previously toured with Nathaniel Rateliff, Mt. Joy, CAAMP and Hiss Golden Messenger “‘Evergreen’meanders through the madness of the world and the constant reconditioning required to survive it all.” - American Songwriter Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors “I Need To Go Somewhere” His new single, out now Most Added AGAIN! New: WRLT, Music Choice, WCLY, WCNR, WEXT, KNBA, WZLO, KPIG, WUKY, WOXL Early: KTBG, WJCU, WCLX, WYCE, KRML, KMTN… “A hopeful—and hilarious—ode to getting back out there.” - Garden & Gun Drew and longtime collaborator Cason Cooley wrote the song together about the cabin fever we’ve all been experiencing and needing to just go Aaron Lee Tasjan “Don’t Overthink It” The new single from Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!, out now with fantastic reviews New: WNRN, WCLX, WVMP, KROK, KUWR ON: WRLT, KCSN, WUIN, WTYD, WBJB, WYCE, WCBE, KSMF, WJCU, WMVY, WUKY, KRVM “A triumphant progression, merging all Tasjan’s varied strands of his musical DNA into a genuine tour-de-force” - Rolling Stone “His best album yet” - Associated Press WXPN Free At Noon this Friday Ten Kills The Pack “Body” From his EP Life, Death, and Afterwards, out now New: WCLY, WVMP, KMTN, KROK, WYCE, KUWR ON: WJCU, WCBE, KLRR, WOCM, KRVM, KSLU Hailing from Toronto, his real name is Sean Sroka The name ‘Ten Kills The Pack’ comes from a card game that he plays with friends “By weaving together universal themes, Sroka has established Ten Kills the Pack as a leading voice in modern folk music.” - Exclaim Cas Haley “All The Right People” The title track single from his new album, out now New at WCLY ON: WNCW, WZLO, KSUT, KNBA, WCBE, WCLX, KSMF, WYCE, WFIT… “A breezy, instantly memorable singalong that allows you to surround yourself with positivity and good people.”- American Songwriter “Cas’ songs are folk songs - ones that will still be sung 100 years from now - THAT is his gift.” - Jon Batiste Edie Brickell & New Bohemians “Sleeve” and “Stubborn Love” Two new singles for radio to choose from, take your pick From their new album Hunter And The Dog Star, out now New: WDST, KUWR ON: KCSN, WEHM, KYSL, WNCW, WCBE, WVMP, KNBA, KSMF, WMWV, KSUT, WYCE, KXCI, WUKY, KHUM, XM Loft… Just played on Fallon! This is the band’s 5th studio album “A remarkably uplifting effort...” - American Songwriter (Rating: 4/5) William The Conqueror “Wake Up” From their new album Maverick Thinker, out now ON: KJAC, WDST, WCLY, WCLX, WZLO, KROK, WVMP, KRML, KSMF, WCBE, WBJB, WNCW, WYCE, KUWR, WFHB... New American Songwriter feature! “Whip-smart indie rock that harks back to Stateside influences - we’re hear- ing aspects of Speedy Ortiz and Pavement - alongside that scratchy, UK indie sound, the West Country group are moving in their own lane.” - Clash Kaleo “Break My Baby” The new single from Surface Sounds, out 4/23 Mediabase 13*, BDS Monitored 16*, Indicator 8*! JBE Virtual SummitFest this week! ON: SiriusXM Spectrum, KBCO, WXRV, WRLT, KRVB, KCMP, WRNR, Music Choice, WQKL, WFPK, WCLZ, WXPK, WPYA, WTMD, KTBG, WNCS, WCNR, WERS, WZEW, KVOQ, KJAC, WAPS... “The pounding beat and JJ’s breathless wail are practically hair-raising in their unquenchable desire...” - Atwood Magazine Tune-Yards “hold yourself.” The first single from sketchy., coming out this Friday Mediabase 35*, BDS Monitored 23*, JBE Albums 18*! ON: WXRV, WRNR, WRLT, WXPN, WFUV, KCMP, KCSN, WFPK, WYEP, KTBG, KXT, Music Choice, WPYA, KUTX, WYMS, WTMD, KVOQ, KJAC, WCNR, WNRN... Played Colbert and Kimmel “Centered around Garbus’ powerhouse vocals, the gauzy, bass-heavy beat ballad delivers a potent message of self-empowerment” - Pitchfork LP “How Low Can You Go” Her new single, going for adds now BDS Monitored 40*! New: WTTS, KSMF, KRCL ON: KBCO, WXRT, WRLT, WRNR, Music Choice, WXPK, WPYA, KTBG, KXT, WYMS, WCNR, KVOQ, KUTX, WAPS, WTMD, WDST... Nearly 10 million streams since its November release Fall 2021 tour scheduled Over 5MM monthly listeners on Spotify Official video and livestream full-band performance online now Over 400K followers on TikTok Weezer “All My Favorite Songs” From OK Human, out now Mediabase 4*, BDS Monitored #3, Indicator 1* (5th week), Mediabase Alt 7*, JBE Tracks 1*! New at WTTS ON: SiriusXM, WXRT, KBCO, KINK, KGSR, WRNR, WXRV, WRLT, WMMM, KRVB, WXPK, Music Choice, KCMP, WFUV, KCSN, WQKL, WKLQ, WPYA, WFPK, WYEP, WNCS, KVOQ, KTBG, WAPS, WCNR... Recorded last summer with a 38 piece orchestra Stadium tour planned Great album reviews Passenger “Sword From The Stone” From Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted, out now Played on Kimmel! Mediabase 19*, BDS Monitored 22*, Indicator #14, Mediabase Hot AC 21*! New: WSGE, KDTR ON: KBCO, WRLT, KINK, WMMM, WXRV, KRVB, WPYA, Music Choice, WXPK, WCLZ, KCSN, WAPS, KPND, WCNR, KTHX... Streaming over 600K/week “…a hauntingly beautiful collection of Americana gold, and likely Passenger’s finest and most focused record yet.” - Glide Julien Baker “Faith Healer” From Little Oblivions, out now Mediabase #25, BDS Monitored #20, Indicator #10, JBE Albums #9! New: KMTN ON: KBCO, WXRV, WRLT, KRVB, Music Choice, KCMP, WFUV, WXPN, KCSN, WYEP, WQKL, KTHX, WPYA, WFPK, KXT, KVOQ, KTBG, WCLZ... Great Virtual Summit Fest set! “Not only the most richly produced, pop-aware release of Baker’s career, but also her most unsparingly honest in its messiness.” - Rolling Stone Future Islands “Plastic Beach” From As Long As You Are, out now Mediabase #36, BDS Monitored #32, Indicator #28! ON: WXRV, WXPK, KCMP, WFUV, KCSN, KXT, Music Choice, WRLT, KRVB, KTBG, WYEP, KVOQ, WPYA, WYMS, WFPK... “Herring steals the spotlight again on “Plastic Beach,” perhaps the most Future Islands-y song on this album. While he’s often fighting valiantly to win the love of someone else, here, rather, he’s struggling through a long battle to self-love.” - Paste Magazine American Songwriter dissects Bendigo Fletcher’s “Evergreen” “Evergreens symbolize longevity, immortality and continued renewal, a fitting metaphor for Kentucky rockers Bendigo Fletcher. The past several years saw the band shift members, sign to a larger label and craft a new piece of work reflecting their new chapter. “Evergreen,” the first single from the band’s upcoming collection of work meanders through the madness of the world and the constant reconditioning required to survive it all. Following up the band’s 2019 EP Memory Fever, “Evergreen,” the first single off their upcoming project, produced by Wilco and Uncle Tupelo drummer Ken Coomer, fuses a denser psych-rock with some remaining elements of Bendigo Fletcher’s drifting folk-Americana roots. Originally written in 2015, “Evergreen” nar- rates all the band’s journey throughout this time through the present, including their recent signing to Elektra Records. “The band has gone through a journey to make it sound like it sounds, but I think the feeling around when that song was cre- ated applies now more than ever in a new context,” says singer Ryan Anderson. “Looking back and taking it into context now, I wrote the song in a time of great, personal uncertainty. I was out of college and studying for the MCAT tests for medical school, but at the same time, was coming to terms with the reality that I’ve never been able to sit down and read a book for more than 10 minutes. I have an active mind that just needs to be moving all the time.” In some form of self-preservation, Anderson embraced yoga, long walks, and studying architecture to help put his mind at ease, and stimulated. “It eases anxiety and lets you imagine and dream and appreciate where all those structures come from,” says Anderson. “The song touches on self preservation for the common good. I’ve started to realize that I can start to act more truthfully with myself and pay attention to when I feel a strong sense of truth, versus following a more conventional path that I thought was laid before me—like medical school.” “Evergreen” also marks a new pattern of songwriting for Anderson. “I’ve always been comfortable and open with new pro- cesses and never sticking to any kind of paradigm for how songs should be written for myself,” says Anderson. “Now, the subject matter is a lot more personal. I think those feelings of admitting truth and feeling empathy for myself helped me to draw out some of my struggles and some of the feelings.” Musically, the band worked with a producer for the first time, and enlisted Coomer, a big influence for Anderson. “He can re- ally help to draw out a really epic soundscape,” says Anderson. Now more than a year since the band’s last live show, Bendigo Fletcher are in a new place with Elektra and as a lineup, con- sisting of Anderson, along with lead guitarist and backing vocalist Andrew Shupert, Evan Wagner (backing vocals, keys, guitar, auxiliary percussion), bassist Conner Powell, and drummer Chris Weis. “We’re putting our focus into making music just like we always have,” says Anderson. “This break has given us a chance to re- ally value just making music to keep the train rolling, so it’s been bursts of creativity with different subject matter.” Anderson adds, “I think for me, it was like getting in touch with myself, for the first time in a lot of ways, drawing boundaries between what I think other people’s expectations of me are and stop wasting time and just do it.