independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
If The Beatles were correct and all we really need is love, then The Heights, the long-awaited and much-anticipated debut album from Arkansas-based pop rock outfit Knox Hamilton, is the cure for what ails you. At 13 songs strong, the album’s offerings are sweet but never saccharine, and showcase frontman Boots Copeland’s nicely-honed lyric-crafting sensibilities. The... Continue Reading →
We were first smitten with Knox Hamilton, our favorite dance pop outfit and the pride of Little Rock, Arkansas, who reeled us in with their infectiously synth-y sound, all the way back in 2014; since then, we have thoroughly enjoyed keeping up with their adventures, relishing their live shows, devouring the occasional single or EP... Continue Reading →
Knox Hamilton is quite the anomaly; they've been on national tours with Colony House and Civil Twilight, practically owned the AltNation Alt18 countdown on SiriusXM (eventually claiming the #1 spot), and are scheduled to play some super-cool festivals, like Hangout and Firefly, this summer...and they still only have released one song.  That's nuts. I myself am a... Continue Reading →
Arkansas-based indie dance/pop band Knox Hamilton, comprised of Boots Copeland, Drew Buffington, Brad Pierce, and Cobo Copeland, have been getting all kinds of attention these days; from radio airplay, to a nationwide tour with Colony House last fall, to this new tour which brings them to Nashville's Mercy Lounge THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!  The fact that I'm... Continue Reading →
I was listening to the radio in my car a few weeks ago and I heard a new song in a familiar, yet not, kind of style.  It caught my attention; I cranked up the sound.  Was it a Phoenix song I'd never heard before? Had Two Door Cinema Club released a new single? No-- it was... Continue Reading →
