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“Two Boston Music Awards Nominations” And Other Things I Never Thought I’d Type

The 2015 Boston Music Awards nominees were announced yesterday afternoon. For the second year in a row, this here site has been nominated in the “Best Music Blog” category. Daykamp Music is once again quite giddy to be in the company of Allston Pudding, Boston Hassle, Guestlisted with Jed Gottlieb and Vanyaland.

In a most welcome twist, The Boston Music Awards added a “Best Live Music Photographer” category for 2015. Johnny Anguish, the guy that does this whole Daykamp Music thing, is also nominated in that category. He’s pleased as punch to be able to type that sentence about himself in the third person. With so many talented folks shooting shows around town, this is pretty special.

So, if enjoy looking at black & white pictures of local folks doing what they love and marginally literate writings about music, please consider voting for Johnny Anguish and Daykamp Music. If not, plenty of other worthy folks could use your support. The amount is talent in this town is ridiculous. Enjoy.

Thanks for reading. Here’s the link to vote.

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Doom Lover – “Alright, Goodnight” (2015)

Doom Lover Alright Goodnight
Doom Lover
“Alright, Goodnight”
2015

It’s 2015, so we’re all aware that Doom Lover is awesome, correct? OK. Good. “Alright, Goodnight” continues the band’s tradition of songcraft that is hard to pin down. Is it atmospheric? Yes. Is it immediate? Also, yes. Is it eerie, frenetic or gorgeous? Yes on all counts. “Alright, Goodnight” changes from foreboding ballad to desperate anthem at the drop of a dime. All the while, harmonies hold your heart. Doom Lover have created their own musical world with a seemingly endless supply of songs that are slightly out of whack in just-the right-ways. I hope this well never runs dry.

Oh, they also made a pretty great video.

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The Easy Reasons – “Southern Boys” (2015)

The Easy Reasons - Southern Boys
The Easy Reasons
“Southern Boys”
2015

The Easy Reasons keep it gritty and raw on their latest single. “Southern Boys” lives for its hook. It’s a good one. After a snappy verse with chiming guitars and wistful lyrics, the chorus throws down with a wall of overdriven chords and a big vocal. Good luck getting that out of your head.

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These Wild Plains – These Wild Plains (2015)

These Wild Plains
These Wild Plains
These Wild Plains
2015

These Wild Plains have packaged up their Evils and “Break Your Heart” EPs (along with the previously-unheralded-on-these-pages-but-equally-as awesome Hey, To Clear The Air EP) into an easy to consume self-titled collection. Now you can get lost in all of their warm, haunting, heart-breaking, fuzzy, twangy, reverb-drenched songs without interruption. Although, I’d gladly get up to flip over the record if they pressed this thing on vinyl.

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