Paul Mercer was recently in the studio with Frederick natives Holy MTN producing their first official release.

It’s clear these guys have a serious nod to give to the 80s. A dancy Joy Division comes to mind, but there’s also a strong pull from 90s indie rock bands, a la DC’s The Dismemberment Plan and The Afghan Whigs. That said, these guys have a distinct groove yet jazzy sound with still being able to hang on to a guitar with out sounding like a cliché rock-band. I can’t wait to here what they do next!

Here is our favorite song from the record that’s currently on bandcamp. Seriously, we can’t stop listening!

To Be

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I recently produced the new Baltimore indie band Dead Letter Fiction‘s debut EP. The record just came out of mastering and sounds great! They will be releasing the record very soon and are planning a small tour. For now, you can hear a few samples below.

That said these guys were great to work with and I hope to work with them again in the near future. They brought creative ideas to the table from Day One and took direction productively and insightfully. Morgan and Amy (guitarist/singer and lead guitarist respectively) write all the songs and there is a dynamic layer added by George the bassist and Yoshi the ever-intense drummer. Their music at times reminds me of The National with hints of pop-centric Foo Fighters.

We Got This

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Salt Water

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