Video of The Day: The Mayflies USA – Calling The Bad Ones Home

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Oh, my God, The Mayflies USA have just unleashed the kind of song that makes you wonder if the world is still spinning in the right direction or if it’s just about to fly off its axis in a blaze of glorious emotion. “Calling All the Bad Ones Home” isn’t just a song, it’s a revelation. It rips through you like a storm, charging through every lyric, every chord, like a pent-up burst of energy and chaos.

Right from the first strum, you feel the pulse of a band finally arriving at the perfect intersection of rock’n’roll and unrepentant heartache. It’s jangly, it’s rebellious, it doesn’t ask for permission, and it’s absolutely alive. The guitars are so sharp they could cut through steel, and when the drums kick in, it’s like they’re the rhythm of life, the very foundation of reality into something new and thrilling. You shimmy and shake from the start. The vocals are perfect, a cathartic yet accessible call that makes you want to sing along, even if you don’t know the words. And handclaps… come on, we need more claps in songs.

This isn’t a song. It’s a lifeline for the outcasts, the dreamers, the ones who’ve been lost in the noise and are just now realizing they belong somewhere. It’s a melody of redemption wrapped in one glorious, impossibly perfect track. The Mayflies USA are here, and you’re not gonna forget them.

YTAA Playlist 08-11-2020

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 your tuesday afternoon alternative Playlist Andrew Duhon, Benchmarks, Captain of Industry, Carbon Leaf, CrocSoc Workshop, Dolph Chaney, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Gretchen's Wheel, Guided by Voices, Jess Cornelius, Kathleen Edwards, Lab Partners, Lydia Loveless, Mandy Jewell, Manray, Nana Grizol, Peopleperson, Pere Ubu, Real Estate, Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms, Samantha Crain, Shrug, Smug Brothers, Surfer Blood, The Avett Brothers, The Blow Monkeys, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Serpent Mound of Ohio, The Jayhawks, The Katawicks, The Kyle Sowashes, The Long Ryders, The Mayflies USA, The New Old Fashioned, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pursuit of Happiness, The White Soots, Tiny Stills, Whiskeytown

This week we have created a YTAA Playlist on Spotify for you listening pleasure! Next week we return to the YTAA Studio and the airwaves of WUDR 99.5 & 98.1fm in Dayton and online! We recommend that you visit the artists social media, webpages and bandcamp pages to support them!

The artists this week include new music from Guided by Voices, Benchmarks, Peopleperson, Tiny Stills, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Jess Cornelius, The Psychedelic Furs, Smug Brothers, Kathleen Edwards, Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms, Lydia Loveless, The Jayhawks, Nana Grizol, Samantha Crain, The Avett Brothers, Real Estate, CrocSoc Workshop, The Great Serpent Mound of Ohio, Carbon Leaf, Surfer Blood (featuring Pip Blom), Dolph Chaney and The Blow Monkeys — yup, they have new music for us all!

Some classics from Pere Ubu, The Pursuit of Happiness, Shrug, The Mayflies USA, Lab Partners, The White Soots, Captain of Industry, The New Old-Fashioned, Mandy Jewell, The Katawicks, Whiskeytown, Andrew Duhon, Gretchen’s Wheel, Manray and The Grapes of Wrath!

And some live versions of terrific songs from The Long Ryders and The Kyle Sowashes!

Today’s YTAA Playlist

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 your tuesday afternoon alternative Playlist Al Holbrook, American Werewolf Academy, Ass Ponys, Bob Mould, Chris Forsyth, Greg Dulli, Me & Mountains, Mike Bankhead and Tino, Momma, music, Nada Surf, Nada Surf and more! Plus music from David Payne, New Music, Rufrano, Shrug, Son Volt, Speaking Suns, The 1984 Draft, The Beths, The Flamin' Groovies, The Mayflies USA, The Nautical Theme, The playlist today includes new music from Lydia Loveless, The Pullouts, The Regrettes, The Smiths, The Story Changes, The Typical Johnsons, Tim Pritchard, Tino, Toxic Reasons, Waxahatchee, Wussy

The playlist today includes new music from Lydia Loveless, Al Holbrook, Bob Mould, Chris Forsyth, The Beths, Momma, Mike Bankhead and Tino, Waxahatchee, Speaking Suns, Rufrano, Nada Surf and more! Plus music from David Payne, Wussy, The Story Changes, The Typical Johnsons, Shrug, The Pullouts, Tim Pritchard, The 1984 Draft, The Nautical Theme, The Flamin’ Groovies, Me & Mountains, The Mayflies USA, Toxic Reasons, The Regrettes, American Werewolf Academy, Ass Ponys, Greg Dulli, Son Volt and Samantha Crain.

Some looking back indie courtesy of James, The Smiths, Graham Parker and The Rumour and Brainiac. And a live classic from The Replacements! We pay some small tribute to far overlooked songwriter Emitt Rhodes.

So give the playlist a listen or three!