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Chelsea Mitchell, The Bailey Hound, and The Lawsuits release new singles

So much excitement is brewing around Philadelphia's burgeoning music scene. It seems the theme this summer is album releases.  Pretty much every Philly band that has been covered here on Root Down In The Shadow has a release dropping this spring, summer, or fall. 

To kick off the coverage of these new albums, here's three hot new singles that have caught my attention in the last two weeks.

RELEASED 4/30/2013
"Married In The Aviary" 
CHELSEA MITCHELL
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This new single, 'Married In The Aviary' is the first tease from the Married In The Aviary EP.  Set to release is 6/4/13 Chelsea Mitchell tackles her most complex release to date.  This evocative track will make even the least romantic person you know take a dreamy walk through the garden in their mind as the song plays.

Enjoy Chelsea Mitchell and her cast of musicians as you count the days until her release show at World Cafe Live June 7th with the Lawsuits and August John Lutz II of Levee Drivers!


Chelsea Mitchell: vocals, ukulele, guitar, claps          Erik Hischmann: upright bass, bells/xylophone
Peter Joseph: banjo, electric baritone guitar, claps     Ryann Lynch: violin
Vanessa Winters: vocals, claps                                   Gene Kovalchik: alto sax
Amber Twait: vocals                                                   Terry Kovalchik: trumpet
















RELEASED 4/24/2013
"Hell Ain't Forever"
THE BAILEY HOUNDS
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Also giving an early look towards their upcoming album, The Bailey Hounds released "Hell Ain't Forever" from their upcoming six-song album entitled All the Blood in the World (set to be released on May 28th). "Murder, decadence, misanthropy, and abjection seem to be overarching themes upon first listen...so, it's a real pick-me-up."



   Upcoming Shows in Philadelphia:
May 11th | Art Star Craft Bazaar (Penn's Landing)
May 24th | Magic Gardens on South Street
June 8th | Laurel Hill Cemetery
July 13th | Johnny Brenda's (Record Release Show)






RELEASED 4/16/2013
"Onion"
THE LAWSUITS
Head over to the My Morning Download @WXPN's the Key for a listen to the new track 'Onion'.  On of the earliest tracks going towards Cool Cool Cool, Brian Dale Allen Strouse and company have penned yet another diamond that Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, the Sheepdogs, Joshua James) of Waking Studios shined.  Every time I listen to the track, I find another layer of 'Onion' to discover.  

To get your hands on 'Onion' and two others from Cool Cool Cool find the Lawsuits at one of their upcoming shows to pick up a three track EP teaser.



  Upcoming Shows in Philadelphia:
May 3rd | Johnny Brenda's (Grandchildren's Record Release Show)
May 5th | Lentil Fest @ The Fire
May 10th -Craft Culture Presents at Maxwell's On Main

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