I suppose I’ll always have a soft spot for bands from Austin, Texas, as it’s the place where I was born, spent the first 18 years of life, and return to frequently. But hopefully I’m not soft in the head when it comes to evaluating music from Austin. In this case, you can be the judge of that.

What we have for you here is a song called “Maru Says Hello” from a new EP by Austin’s The Bearer. Entitled Fiction, it will be jointly released on March 10 (digital and vinyl) by CoinTossRecords and Blasphemour Records, and it’s available for pre-order as of today. Continue reading »