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American Portions is out now!

Howdy bab,

Our new album, “American Portions” is released today. We’re really pleased with this one, and we hope you like it. 

This time, we’ve gone Stateside and have taken on some US Alternative and College Rock favourites. Nirvana, Pavement, Pixies, Dinosaur Jnr, Queens of the Stone Age, REM and others are all given the full Independent Country treatment. 11 tracks, clocking in at around 40 minutes, and packing a mean punch. 

The record is now available to stream on our Bandcamp page, where there are also CD copies available. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered! 

The CDs come in a lovely gatefold sleeve with a full colour booklet, and there’s a bonus track not available on streaming services. You can pick the CD up for £11 (+ postage), or you could go for the £25 Full Discography bundle – this gets you CD copies of American Portions, our previous two albums (TrailerParkLike and True Adventures), and the Brassneck EP.

You’ve also find the record on other streaming services, such as Spotify. Please do consider telling your friends all about us by sharing these links. We’re very proud of this record, and we’d like as many people as possible to hear it. Adding songs to playlists, and whatnot, all helps grease the algorithmic wheels.

Links to American Portions on other streaming services are here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/independentcountry/american-portions

Now that we’ve let this one fly the nest to make it’s way in the big, bad world, we’ll be swiftly moving on the next one. In fact, we’ve already made a start down at the Independent Country Ranch. Keep ’em peeled for news on that soon.

In the meantime, eat up your American Portions! 

Love from,

CHiPs, Doc, The Swede, Randy, Bobby P and Magic Dave

x

PS: Remember also that we have our Independent Country Ranch subscription service, which gets you everything we do + more (including an exclusive EP every month). Find out about that here: https://independentcountry.bandcamp.com/ranch

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Been Caught Stealing

Howdy bab,

As we hurtle through May and ever-closer to the release of our American Portions LP at the end of the month, we have another new single for you. This time, we’ve hot-wired a 1990 Jane’s Addiction hit and taken it on a 100 MPH Outlaw Country chase, running from the law. We ain’t stopping for no red lights, son. Been Caught Stealing is out now, and it even comes with a promo video.

Here’s the link to Been Caught Stealing on Spotify.

Pre-order / listen to Been Caught Stealing on Bandcamp here. If you pre-order the LP, you get the single (and all previous ones) right now:

You can also find Here it on other digital services here

Remember also that we have The Independent Country Bandcamp Ranch. This is our subscription service. For £25 a year you get everything we’ve done, everything we will do, a discount on merch and physical releases, AND a monthly EP of exclusive tracks. Find out about that here: https://independentcountry.bandcamp.com/ranch

Get stuck in, kids

Lots of love,

CHiPs, Randy, The Swede, Doc, Bobby P, and Magic Dave

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Independent Country Playlist #7

Howdy bab,

The seventh in the series of band playlists is out now. This time, CHiPs is back to select the tunes. Featuring songs by Sleigh Bells Yo La Tengo, Bedouine, and many more.

Get stuck in below, or visit the Playlists page to see what else is cooking.

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Bandcamp EP#5

The fifth of our Bandcamp EPs is released today.

A choice selection this month folks. First up we have the original version of our take on Primal Scream’s “Rocks”. We played it this way live for about a year before recording it on our second LP with some fairly big changes. It made a big difference but listening back to this band demo, the original had plenty of charm.

Next up was a very late entrant into the batch of songs we did for the second album. In the end, we didn’t finish during the sessions, adding everything in our home studios instead. Thi allowed us to get a warmer acoustic vibe than would have been possible in those LP2 sessions which were intentionally capturing the band live and loud.

Finally, another live cut from our gig at the Midlands Art Centre in 2018. New Order’s True Faith is one of my favourites from the first LP but it’s not had too many live outings. This version is pretty sweet though. Nigel Darville’s Hammond organ is perfect.

Take care

Doc x

These EPs are exclusive to members of The Independent Country Bandcamp Ranch, our Bandcamp subscription service. The advert below tells you all about that. Why not join today?

#supportyourlocalcountryband #bandcamp #bandcampfriday

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Here Comes Your Man

Howdy bab,

The mercury is rising slowly as we creep through April, and we hope you are all in good shape. Just a quick note from the Independent Country Ranch to let you know that we have a new single out today. It’s our take on the 1989’s Here Comes Your Man, originally by Pixies and from their classic Doolittle album. 

We’re taken this one on a road trip with Harry Nilsson, adding in some extra hooks and harmonies, and going full country jangle. The single is available on all digital services, and has also been added to the pre-order for American Portions. Those of you who have ordered already should now be able to access through you Bandcamp accounts. 

Find Here Comes Your Man on digital services here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/independentcountry/here-comes-your-man

Pre-order / listen to Here Comes Your Man on Bandcamp here:

We hope you like it! 

Lots of love,

CHiPs, Randy, The Swede, Doc, Bobby P, and Magic Dave

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Independent Country Playlist #6

Howdy bab,

The sixth in the series of band playlists is out now. This time, Bobby P is picking the tunes. Featuring songs by Kurt Vile, Supertramp, Tortoise, and many more.

Get stuck in below, or visit the Playlists page to see what else is cooking.

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Bandcamp EP#4

The fourth of our Bandcamp EPs is released today!

These EPs feature unreleased songs, home demos and live versions of songs from our albums and singles, along with remixes, alternative takes, and some other odds and ends from the vaults.

This particular EP features a demo of Teenage Fanclub’s ‘Everything Flows’ by Doc, a version of Out There by Dinosaur Jnr recorded by one of our previous bands (and which later appeared on a John Peel session!), and The Swede’s original home demo of Pulp’s Do You Remember The First Time.

These EPs are exclusive to members of The Independent Country Bandcamp Ranch, our Bandcamp subscription service. The advert below tells you all about that. Why not join today?

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Left of the Dial

Howdy bab. 

Left of the Dial is the second release from our new batch of tunes, and it is taken from the American Portions album that will be heading your way in May. All the songs on this new record are from US alternative scenes over the years. This one is our take on a tune by The Replacements

We’ve added Left of the Dial to the pre-order of American Portions on our Bandcamp page. If you order a CD or download copy of the album, you immediately get a download of Left of the Dial alongside our previous single, Come As You Are.

..and for this release, we also made a video:

You’ll also find it on all yer usual streaming and download services, like Spotify

We hope you like it. If you do, you can #supportyourlocalcountryband by telling you pals, sharing online, or by adding to Spotify playlists. There will be another single along soon, but in the meantime…saddle up and get stuck in.

Love from,

CHiPs, Doc, The Swede, Randy, Bobby P and DJ

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Independent Country Playlist #5

Howdy bab,

The fifth in the series of band playlists is out now. This time, DJ Booth is in charge of selections. Featuring songs by Ween, Andy Shauf, Fats Walller, and many more.

Get stuck in below, or visit the Playlists page to see what else is cooking.

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Bandcamp EP#3

The third of our Bandcamp EPs is released today!

These EPs feature unreleased songs, home demos and live versions of songs from our albums and singles, along with remixes, alternative takes, and some other odds and ends from the vaults.

This particular EP features a demo of Dodgy’s Good Enough from the LP2 pile of songs, CHiPs original demo for Made of Stone from LP1, and a live version of Oasis’ Rock and Roll Star.

These EPs are exclusive to members of The Independent Country Bandcamp Ranch, our Bandcamp subscription service. The advert below tells you all about that. Why not join today?