Hardly Art sweetheart and stoner advocate Colleen Green is releasing a record called Sock It To Me on March 19, but—lucky us—it is available to stream on the Hardly Art SoundCloud right now. The record is ten tracks of blissful, crisp and clear hi-fi meets low-fi, all recorded with boyfriends, summer, romance, and flirting in mind, but never disregarding real pain. It's a compact vision and a lovely listen with the added measure of a listenable fuzz factor; Green's voice is sweet without being syrupy and her lyrics can truly cut you up. We recommend the pleading “Every Boy Wants A Normal Girl,” but you can stream the whole thing through Stereogum here.
Colleen Green is performing at SxSW at the highly anticipated Hardly Art showcase on Friday.
Fri, Mar 15
Hardly Art/Suicide Squeeze Showcase
The North Door (501 North I H 35)
11:30 AM – Doors/pizza
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM – Colleen Green
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM – Nü Sensae
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM – Jacuzzi Boys
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM – Audacity
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – Shannon & the Clams
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM – The Coathangers
The queen of poppy stoner slow jams is also going on tour immediately following SxSW. Check her out at these places:
04.05.13 – Tucson, AZ – Topaz
04.06.13 – El Paso, TX – The Lovesprout
04.08.13 – McAllen, TX – Simon Sez
04.09.13 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas
04.11.13 – Oxford, MS – Lamar Lounge
04.12.13 – Murray, KY – Terrapin Station
04.13.13 – Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox
04.15.13 – Atlanta, GA – 529
04.16.13 – Columbia, SC – Jessica Olver's House
04.18.13 – Harrisonburg, VA – My Mansion
04.19.13 – Washington, DC – Judy's
04.20.13 – Philadelphia, PA – Jr's
04.21.13 – Brooklyn, NY – Death By Audio
04.25.13 – Boston, MA – Radio
04.27.13 – Ottawa, ON – Pressed
04.28.13 – Toronto, ON – The Shop at Parts and Labour
04.30.13 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
05.01.13 – Lexington, KY – Al's Sidecar
05.02.13 – Bloomington, IN – Bishop
05.04.13 – Milwaukee, WI – Hotel Foster
05.06.13 – Minneapolis, MN – Memory Lanes
05.13.13 – Seattle, WA – Heartland
05.15.13 – Portland, OR – Crayon Coffin