The Week in Fresh Tracks [Adia Victoria, Stone Jack Jones, Jessie Baylin, The Protomen and More]

Greetings, Cream readers! Are you in the mood to get your stream on? Here's a virtual buffet of fresh tracks from some of your favorite local artists. And boy, oh boy do we have some treats for you this time — lots of bites of forthcoming release from old favorites, plus plenty of new faces as well, touching just about every school of thought about popular music from folk to orchestrated pop to hip-hop to metal. Prepare to feast your ears!

As always, send submissions to cream[at]nashvillescene[dot]com, and look back at past weeks in fresh tracks here.

Adia Victoria, "Sea of Sand"

No word yet on when Adia Victoria is due to release a full-length, but if the two songs that have appeared so far are any indication (

from last summer), it'll be a doozy. "Sea of Sand" addresses all the concepts Victoria's had of herself while establishing her identity, reeled off as her band cooks and she steels herself to "rule the world."

Stone Jack Jones feat. Patty Griffin, "Shine"

, Stone Jack Jones announced Love & Torture (due March 17 via Western Vinyl) with the spooky, Kurt Wagner-assisted "Circumstance." This latest sample of the record, featuring guest vocals by

, was inspired by Jones' near-death experiences related to flare-ups of a rare blood disorder — one so serious that he received last rites.

Jessie Baylin, "Creepers (Young Love)"

For her first release since Little Spark,

, the R&B-inspired singer turns an eye to strange fascinations. "Creepers," the first taste of forthcoming album Dark Place (due April 7, recorded, like Little Spark, with engineer/producer and current Black Keys touring bassist Richard Swift at his studio in Oregon), sets the tone with a look at pursuit and desire and the line between what's enticing and what's ... well, creepy.

Young Wolves, "Monsterpiece"

Young Wolves only recently started pinging our radar, and this bite of their forthcoming full-length is some of what we like to call — and this is technical jargon, so don't feel bad if you get lost — good shit. It's a little sludgy, a little thrashy, with some desert psych thrown in for good measure. Consider the invisible orange hoisted.

Reese Da Kidd, "Survive"

Speaking of newcomers, the Altus Kings hip-hop collective are a crew of high schoolers, peers (and in some cases classmates) of the Jawws folks. Released via Unruly Factions, the blog run by Scene contributor Itoro Udoko & Co., this cut sounds sophisticated by full-grown MC standards, with Reese's flow sweeping all around the R&B slow-jam beat produced by crew member Unhappy Hank.

Ryan Culwell, "Red River"

, I spoke with Lightning Rod Records founder Logan Rogers, and one of the things he was most excited about was Flatlands, Ryan Culwell's full-length debut, due March 3. "Red River" showcases Culwell's ability to galvanize everyday heartache into an anthemic chorus. An additional nugget: there's a video for the song

.

Torres, "Strange Hellos"

Let's get the bummer out of the way first: Mackenzie Scott, the young Georgia singer-songwriter and Belmont grad who recorded

at Tony Joe White's Franklin studio, has left for Brooklyn. The good news: Her new album, Sprinter, is due out May 5 on Partisan. Produced by Rob Ellis, best known for his work with PJ Harvey, the band includes Harvey’s bassist Ian Oliver and Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley. Check out the opening cut, “Strange Hellos,” as it rises from a whisper to a full-bore rock ’n’ roll scream.

The Protomen, "Danger Zone"

If I believe in any band's ability to do justice to Bonnie Tyler, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden and Phil Collins in the same set, it's The Protomen. If you've witnessed Middle Tennessee's favorite freedom-fighting cyborgs in the pseudo-flesh, you've probably heard them do the Kenny Loggins staple above (among others), you might have heard their phenomenal Queen tribute set, and you might have even heard them do Dwight Yoakam's "Guitars, Cadillacs." They've just released a full covers LP, appropriately titled The Cover-Up,

in a variety of configurations (sadly, the vintage Walkman combo is sold out).