Monday, April 8, 2019

Prolific, critically acclaimed songwriter, Jared Putnam of The March Divide, drops third volume in his “Distractions” singles series.

San Antonio-based musician has built a substantial regional following with non-stop touring, national acclaim with non-stop releases.

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Jared Putnam of The March Divide with his son, Jace. Photo credit: Stephanie Neumann.

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The March Divide – In The Press

“Impressively hooky.” — American Songwriter

Putnam’s vocals pop.” — PopMatters

“Ingenious.” — Cowboys & Indians

“Hits the mark again and again.” — The Big Takeover

“The melodies are as catchy as ever.” — Twangville

“Strummy acoustic reverie.” — BLURT

Putnam is skillful.” — Nashville Scene

“A serious set of pipes.” — The Aquarian

“Infectiously poppy.” — Glide Magazine

“Quality pop at its best.” — Popdose

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“This song came out very different than I thought it would. When I play it by myself, it sounds like a stoner folk song about a dude that doesn’t like his job. In its final version, I feel like it came out as a prog folk song where Sunny Day Real Estate meets Pink Floyd.” Listen to “I Got Lost” by The March Divide at Northern Transmissions or at the link below. The song is taken from the latest release in The March Divide’s “Distractions” series of singles.



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The songwriting and performing career of San Antonio-based artist Jared Putnam aka The March Divide continues to wind and weave its way along the highways of America. Putnam is invading the hearts and minds of new fans every day as he continues a seemingly endless tour, with over 50 dates already played and confirmed in 2019, and more on the way.

See below for The March Divide’s current itinerary.

Putnam is a prolific songwriter, and has developed his style in public by releasing material at a non-stop pace. A deeper, more personal, and risk-taking approach to his lyrics took hold with Putnam’s most recent full-length, 2018’s Anticipation Pops, and continues with the “Distractions” series of singles that is now up to its third volume as of last Friday. The three-song “Distractions: Vol. 3” contains the Sunny Day Real Estate meets Pink Floyd tune “I Got Lost,” which can be heard here.

‘Distractions’ is something I came up with as a way to continue to release the music I’m working on, between albums,” Putnam explains. “The name refers to the fact that when I’m writing and recording these songs, it’s usually a distraction from the things that I feel like I should be doing, like the business part of what I do. But at the end of the day, writing and recording is all I ever want to do anyway.”

Showing audiences more and more of what he’s about has helped The March Divide build a loyal following in the markets that Putnam frequently visits, and he’s not only a good showman on stage, he takes the time in-between songs and after the gig to connect with fans. It’s a personal touch that’s keeping him in business.

It’s Putnam’s affable way of grinding it out and hustling that has allowed him to do the thing most touring songwriters are unable to do, which is to keep on doing it at all. His growing fanbase funds the tour and their belief and appreciation of Putnam’s work has pushed him to his best songwriting to date.

The new three-song single “Distractions Vol. 3” by The March Divide is out now. “Distractions Vol. 2,” “Distractions Vol. 1,” and Anticipation Pops, the fourth full-length album by The March Divide, are also all available now via Slow Start Records. “Distractions Vol. 4” is in the works. Look for Jared Putnam out on the road throughout 2019.

Jared Putnam of The March Divide is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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The March Divide – On Tour

04/08/2019: Lexington, KY @ Lynagh’s Irish Pub
04/09/2019: Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar
04/10/2019: Cincinnati, OH @ Stanley’s Pub
04/11/2019: Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligan’s Pub
04/12/2019: Montpelier, OH @ JJ Wynns 
04/14/2019: Detroit, MI @ Cadieux Café
04/15/2019: Muncie, IN @ Be Here Now
04/16/2019: Memphis, TN @ Growlers
04/17/2019: Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
04/19/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Southtown 101
04/20/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
04/27/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
04/28/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Fralo’s
05/04/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
05/05/2019: San Antonio, TX @ The Aquaduck
05/09/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
05/10/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Southtown 101
05/11/2019: San Antonio, TX @ The Point
05/12/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Fralo’s
05/16/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
06/01/2019: New Braunfels, TX @ Muck & Fuss
06/21/2019: El Paso, TX @ The Nature House
06/24/2019: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
06/25/2019: Santa Fe, NM @ Desert Dogs Brewing
06/26/2019: Los Alamos, NM @ Pajaritos Brewpub
06/28/2019: Los Alamos, NM @ Bathtub Row Brewing
06/29/2019: Wichita Falls, TX @ GypsyUncorcked
06/30/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Fralo’s
07/11/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Fralo’s
07/19/2019: San Antonio, TX @ The Point
07/20/2019: Austin, TX @ House Show

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The March Divide
“Distractions: Vol. 3”
(Slow Start Records)
Out Now


Track Listing:

01. I Got Lost (STREAM | MP3)
02. Call It A Feeling
03. I’ll Be Around

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The March Divide
“Distractions: Vol. 2”
(Slow Start Records)
Out Now


Track Listing:

01. I Didn’t Mean It (STREAM | MP3)
02. Somebody Told Me (LYRIC VIDEO)

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The March Divide
Anticipation Pops
(Slow Start Records)
Out Now
  

Track Listing:

01. I Don’t Care (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)
02. Spinning (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)
03. Overexposure (VIDEO)
04. We’ve Got Time
05. Stevie Doesn’t Know
06. I’ve Got Mine
07. Tie One On
08. To All My Friends (VIDEO)
09. I Will Run To You
10. Lucky

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The March DivideLinks


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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