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The Features

American band

The Features is an American indie rock band from Sparta, Tennessee. The Features have released six full-length studio albums, three EPs, two compilation albums, and 18 singles.

The current lineup of the band comprises lead singer/guitarist Matt Pelham, bassist Roger Dabbs, drummer Rollum Haas, and keyboardist Mark Bond. Their sound was described as “somewhere between the pure rock 'n' roll of the British Invasion and the electronic, synth-happy beats that characterized ‘80s pop.”

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members: Jason Moore, Parrish Yaw, Rollum Haas, Matthew Pelham, Roger Dabbs, Mark Bond, Don Sergio

formed in: Sparta

labels: Spongebath Records

genres: indie rock

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History

Matt Pelham and Roger Dabbs began playing music together in the late-1980s, and Pelham and Dabbs formed The Features in Sparta, Tennessee, in 1994 with guitarist Don Sergio. The three founding members soon moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in the mid-1990s, where they met drummer Jason Taylor. Sergio brought friend and keyboardist Parrish Yaw into the group, and The Features began making a name for themselves playing bars and clubs around Murfreesboro and Nashville.

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Spongebath Records and The Beginning (1997-2003)

Within a few years, The Features signed a record deal with Spongebath Records, a local independent label that featured several of the biggest rock acts in the Nashville area, such as Self, The Katies, and Fluid Ounces. The Features’ first release, a six-song self-titled EP, was released in 1997.

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Southern American indie rock band from Tennessee. Years active: 1994—2016, with reunion dates in January 2026 Also known as: Features From Discogs (free to use). Their entry

Liner notes

The Features, the records, oldest first
  1. The Features
    1997 ep
  2. The Beginning
    2001 ep
  3. Exhibit A
    2004 album
  4. Contrast
    2006 ep
  5. Some Kind of Salvation
    2008 album
  6. Wilderness
    2011 album
  7. The Features
    2013 album
  8. Sunset Rock
    2015 album
  9. The Mahaffey Sessions 1999
    2023 album
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From Now On

2022 song by Lil Baby featuring Future

"From Now On" is a song by American rapper Lil Baby from his third studio album It's Only Me (2022). It features American rapper Future and was produced by Tay Keith and Murda Beatz.

Composition

"From Now On" is a trap-fuelled song which revolves around Lil Baby changing his image, such as abandoning his lifestyle of "pictures with my Styrofoam" or buying too many houses. The song ends with him rapping in a whisper flow, while insisting the police are listening in and expressing his contempt for them.

Critical reception

Shanté Collier-McDermott of Clash praised the song, writing that "it sounds just how the product of all four talents would, Baby closing out the track with a cool whisper flow." Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork was more critical of the song, writing, "On 'From Now On,' his bar about buying too many houses stands out solely because it's a wild problem to have, but it's not tied to any emotion." Stephen Kearse of NPR called it an "otherwise boilerplate" song spoiled by Lil Baby dropping his voice to a "conspiratorial whisper", commenting "he sounds electric." Christine Werthman of Billboard said, "What better rapper to welcome back to that bleak, hedonistic party than Future, who joins Lil Baby on 'From Now On'? While Baby says his image revamp...

Music video

The official music video was released on October 28, 2022. Directed by Envisioned by Denity, it finds Lil Baby and Future performing the song in the studio, on the streets and in shops. They are seen wearing "colorful", expensive clothing, hats and jewelry. it also features a cameos from Veeze and Lil Uzi Vert.

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