Why This Nashville Indie-Rock Band Is Singing About ‘Jane Fonda’

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Why This Nashville Indie-Rock Band Is Singing About ‘Jane Fonda’

Rolling Stone · 4 hours ago

Nashville four-piece Lombardy have released "Jane Fonda," a track from their debut album *Catch a Buzz, Not the Fuzz*, complete with a music video paying homage to 1980s mail-order aerobics tapes. The band is part of a thriving Nashville indie-rock scene alongside acts such as New Translations, Flight Attendant and Snooper, underscoring that the city's music identity extends well beyond country. Known for eclectic, unpredictable live shows, Lombardy have previously performed in Sopranos-inspired suits and neck braces, and in sports jerseys.

Bassist Seth Renfrow and singer-guitarist Mike Scott, who co-wrote the song, explained that the retro fitness icon Jane Fonda symbolises the era they were channelling, while Renfrow says the track is really about community and nights out in East Nashville. Guitarist Jonathan Plevyak added that the song captures the fun side of being an independent artist, which can get lost amid the daily grind of self-promotion. The band, completed by drummer Steve Mascarello, performed the song live on Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast and will tour regionally from 14 August, starting in Kansas City, Missouri, and including a stop at the new Delaware Beaches Songwriters Festival.

  • Lombardy release "Jane Fonda," an Eighties aerobics-themed single and video.
  • Song reflects Nashville's thriving indie-rock scene beyond country music.
  • Band begins regional tour 14 August, starting in Kansas City.

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