Peggy Sue
[P]eggy Sue’s follow up to their acclaimed 2011 effort, Acrobats, titled Choir of Echoes, to be released by Wichita Recordings and Yep Roc Records at the start of 2014. The first single, is the moody, “Idle,” a slow burning song bookended by prayer-like moments that give off a
The Bynars
[I]t seems as though our local pals, the Bynars have been doing some growing up, and their music is really exploring further and further the soundscapes of experimental synth. Their new track is really grabbing me, with its subtle ambient sounds, emotive lyrics and a major sense of loneliness.
we are scientists
[T]he opening riff to this song reminds me totally of Wolfmother’s “the Joker & The Thief,” but what we have here is a blistering tune from We Are Scientists off of their upcoming Business Casual EP, out 10/14. The guitars are huge, the song flies at an
joseph arthur
[S]omething about this tune is making me think a lot on the times that I was really into Centro-matic, their songs captured this open spirit, slow pace that was incredibly perfect for my mental state at the time, and I find it works out really well for slow grey
Cass McCombs
[C]ass McCombs always delivers something truly evocative, and this lo-fi, bedroom tune definitely fits the mold. On his upcoming record Big Wheel and Others, is this stunning track that features the late actress / screenwriter / musician Karen Black, who collaborated with McCombs on “Brighter!,” a track that truly mesmerizes, with
Dead Gaze
[S]tay, Don’t Say, is the newest single from Cole Furlow’s Dead Gaze project, off of upcoming record, Brain Holiday. The single walks the line between shoe-gaze and acoustic balladry, it’s textured, and vast, with sweeping melodies and even with this scale is beautifully “turned-down,” which gives
Blessed Feathers
[W]isconsin based Blessed Feathers have released a new track titled “Real Song For Emily,” the first single on the band’s forthcoming album Order Of The Arrow, their first studio-recorded LP, which was produced by Kevin McMahon (The Walkmen, Real Estate, Titus Andronicus). “Real song…” starts off feeling like
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Photos by Caroline Moore [H]owever absurd you may expect GWAR to be on stage, they easily exceed those expectations. The show begins with a man in a loincloth, squeezing a plastic carcass and spraying the crowd with fake blood. Later, he tears the head from another man onstage, which
blitzen trapper
[T]he first official single off of Portland OR’s Blitzen Trapper’s seventh studio album has finally been released, “Shine On,” is a crunchy, funky ditty with a rhythm that seems to never stop, Earley drops lyrics with an unrelenting pace, the country inspired guitar licks, for lack of
Typhoon
[W]eareTyphoon is the twitter handle for Portland OR Orchestral folk/pop band, and it’s aptly named, as a 11 piece band, you’d probably have to accept the mentality of WE. That’s exactly what makes this band so incredible, and their new record White Lighter, so captivating.
j roddy walston and the business
[I]t seems as though every week we hear a new tune from the upcoming J. Roddy Walston & The Business record, Essential Tremors, we posted Marigold, and Heavy Bells prior to that, and little by little we’re hearing a lot of this record, and in anticipation leading up
Jonathan Wilson
[C]oming up on his next record, Fanfare, Jonathan Wilson brings “Love to Love,” a west coast styled classic rock tune that is a pleasure to listen to. It’s a little bit Tom Petty, and it makes me love it. I especially love the break down, where the piano
