When we talk about music, we oftentimes come up with banal platitudes to describe what the heck something sounds like in a way we think we’ve never described something in the past. It all comes out to synonymous adjectives and sometimes induces WTF faces. The Lake District aka Trevor Ransom, from Seattle, got creative in… Continue reading [MP3] The Lake District: “Framed”
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Palehound: “Pet Carrot”
The ’90s were the last, and in fact, the most definitive epoch in the music discovery evolution that grew from early DJs introducing new singles on the radio, to the music streaming ‘arms race’ that has managed to reduce the experience of finding a new band to a Google search, a click of the mouse,… Continue reading Palehound: “Pet Carrot”
Black Whales release new album, Shangri-La Indeed
Black Whales, out of Seattle, present a warm Americana rock sound on their newest album, Shangri-La Indeed. I’ve included two of my favorite songs below, which differ in rhythm but remain the same in appeal. Which is high. I’m not really making sense. But Black Whales are way more organized with their music than I… Continue reading Black Whales release new album, Shangri-La Indeed
Friday Mile
I guess it would have been appropriate to wait until Friday to post Friday Mile but really I just couldn’t wait that long (correct, one day) to share them with you. This five-piece from Seattle comes from the folk vein, but don’t let that genre word limit your expectations of their music. They incorporate some… Continue reading Friday Mile
Throw Me The Statue delivers an “almost” effort on Creaturesque
After hearing “Waving at the Shore”, the first track off Throw Me The Statue‘s sophomore album, Creaturesque (which, by the way, is really killing me to type every time), I was expecting nothing short of pure brilliance from Scott Reitherman and his Seattle crew. I’ll concede that I fell madly in love with Moonbeams so… Continue reading Throw Me The Statue delivers an “almost” effort on Creaturesque
Hello, Broken Arrow (with mp3)
The latest wonderful sound to grace our inbox comes from a new Seattle collective of several established musicians. The supergroup is called Hello, Broken Arrow and they just began the process of making music together (despite past individual experience). There’s a lot of vagueness and mystique surrounding Hello, Broken Arrow – kind of like their… Continue reading Hello, Broken Arrow (with mp3)