The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
For the last four or so years, Portland’s The Decemberists have been one of my very favorite bands. I loved Her Majesty and The Crane Wife, and Picaresque will always be in my top albums of all time. Needless to say, I was pretty stoked to hear [...]
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Various Artists - War Child presents Heroes
Various Artists - Dark Was The Night
February was the month of charity compilations. First, on Feb. 16th, came War Child Presents Heroes, a compilation to benefit War Child. Just one day later, Dark Was The Night was released to benefit the Red Hot Organization. Each has [...]
Bon Iver - Blood Bank EP
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has been a force to be reckoned with this last year. Following the acclaimed release of For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar), Bon Iver has become a household name, having had his music featured in a variety of tv shows, such as Grey’s Anatomy and Chuck. [...]
By KEXP | Published:
February 15, 2009
review by Philip LaRose
I first heard Seattle quartet Hotels when I happened to see them playing a show last August. I immediately fell in love with their music, clearly inspired by some of the great bands of the New Wave and post-punk genres but sounding as fresh and exciting as the pioneers they emulated. I [...]
Beirut/Realpeople - March of the Zapotec/Holland
Beirut’s Zach Condon never ceases to outdo himself. His new EP (out February 17th on his own label, Pompeii Records) demonstrates his versatility and talent as a musician. The EP is split into two parts: March of the Zapotec, which is credited to Beirut, and Holland, which [...]
J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
Joshua Tillman is an undeniably talented musician. Tillman, who moonlights as the drummer for Fleet Foxes, has been releasing terrific solo albums for the last four or so years. His latest, Vacilando Territory Blues (released January 20th on Western Vinyl), does not disappoint.
In Vacilando Territory Blues, it’s easy [...]
Matt & Kim - Grand
There has never been a better time to release a dance pop album. With bands like MGMT and Vampire Weekend dominating the scene, Matt & Kim’s new album Grand, to be released today, January 20, on Fader Label, will have no problem fitting right in. Grand, the follow up [...]
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by Gary Miller
If Death To Palaces, the 2007 full-length by Seattle powerpoppers Young Sportsmen, was a gas guzzling muscle car, then their newest release, titled If You Want It, is a high-end European sportster. While both can get your heart pumping, the latter is equally likely to impress you with its detail and handling.
That’s [...]
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review by Rachel LeBlanc
Being a Northwest CD reviewer, at least for me, is a bit like going on a blind date — I’m set up with relatively unheard of bands whose CDs I give a listen to before I even research them. This way, first impressions based on their music are key rather than diving [...]
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review be Rachel LeBlanc
I imagine opening track “Panicgrass and Feverfew” of The Animals at Night’s debut release, Rain Falls on Asphalt, heard in the background while the leading character of an action movie slyly enters a nightclub scene. TV’s Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy would slip the album into their stereo before a surgery on [...]
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