The LA-via-England singer-songwriter released her fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, May 27 on Ribbon Music and, while I’m not one to typically be so blunt, it’s entirely wonderful. When Marling introduced her set at Seattle’s Columbia City Theater on May 15, she opened with these four tracks and, before the album was out,
Let us extend Splashh a warm welcoming to the world of full-length albums. The East London quartet released Comfort, its debut album, on June 4 (in the U.S.; September 2 in the UK and Europe) on Kanine/Luv Luv Luv Records. Comfort reads like a debut album, with all the blooming energy and fresh innovation that
Brazos’ Phosphorescent Blues came out amidst the 2009 explosion of indie-infused folk that was led by now sensationalized Mumford and Suns and, perhaps to a lesser degree, Tallest Man on Earth, Elvis Perkins and those likes. In that wave, Brazos released its debut album Phosphorescent Blues as a perfect addition to any 2009 indie-folk playlist
Oh, to be in the Northwest over Memorial Day weekend! Over the mountains in Eastern Washington, there were thousands of campers (including our own Zack Klassen) enjoying Sasquatch!’s ever diversifying line up and back in Seattle, others were celebrating the Pacific Northwest with its 42nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival. While festival season is certainly is
It’s 2013 which means Apollo Sunshine hasn’t been around for about four years now, which sounds like a longer time than it feels. Perhaps that’s because, while the band might have left us, thankfully front man Sam Cohen has not. After the band’s split, Cohen took a two year hiatus before releasing The Color, the
Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a quiet night of female singer-songwriters who wooed a crowd who silently stood in awe of the talent on stage. As Marling approached the stage and immediately started commenting on the impossibility
When asked what Northern England contributes to the country, Southerners might simply answer rain and wool. They wouldn’t be totally wrong, but the North Country has also given us The Smiths; it’s given us Joy Division; it’s recently given us Alt-J and now it’s giving us Just Handshakes. Say It, released May 20 on San
If I were to tell you that today I had a red wine with my fancy seafood platter, any traditionalist might feel confused, aghast, maybe even a little bit betrayed. If I were to tell you that while this feast amassed, I was listening to structurally articulate dreamy synth music, the whole scenario just seems
After long or short trips to and from (and perhaps at) Austin Psych Fest, many of the attendees and bands have found themselves safely, and maybe a bit post-festival sickly, at home and in bed. For some, however, the festival was just a stop on a long and seemingly endless road. Such is the case
Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson made an album together. Weird, right? After a year of working on the record, the duo released Hokey Fright on Rhymesayers Entertainment under the name The Uncluded. In the first moments the abrasive tonnage of Aesop Rock, the moniker of Ian Matthias Bavitz, coupled with the excessively cute and intentionally juvenile sounds of