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Belgian Fog: Loveless Way (Premiere)

Andy Fenstermaker
February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

KEXP’s Robert Dale is back with a new track called “Loveless Way” from his solo project Belgian Fog. Like his previous singles “Wait For Help” and “You Drive Me to Madness”, “Loveless Way” is an electro-fused pop song with plenty of glorious beats, a few nods to synth-based genres of past, and a deeply introspective narrative. “I’d rather stay trapped in a loveless way / Than try to make the pain go…” sings Dale in the chorus. Read More »Belgian Fog: Loveless Way (Premiere)

The Men: Pearly Gates

Andy Fenstermaker
January 9, 2014January 8, 2014

Tomorrow’s Hits, the forthcoming fourth album in as many years by The Men, is set for release on (no surprise) Sacred Bones Records. Earlier this week, the band debuted “Pearly Gates” from the album; holding a similar countrified punk-rock edge found throughout their 2013 release New Moon, The Men inject horns (one of two tracks on the new album to feature the section) for a sound that is somewhat reminiscent of Washington Post-dubbed “weirdo collective” Dark Meat. Read More »The Men: Pearly Gates

An Interview with Devon Reed, the man behind “You Be My Heart, Vol. 1”

Andy Fenstermaker
January 6, 2014May 20, 2023

You Be My Heart is a relatively new compilation (released late last year) featuring the likes of Horse Feathers, Marissa Nadler, Bowerbirds, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Mark Kozelek and many more. Just after the New Year, I sat down with the compilation’s mastermind, Devon Reed (pictured above), to talk about the release, the charity it supports and how he approaches projects like this.

Death Vessel: Ilsa Drown (feat. Jonsi of Sigur Ros)

Andy Fenstermaker
December 6, 2013December 5, 2013

Joel Thibodeau’s Death Vessel returns in February with a follow up do his Sub Pop debut Nothing is Precious Enough for Us. The new album is called Island Intervals and it’s been a long time coming; his previous release as Death Vessel was way back in 2008. Read More »Death Vessel: Ilsa Drown (feat. Jonsi of Sigur Ros)

Solander: All Opportunities

Andy Fenstermaker
November 26, 2013November 25, 2013

Solander came to my attention a few years back after Fredrik Karlsson branched out from his work in Swedish orchestral and experimental folk-pop collective Fredrik. While Solander has been around for the better part of a decade, the band’s debut LP didn’t arrive until 2009 and was followed a few years later by their sophomore release. They are now prepared to give us their third album, Monochromatic Memories, in February of 2014. Read More »Solander: All Opportunities

Angel Olsen: Forgiven/Forgotten

Andy Fenstermaker
November 18, 2013November 16, 2013

After her release of the Sleepwalker single earlier this year, I questioned whether Angel Olsen was going through a transformation. The revealing, introspective LP Half Way Home from 2012 was about as minimal as they come. Full vocals seemed as quiet as a whisper — though they were not — and her guitar was so soft the album was borderline a capella. “Sweet Dreams” off Sleepwalker changed things. Read More »Angel Olsen: Forgiven/Forgotten

Trails And Ways: Lost (Frank Ocean Cover)

Andy Fenstermaker
November 14, 2013November 13, 2013

Since their inception a few years back, Trails And Ways have provided us with their own rendition of a few notable songs. The latest artists Trails And Ways has set their eyes on is the infamous Frank Ocean, in particular his song “Lost”. Dreamy and adorned with T&W’s signature bossa-nova sound, the band is flawless in their rendition of the song. Read More »Trails And Ways: Lost (Frank Ocean Cover)

Keep Shelly In Athens: Oostende (Video)

Andy Fenstermaker
November 13, 2013November 12, 2013

I’ve been following Keep Shelly In Athens for some time now. Their new album, At Home has been on my playlist for about a month, and I’ve quickly come to love tracks like openers “Time Exists Only To Betray Us” and “Oostende”. Earlier this week, the band released a video for the latter. Read More »Keep Shelly In Athens: Oostende (Video)

SaÃ¢da Bonaire: You Could Be More As You Are

Andy Fenstermaker
November 11, 2013November 10, 2013

On their announcement of their forthcoming reissue of SaÃ¢da Bonaire’s lone single from the early 80s, Captured Tracks made note to file the group under Why was this band not huge?. Makes perfect sense; listening to the band’s single “You Could Be More As You Are”, one is adorned with sounds somewhere between Kraftwork (the song was produced in their studio) and Stereo Total. Read More »SaÃ¢da Bonaire: You Could Be More As You Are

Juan Wauters: Water

Andy Fenstermaker
November 6, 2013November 6, 2013

Since releasing Play Silver Nickels and Golden Dimes on Hardly Art a few years back, The Beets’ front-man Juan Wauters has focused his creative efforts on a solo project. He continues to possess a strong Lou Reed/Velvet Underground-meets-Syd Barrett influence. “Water” is the latest track to surface from Wauters and the first off his forthcoming early 2014 LP N.A.P. North American Poetry on Captured Tracks. Read More »Juan Wauters: Water

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