Last year, Burger Records released the first volume of The Wiener Dog Compilation. Yesterday, Burger announced the second volume, which again benefits William Keihn’s dachshund pop Ghoulie. And, like the previous comp, this one includes a slew of unreleased material by Burger-friendly artists. Read More »Burger Records Announces “The Wiener Dog Comp 2: The Ghoulie Tape”
FensePost is excited to premiere a few new tracks from the latest compilation by Portland, OR and Olympia, WA lo-fi label Antiquated Future. The release, Well, I Don’t See Why Not: Volume 4 (Preorder here) is out tomorrow and will feature tracks from mostly unknown, under-appreciated artists. Read More »FensePost Premiere: Antiquated Future Releases “Well, I Don’t See Why Not: Volume 4” Tomorrow
Gem Club‘s bio begins with a simple, two-sentence statement: “There are times when beauty and sadness are inextricably linked. Massachusetts-based Gem Club understands this fragile symmetry.” The sheer essence of the band is captured here, in this brief moment. Read More »Gem Club: Hypericum
Posed to release his debut LP The Ballad of Willy Robbins next week on Mama Bird Recording Co., Portland artist… Read More »Vikesh Kapoor: Carry Me, Home
Dream Shake creates subtly angular, fuzz-infused pop music. Formerly under the moniker We Are Trees, the band consists of frontman James Nee and a guy named Elliott who lays down the rhythms. The band releases their self titled LP tomorrow on Frenchkiss Records. Read More »Dream Shake: Dream Shake LP
From Brooklyn comes Butchers & Bakers, a quartet that clashes 90s girl group rock vocals of artists like Sleater Kinney and Rainer Maria with the laid-back, modern electricity of current pseudo-electronic rock/pop groups. “Brunch”, the lead and title track on the band’s new single, features a punchy guitar riff, laid back vocals and a melodic, surreal keyboard. There are a lot of influences and styles going on in “Brunch” and it makes for a sound quite interesting and unique. Read More »Butchers & Bakers: Brunch (MP3 Review)
Grizzly Bear is one of those bands that continues to surprise. Look back at their early work, and there are some truly stunning tracks; it’s what propelled them into early indie fame. Enter 2012 and their track “Sleeping Ute” off Shields. The band hadn’t created something quite this catchy before, and paired with the other tracks on Shields led it and the accompanying album to be among the year’s best. Read More »Grizzly Bear: Will Calls (MP3 Review)
I’m a bit sad to see Kelley Stoltz leave Sub Pop; I’ve come to love his releases on the beloved Seattle label. Stoltz returns this month with Double Exposure on Third Man Records, the label imprint of Jack White. As you’d expect, it’s a bit cleaner than some of his previous work but not to the extent of being overproduced or overworked. Read More »Kelley Stoltz releases Double Exposure
A few weeks ago, I decided to do a post-rock night on KSVR, deviating from my typical Friday playlist of current garage-pop and psych-pop. I have a hankering like this every so often: tonight’s show, in fact, I have dubbed as “Out West” and it’ll feature predominantly countrified indie folk-rock. What ensued was a set of only ten songs, played over two hours on air — a show that was likely the first ever of its sort in the Skagit Valley. Read More »Post Rock Night on KSVR
I introduced you to Belgian Fog back in April. At the time, not much could be found on main man Robert Dale’s project. There was his song “Wait For Help” and a Facebook page with a handful of posts, and an equally minimal Twitter account. Not much has changed in five months, but Belgian Fog does have a new track. Read More »Belgian Fog: You Drive Me to Madness
