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Slowwave: Pour [mp3]

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Slowwave astounds with mesmerizing hazy vocals, hypnotic echoing melodies, and the clash of indie pop and electronic pop. The band is the freshest thing to come from Tacoma, WA in a while and it’s about time. Nestled between the musical meccas of Seattle and Olympia, Tacoma should be a hotspot for unfettered undiscovered talent; Slowwave shows that it can, will be, and (at least in their case) is. “Pour” blends just enough of that northwest sound to be recognizable, while maintaining a sizable amount of locational and genre-specific ambiguity to be highly intriguing. Read More »Slowwave: Pour [mp3]

Typhoon [Feature]

  • Cyndi 

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Typhoon is an eleven piece ensemble band from Portland, OR. With their album Hunger and Thirst (produced with Portland’s incredible label Tender Loving Empire), they’ve garnered quite a bit of positive attention, none of it undeserved. Named for a Nietzsche thought, Typhoon create songs highly emotive and visceral in both structure and theme. Their music is an intelligently crafted exploration of what we feel and why we feel it. From beginning to end the album satisfies. Read More »Typhoon [Feature]

The Booze: Kick Me Where It Hurts [mp3]

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With a continual playlist featuring the likes of Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Faces, The Booze has captured that era of mod-rock to near perfection in their song “Kick Me Where it Hurts”. With blisteringly brilliant guitar riffs and a nonchalantly cool set of vocals, this band has embodied an era where rock, in the opinion of many, was at its pinnacle. The song has the grit of the garage, the twang of the south, and a bounce to it that’s downright gripping. “Kick Me Where It Hurts” is solid through and through; this is a song that represents all that was good about rock’s heyday — when the most popular bands around actually made good music. Read More »The Booze: Kick Me Where It Hurts [mp3]

Foxes In Fiction [Feature]

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Foxes In Fiction comes to us from Toronto, and their dreamy sounds can be likened to the projects of Bradford Cox and a drug-induced stupor. In fact, the song “15 Ativan” is said to have been written for front-man Warren Hildebrand’s friend, who overdosed on said drug. Their calming soundscapes and meditative melodies are soothing, floating just beyond lucidity. Another prime example of this is “Bathurst”, a song ripe with atmospheric, catchy vocal harmonies. Read More »Foxes In Fiction [Feature]

Papercuts: Do What You Will [mp3]

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This is what we’ve been waiting for! After Papercuts announced last year that they would be joining the Sub Pop roster, we could barely contain our excitement. Jason Quever’s dreamy psychedelic pop sound borders on shoegaze at times, and their new song, “Do What You Will”, off the forthcoming LP Fading Parade builds upon Papercuts’ existing library of great tunes. Read More »Papercuts: Do What You Will [mp3]

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FensePost Top 33 and 1/3: The Best Albums of 2010

The problem with so-called best-of lists, is that they are really just a collection of items organized based on experience and time, in that there will be plenty of albums heard the following year and beyond that will hold just as much weight as these we dub as “Best.” So, as of right now, at this particular time in the tail end of 2010 and the first moments of 2011, these albums are the best. There’s no question about it; it will change. My next list (which I’ve started, but may take a while to publish) is dubbed, paraphrase: the best albums I didn’t check out in 2011 for some reason or another.

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We’re Invisible Now: Galilee [mp3]

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Out of the beautiful Victoria BC, just across the border from the northwest corner of Washington state, is a new pop band of which you should be aware. They’re called We’re Invisible Now and they create haunting, dulcet pop, quiet and melodic, filled with dreamy melodies and wispy vocals. “Galilee” is the eighth and final track of their self titled debut, available now on bandcamp. The song begins soft and remains so throughout the first half, only to foray into a psychedelic electric haze toward the end. Singer Deirdre Smith excels with whispery, surreal vocals and the backing bedroom pop-meets-psychedelic experimentation is her perfect combination. Read More »We’re Invisible Now: Galilee [mp3]

Tiny Ruins & A Singer Of Songs: Little Notes [mp3]

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Imagine a quiet backdrop of country, colorful and vivid. Across it, a soft acoustic guitar whispers a catchy finger-plucked melody. Tiny Ruins & A Singer Of Songs creates such a landscape with minimal accompaniment and deep, quivering vocals. “Little Notes” is the first tune of the duo’s first release, an EP of the same name. It is haunting, light folk, both endearing and emotive. In these songs, Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins) and Lieven Scheerlinck (A Singer Of Songs) join together to paint a pleasant, slightly romantic painting of European folk that is unmatched in beauty and harmony. Read More »Tiny Ruins & A Singer Of Songs: Little Notes [mp3]

Daniel Martin Moore: Dark Road [mp3]

  • Cyndi 

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Daniel Martin Moore’s new single “Dark Road” is a cooling breath of those rare-gem style of songs which remind us grandeur can exist within simplicity; less does not always mean boring. Adhering to his Appalachian-daydreamer style Moore tosses us a billowy, empty-jug rhythm that when swirled with lyrics of uncluttered beauty makes the notion of better days ahead less focused on the despairing and more of an idea we can not only hope for but actually believe in. This tune is a perfect post-holiday pick me up with a sweetly accessible theme and an unabashedly charming spirit. One soothing taste increases our anticipation for the album entire, In the Cool of the Day, set to be released in January 2011. Read More »Daniel Martin Moore: Dark Road [mp3]

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