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Cock & Swan

Cock & Swan: Secret Angles

Cock & Swan

Dig deep into the FensePost archives and you’ll discover two things. First is the site’s launch date, which is essentially 666: June 6, 2006. Second is that one of the earliest reviews is that of Cock & Swan‘s Noon Hum EP. Hand packaged with a personal note to KZUU, I talked up the EP for the station then turned around and published this review on June 7 of that year. Next month Cock & Swan return with their third LP, Secret Angles. Read More »Cock & Swan: Secret Angles

The Moondoggies

The Moondoggies: Adios I’m a Ghost

  • Ana Lete 

The Moondoggies

“I’m a Ghost”, the opening for the new 12 track Adios I’m a Ghost album from The Moondoggies, begins with 23 seconds of thick vocal harmony that is true to folk with its soothing and laid back nature. However, this is merely a false sense of security.  With crashing drums from Carl Dahlen, and lively guitar riffs from Jon Potrello, The Moondoggies dive into the track “Red Eye”. Throughout this track, guitarist, Jon Potrello, adds tasteful guitar riffs and a lively solo that leaves listeners wanting more. Read More »The Moondoggies: Adios I’m a Ghost

Wishyunu

Wishyunu: Futuray

Wishyunu

Portland band Wishyunu creates chill, dreamy tunes laden with simple synth melodies, cool percussive beats and a hint of guitar. The husband and wife duo Bei Yan and Tony Bertaccini self-released their new dream-pop/bedroom-pop EP called Futuray on cassette on August 11. Read More »Wishyunu: Futuray

Tom Eddy

Tom Eddy | The Bread Maker’s Blues EP | Album Review

Within the first listen of his self-recorded and self-written EP, The Bread Maker‘s Blues (2012), I realize that there is a lot to love about Tom Eddy‘s music. His voice is instantly likable with his M. Wardian vocals in “Welfare.” And in “Sunday Market/Tear Down,” he not only gives a Dave Matthews vibe, but also establishes an extremely catchy backdrop of instrumentation and rhythm.

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The Builders and the Butchers

The Builders And The Butchers: Western Medicine (Album Review)

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I was quite disappointed by the single The Cave Singers gave us off their fourth LP, Naomi. It lacked the grittiness of their prior work; that gritty sound is what really set that band apart from others in the folk-rock realm. It was enough to not dig further. Enter Portland collective The Builders And The Butchers. Both bands formed in 2007 and both encompass that somewhat raw folk-rock sound favored in the Pacific Northwest. Read More »The Builders And The Butchers: Western Medicine (Album Review)

The Hague Black Rabbit

The Hague: Black Rabbit (Album Review)

The Hague Black Rabbit

Alright, so I was sent a sweet slab of vinyl: Black Rabbit by The Hague. My first impression of this band came with the song “Everyone”, which is somewhat reminiscent of early stuff by one of my favorite bands, Seattle’s sloppy pop band BOAT (minus the slop). Then there’s the angular guitars that hint of an early Minus the Bear. In its truest form, The Hague can be classified as a pop-rock band, but they add a surprising layer of strings throughout Black Rabbit that gives it a unique edge that goes well beyond the oversought dual-genre. Read More »The Hague: Black Rabbit (Album Review)

Black Lips & Icky Blossoms Split 7"

Black Lips & Icky Blossoms: Record Store Day 7″ Single

Black Lips & Icky Blossoms Split 7"

“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” is not a song you’d expect Black Lips to cover, but alas here it is, on the A side of this year’s Record Store Day split 7″ single from Saddle Creek with Icky Blossoms. And it works very well. Originally by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the song is remade slightly here with what I can only describe as a slightly drunk swagger. Black Lips propel the song along nicely with a little slide guitar and a southern drawl. It’s not the typical Black Lips, but there’s plenty here to like. Read More »Black Lips & Icky Blossoms: Record Store Day 7″ Single

Thee Oh Sees

Thee Oh Sees present Moon Sick

Thee Oh Sees

To be honest, I’m somewhat over Record Store Day. It has become over hyped, massively attended, and, frankly, I’m not much one for crowds. It is the Black Friday for music nerds. So I forewent shlepping it up to Bellingham and took a 25 mile bike ride instead. This left me plenty of time to make it to Anacortes and The Business for their 11am opening. Read More »Thee Oh Sees present Moon Sick

Tartufi

Tartufi: These Factory Days

Tartufi

Post-rock, perhaps more than most genres, has an inherent ability to lump together artists so diverse they seemingly should not fit in even close to similar categorical sub-genres, yet alone within the exact same sub-genre. Post-rock, then, features artists as wide-ranging as folk-centric epic-masterpiece purveyors Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, the soft-loud-soft instrumental rock-ists Explosions in the Sky, and this band – Tartufi – who blend lovely melodies with dreamy vocals against intense face-melting rock. Read More »Tartufi: These Factory Days

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