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

Andy Fenstermaker
July 24, 2013September 18, 2013

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)

Misc.: Happiness Is Easy [Album Review]

Ron Trembath
August 2, 2009February 11, 2022

Badman Records founder Dylan Magierek obviously has an ear for the streets when it comes to popularizing indie rock. With credits ranging from Starfucker to Weinland to the MTV friendly My Morning Jacket, he has shown that he knows how to spot talent from a miles worth of Chuck Taylors away. So is it any surprise that he would want to develop his own personality via the wonderful album Happiness Is Easy under the adequately and understandable moniker Misc .?

Andy Fenstermaker
April 3, 2009March 29, 2009

La Lamentor found John Adam Weinland Shearer splitting his influential loyalties between two masters, Iron & Wine and Neil Young. Not influences to scoff at, no indeed. But on his follow up to that album, Weinland bursts forth as his own in Breaks In The Sun. He has tried a few things, come of age, and discovered that he can carry himself above and beyond his earlier influences. Read More »Weinland: Breaks In The Sun [Album Review]