Written by Ben Meyercord. Pattern is Movement‘s new album, All Together is good. Definitely above average. Enough that I have songs stuck in my head. Enough that I looked up their tour schedule to see if they are playing anywhere near me (they aren’t). Enough that I looked up their back catalog and plan on…
Author: Andy Fenstermaker
Andy Fenstermaker (aka Fense) is a Marketing Manager at an e-commerce company in Arlington, WA. He is a content strategist, an avid blogger, independent music lover, and social media enthusiast. He founded FensePost in 2006, and can be heard Friday nights locally on the Skagit Valley College radio stations KSVR and KSVU from 10pm to midnight.
Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane And Sugarcane [Album Review]
Written by bob_vinyl. Elvis Costello (MySpace) has had quite a long and varied career to say the least, making albums bordering on punk on one hand and working with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Allen Toussaint on the other. The genres he’s avoided, like metal or hip-hop, are surely more by choice than inability….
Xiu Xiu: The Air Force [Album Review]
Written by Jeremy Ryan. When thinking about challenging bands like Xiu Xiu (MySpace), the words “stable” or “consistent” do not spring to mind. They are not supposed to release a gaggle of jaw-dropping, eerie records as frequently and reliably as they do (four records since 2004). After hearing 2004’s borderline masterpiece Fabulous Muscles, I gave…
Oceans: Nothing Collapses [Album Review]
Written by bob_vinyl I have long believed that artists are only half of the creative force behind art. The other half of the creation is the interpretation. Often, the greatest art allows for significant breadth of interpretation even as it guides the very same. Most often though, the artist errs on the side of doing…
A Shoreline Dream: Recollections Of Memory [Album Review]
The name A Shoreline Dream (MySpace) is, perhaps, the best indicator of what to find in their music. It is filled with crashing waves and sandy beaches and a trade off between a mystical evening sky and one tormented with dark storm clouds. These visual soundscapes lead the listener through an undertow of shoegaze, a…
Wilderness: (k)now(w)here [Album Review]
Written by bob_vinyl Over the years, the term art rock hasn’t had a real solid definition, but it has consistently included bands that push creative limits even if some sacrifice the raw ability to rock in the process. To not call Wilderness an art rock band would be a mistake, but to limit them to…
Thao: We Brave Bee Stings And All [Album Review]
Written by bob_vinyl We Brave Bee Stings and All by Thao With The Get Down Stay Down (MySpace) begins and ends like it may be a simple twee pop album. Both “Beat” and “We Go” have a thin, light pop sound that could be mistaken for a novelty. What happens between those two songs, however,…
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone: Old Panda Days [pReview]
Written by Fense I’ve set strict rules for the pReview section; yet, here on the third pReview, I’ve already broken the cardinal one – listening to a single song from an album and writing about it. I cheated: I listened to Advance Base Battery Life, the upcoming release by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone (MySpace),…
The Afternoon Naps [Feature Band]
Written by Fense I’ve got a dear friend that swears up and down by The Afternoon Naps. Her name is Keenan and she played in a much loved and FensePost favorite band called Patience Please. So, when I stumbled upon “Clean Bill Of Health”, I figured I might as well check them out. Boy am…
Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer [Album Review]
Written by Jeremy Ryan I have always had a very difficult time reviewing releases by bands like Wolf Parade. On one hand, it is difficult to know just how much biographical information it is necessary to write about the band, all the while trying not to lose focus of the material that I am supposed…
