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Andy Fenstermaker

Andy Fenstermaker is a music lover, writer, marketing professional, and entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for music with others. He is the founder of FensePost, a renowned music blog that has been sharing the latest and greatest in indie music since 2006. Andy has always been fascinated by the power of music to connect people, and he started FensePost with the aim of sharing his love of music with others. Andy developed a passion for music at a young age. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Andy grew up surrounded by a vibrant music scene that left an indelible mark on him. He attended Washington State University, where he studied Communication and Business. He holds a BA in Communication and a Masters in Business Administration.  After graduating, Andy started writing about music and created FensePost as the outlet. The blog has a strong focus on indie music, but also covers a range of other genres including folk, indie pop, psychedelic, garage rock, and experimental.  Andy and the blog relocated to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in 2020.

Hurricane Lanters: Hymns For The Misguided [Album Review]

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Moody rock is nothing new to the northwest. I think it has something to do with the less-than favorable weather; it’s always raining and when it’s not there’s a fair chance it’s gray and overcast. Hurricane Lanterns fit right in, creating a heavy-yet-bouncy style of rock easy to dig. The project is that of Patrick Dodd, with Jack Lightfoot on drums and Aaron Mannino on bass and backup vocals. Their latest release is called Hymns for the Misguided, and they make acoustic-based tunes seem heavier and louder than normal. Read More »Hurricane Lanters: Hymns For The Misguided [Album Review]

Crushed Stars: Black Umbrella [mp3]

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Convalescing In Braille is the latest by Todd Gautreau, who often goes by the moniker Crushed Stars. Oft descriptive words associated with Gautreau and his Crushed Stars may relate to the night hours, overcast days, or infinite soundscapes. These words fit — there’s something oddly spacial about the dreamy pop of Crushed Stars, and that’s what makes the band, and an album like Convalescing In Braille work so well. Read More »Crushed Stars: Black Umbrella [mp3]

Radical Face: Doorways [Videos]

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Radical Face is the moniker held by Ben Cooper, the solo project from one half of Electric President. This project is blends a sound familiar in that band, but with fewer electronics and more orchestration along the lines of eclectic orchestral groups Efterklang and Anathallo, mixed with a little Michael Nau (Page France, Cotton Jones). “Doorways” is similarly melodic and features an off-beat piano. The song is off the band’s latest release, a beautifully crafted, six-song EP called Touch The Sky. Read More »Radical Face: Doorways [Videos]

Wow & Flutter: The Puget Sound [mp3]

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Now this is the sound that gets me excited. Portland’s Wow & Flutter released Equilibrio! just over a month ago on Mt. Fuji Records and if you have yet to check it out, don’t hesitate. Theirs is a sound you do not want to miss. “The Puget Sound” reminds me of noisy melodramatic 90s rock, packed with dreamy vocals, ringing guitars, and heavy percussion. It’s a sound just as familiar to the northwest (their hometown is Portland, OR) as it is to that era DC. The harmonies are dissonant and emotive, while the music behind is wildly consistent and hypnotic. This is the best thing I’ve heard yet from Wow & Flutter! Read More »Wow & Flutter: The Puget Sound [mp3]

Blackbird Blackbird: Pure [NSFW Video]

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Blackbird Blackbird reminds me a bit of Candy Claws and Golden Ages. All three bands have this chill, surreal electronic sound that’s dreamy and ethereal. “Pure” is a song that will send you into a trance-like haze, a lucid fantasy world parallel to our own. A fitting description of this style of music would be electro-psychedelic, and while it isn’t the best description, there’s reason. This sound defies explanation. Read More »Blackbird Blackbird: Pure [NSFW Video]

Museum of Bellas Artes: Days Ahead [Video]

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When Museum of Bellas Artes covered “Who Do You Love” by Sapphires earlier in the year, the song quickly became a favorite. The band is back with some original tunes, all fitting a relaxed, laid-back electronic sound. It reminds me, at times, of Saint Etienne — but only at times. The band’s new EP is called Days Ahead and it features four excellent tunes, one of which can be seen in video form below. Read More »Museum of Bellas Artes: Days Ahead [Video]

No Joy: Hawaii [NSFW Video]

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As always when NSFW appears in the headline, an immediate disclaimer noting that this video is not safe for work must apply. At least, that’s a phrase to make me feel more comfortable. Along the same lines, if you’re under 18, turn away now as your parents will not likely enjoy you watching this video. No Joy. Fitting name for the band of the moment then, but really, is it? I personally don’t feel full frontal, which you’ll see from sexes that begin with the letters M and F, is a very big deal. Not when you can say “shit” on television and when a woman named Carol can take a pickaxe to the head of her soon to reanimate husband’s head (like they did in the most recent episode of The Walking Dead). I digress. No Joy is anything but; this is a band filled with awesomeness, nudity or not. Read More »No Joy: Hawaii [NSFW Video]

Emmalee Crane: Formantine [Album Review]

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I like to think Emmalee Crane and I would get along well. I think this because of her music. It’s unassuming, unpretentious, yet it exists in a completely different realm of thought. It’s down to earth, yet it’s also quite out there. You get that with minimalist music, but unlike her earlier work in Crux, this one has louder peaks. On Formantine, Crane’s latest release, she adds more samples, picking up bits and pieces of spoken word. It’s part eerie and part relaxing, a trait common to the best of the minimalist genre. Read More »Emmalee Crane: Formantine [Album Review]

FensePost Podcast Series: FenseCast #4, Time Flies

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It appears there is truth behind the popular phrase about time speeding by the older you get. After hitting the ripe age of 30 back in September and taking a nice little road trip from my home north of Seattle to the Southwest town of Albuquerque at the end of that month, time seems to have slipped by with ease. And it appears I haven’t done one of these podcast things since July! Read More »FensePost Podcast Series: FenseCast #4, Time Flies

Destroyer: Chinatown [mp3]

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For those of you familiar with Dan Bejar and his work in both Destroyer and The New Pornographers, this song may come as a bit of a shock. It’s damn near electronic! This isn’t the Dan Bejar we know and love… or is it? Leave it to JC/DC to spend a solid year-and-a-half production time reinventing Bejar as an off-beat, near contemporary artist. Bejar has never been one to create normality, but “Chinatown” is about as strange as it gets because it lacks consistency with the man’s prior work. Read More »Destroyer: Chinatown [mp3]

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