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.
Citay‘s new LP, Dream Get Together, just found its way into my inbox. There are several descriptors you could apply to the album, from Cosmic to Anthemic. But when it really comes down to it, Dream Get Together finds a unique place in music simply due to its wide breadth of influences — so wide that the music they create has become unlike any of the bands whose influence they draw. Read More »Citay: Dream Get Together [Album Review]
There’s something eerily beautiful about this video; it borders on insane. Tame Impala does a good job taking a scene… Read More »Tame Impala: Solitude Is Bliss [Video]
One of last year’s top bands is at it again with a new single out next month on Slumberland Records for their new song “Say No To Love”. To mark the occasion, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart also given us a video of the recent dream pop single “Higher Than The Stars”. The video starts out in black and white, with the sole addition of the color orange, but switches to full color in the middle. From Dylan Mulick, the video gives TPOBPAH a playful side to their typically moody music. Read More »The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: Higher Than The Stars [Video]
Butts writes silly songs about bad vices. It’s in their nature to do so. There’s one about alcohol, another about cigarettes, and a third about pot. Then there’s “Panty Exchange”, for which they just released a new video. It’s a vice that’s downright dangerous as the girls (Rachel and Shannon) demonstrate. Featuring the black-clad Butts duo, Leo Gebhardt, a colorful array of “panty protectors”, and superb camera work and video production by Turtleneck Productions and Carlos Lopez, “Panty Exchange” is sure to turn some heads. It has all the right elements: a briefcase drop, a getting-ready-for-mischief montage, and a plot line that almost makes sense. Read More »Butts: Panty Exchange [Video]
OK, I love this. True to recent videos by The Legends, a band fronted by Johan AngergÃ¥rd who also appears in Club 8, the video for “Western Hospitality” features dancing in a manner you wouldn’t typically expect. First, the mystic and masterful electro tune “Lucky Star” off Public Radio, then again briefly on “Always The Same” off the recent Over And Over. “Western Hospitality” is the latest hit by Club 8 and once again AngergÃ¥rd and counterpart Karolina Komstedt incorporate dancing into a video, this time by a young girl who plays the often ignored office outcast. I’ve already raved about this song; paired with this video, it’s stands true as one of Club 8’s best tunes yet! Read More »Club 8: Western Hospitality [Video]
For those unfamiliar with The Atlantic Manor, here’s a brief crash-course. The band consists of one Rick Sell, who records and releases his own music without a label or any promotion outside of whatever Sell himself does. He’s done it this way for years, and it seems to be working alright. His music, under The Atlantic Manor, is a dreamy country-tinged folk that sometimes nears the rock level, but typically maintains tranquility. Read More »The Atlantic Manor: The World Beneath This World Is Brightening [Album Review]
The show is just one week away, so you have no excuse: go mark your calendar! Hey Marseilles has been dubbed one of the Northwest’s “bands to watch” by many, myself included. Thus, I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering when these guys will head to Bellingham. They are on the cusp of releasing their debut LP, To Travels & Trunks, slated for a late June drop date. To celebrate the arrival of the album on vinyl, the Seattle band will play two shows in their hometown, one of them all ages. Read More »Recommended Show: Hey Marseilles’ LP Release Shows
Personal Space is the latest solo work by Justin Ripley, who not all too long ago gave us Just Just. From the opening notes of “The Gold Of Similar Sand”, we’re treated to a similar sound though it has a few more psychedelic sensibilities. The song gives the impression of minimalism, yet is packed with interesting riffs, catchy vocal hooks, and precisely placed instrumentation. Read More »Justin Ripley: Personal Space [Album Review]
Few bands have the tenacity to go as far as naming their band after a subgenre. The Twees have no regard at doing this, even though their infectious upbeat indie pop maintains the light and lo-fi bounce often associated with the outskirts of that label. Unfair Affair is their latest single, released digitally for free today. The single includes two tracks, “Unfair Affair” and “Hepburn Shades”, both of which will get under your skin and make you move (in an awkward 80s sort of way). The band has also made their prior EP, Lessons To Connect, available for free download. Read More »The Twees [Feature]
The Paiges are another new Pacific Northwest group. Blending a lo-fi pop sound with folk-rock in the vein of Woodsist artists or a much softer side of Slumberland Records, The Paiges’ track “You’ll Never Know” sparks the sort of curiosity I found so intriguing with that Salmon Thrasher demo, “In A Balloon”. Read More »The Paiges [Demo Reel]
