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Owls: Daughters And Suns [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 12, 2009

Despite being released in 2004, â€œAirâ€ off Our Hopes And Dreams by The Owls was one of the frequented songs in my playlist last summer. The song maintains its pedestal spot as “Best Song By The Owls,” despite the recent release of Daughters And Suns. But where Our Hopes And Dreams as a whole maintained brevity in terms of my attention, Daughters And Suns finds the Minneapolis band with many more repeat plays. Read More »Owls: Daughters And Suns [Album Review]

Le Sport: It’s Not The End Of The World [Music Video]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 12, 2009May 2, 2023

It has been virtually impossible to track down albums by the Swedish duo that is Le Sport. That is, it’s been impossible to find their albums at a U.S. based brick-and-mortar retail location. And it’s not without trying. I have been searching since moving to the Portland/Seattle areas mid-August. Then again, I’ve come to expect little from the new sections of record stores lately.

Andy Fenstermaker
April 11, 2009October 19, 2009

I do not do drugs. I would like to make that clear up front. In fact, I have never done hallucinogenic drugs of any kindâ€”ever. My lack of experience in that particular area gives me no foresight into what a typical trip might constitute. Read More »Dan Deacon: Ultimate Reality [Film Review]

The Legends: Public Radio [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 11, 2009May 13, 2023

The following excerpt was taken from The American Heritage Dictionary: Fourth Edition (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001):

Legend: 1) An unverified popular story, especially one believed to be historical. 2) One of great fame or popular renown. 3) An inscription on an object. 4) An explanatory caption.

There is no telling which definition Johan Angergård chose when he named this group The Legends or even if he had a definition in mind, but he himself can be considered “one of great fame or popular renown” in the world of indie-pop. Also a member of the lovable Acid House Kings, Angergård can also be found alongside Karolina Komstedt in Club 8. Often dubbed “the hardest working man in pop music,” Angergård again brings forth an album that will go down in history as one of the pop greats.

Andy Fenstermaker
April 10, 2009September 20, 2009

The Mountain by Heartless Bastards hasn’t been out all too long and it’s already gearing up to be one of the top releases of the year. The title track, especially, is one about which to get excited. It’s got that laid-back rock drawl you’d generally associate with the South, not Dayton, from whence the band originates. Read More »Heartless Bastards [Show Preview]

The Drones [Show Preview]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 10, 2009September 20, 2009

A recent review of Francis’ self-titled EP found me dubbing them as Swedish pub music. It’s also the first thing I think of when listening to The Drones: sweet, beautiful intoxication. And it’s not just because their music is intoxicating, as it most certainly is; it’s the sloppy guitar riffs and over pronunciation of words as heard throughout “The Minotaur”. Read More »The Drones [Show Preview]

Motorik [Show Preview]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 9, 2009September 20, 2009

Everything I’ve been reading says the same thing: Motorik takes their name from a style of Krautrock. More specifically, the 4/4 Kraut beat. But the band doesn’t necessarily follow the genre; they’re full-on post-punk with a female front and punchy bassline. But damn! It’s hard to ignore the deep female vocals, sounding an awful lot like Katie Sketch of The Organ. Read More »Motorik [Show Preview]

Robert Church And The Holy Community: Wizard On Fire [3″ CD Single Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 9, 2009May 4, 2023

In Wizard On Fire, Robert Church comes across as the twee stepbrother of The Radio Dept. “Old Friend” has that overly distorted slash mashed with reverb sound of the much loved Lesser Matters, but the fuzziness lacks the production that kept The Radio Dept. from being slapped with the lo-fi label. But that label works well here; it fits Robert Church & The Holy Community. For the most part, Wizard On Fire is decidedly more pop friendly than Le Rouge, Robert Church And The Holy Community’s last Series II release. It has more flare, more flame, more verbosity.

Cockle
April 8, 2009April 8, 2009

Point Juncture WA chose a fine time to start knocking the cover off of the ball. Their third record, Heart to Elk, has been picked up by Seattle label Mt. Fuji Records and was given wide release in February. Seattle indie radio behemoth KEXP has been wearing down the grooves of Heart to Elk for months. The band is now preparing for a national tour in support of fellow Portlanders The Thermals and the Shaky Hands, to be capped triumphantly by their first Sasquatch gig in May. Their plan for world domination may yet come to fruition. Read More »Point Juncture WA: Heart to Elk [Album Review]

Wintermute: Dead Or Not He’s Still Wearing Sunglasses [Video]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 8, 2009April 11, 2009

Wintermute is two parts: one part Bloc Party thanks to their Leeds, UK home and one part Foals for the hyped up instrumentation. There’s plenty of pop here, but it’s inundated by modern elements of rock. They’ll soon be releasing Robot Works on Big Scary Monster Records and they just dropped a 3″ single for the song of the day. Read More »Wintermute: Dead Or Not He’s Still Wearing Sunglasses [Video]

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