764-HERO: Weekends of Sound (Vinyl)
Post the grunge era, music out of the PNW pivoted to raw, gritty indie rock. Bands like Modest Mouse and… Read More »764-HERO: Weekends of Sound (Vinyl)
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Unlikely Friends Release Solid Gold Cowboy on Jigsaw Records
Let’s take a trip back in time. The year is 2006, and FensePost is only a few months old. I stumble upon a newly relocated indiepop artist called BOAT. The band moved from Chicago to Seattle and landed a spot on the Magic Marker Records roster for their debut LP Songs That You Might Not Like. Around the same time, via the twee-favorite Matinee Records imprint, I discovered Seattle indiepop band Math & Physics Club. Read More »Unlikely Friends Release Solid Gold Cowboy on Jigsaw Records
Cock & Swan Drop New Single “PERG” off Upcoming EP ‘What Was Life?’
Cock & Swan return with a new album in 2015 called What Was Life? Johnny Goss and Ola Hungerford’s latest effort continues what the duo, now married, did with 2013’s Secret Angels. Read More »Cock & Swan Drop New Single “PERG” off Upcoming EP ‘What Was Life?’
Rose Windows Return with ‘There Is A Light’
One of my favorite new artists of 2013 was Seattle’s Rose Windows. Their debut LP, The Sun Dogs, on Sub Pop was a luscious array of mildly psych-induced folk rock fronted by Rabia Shaheen Qazi exotic vocals. It continues: Rose Windows have now given us a first taste of life beyond The Sun Dogs with a new single (also on Sub Pop) for “There Is A Light”. Read More »Rose Windows Return with ‘There Is A Light’
Belgian Fog Breaks the Mold on new MP3 “Before You Ever Talked”
I always get a bit giddy when I get a new unsolicited email from Robert Dale. It always precedes a new track. My fourth such email communication with Mr. Dale was no exception. And here, two days later, I am quite chuffed to present the fourth song by Dale’s project Belgian Fog: “Before You Ever Talked”. Read More »Belgian Fog Breaks the Mold on new MP3 “Before You Ever Talked”
Virgin Of The Birds: Interview
For those unaware, Virgin Of The Birds is the brainchild of Seattle musician and Abandoned Love Records label head Jon Rooney. Virgin Of The Birds has a new album on the way late this month called Winter Seeds. I recently sat down with Rooney, with whom I’ve been acquainted since my discovery of The Lovely Sparrows back in 2006, to discuss the new release and what he’s been up to these days.
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Belgian Fog: Loveless Way (Premiere)
KEXP’s Robert Dale is back with a new track called “Loveless Way” from his solo project Belgian Fog. Like his previous singles “Wait For Help” and “You Drive Me to Madness”, “Loveless Way” is an electro-fused pop song with plenty of glorious beats, a few nods to synth-based genres of past, and a deeply introspective narrative. “I’d rather stay trapped in a loveless way / Than try to make the pain go…” sings Dale in the chorus. Read More »Belgian Fog: Loveless Way (Premiere)
Benjamin Verdoes: The Evil Eye
Tomorrow, Benjamin Verdoes releases The Evil Eye on Brick Lane Records. For Verdoes, a founding and continuing member of the Seattle-based internet sensation Mount St. Helens Vietnam Band (MSHVB) on Dead Oceans, it is his first venture into solo territory. I doubt I’m the first to say that Verdoes is just as powerful here as he has been throughout the MSHVB tenure. The Evil Eye is the first truly exciting album I’ve heard this year. Read More »Benjamin Verdoes: The Evil Eye
Belgian Fog: You Drive Me to Madness
I introduced you to Belgian Fog back in April. At the time, not much could be found on main man Robert Dale’s project. There was his song “Wait For Help” and a Facebook page with a handful of posts, and an equally minimal Twitter account. Not much has changed in five months, but Belgian Fog does have a new track. Read More »Belgian Fog: You Drive Me to Madness
Cock & Swan: Secret Angles
Dig deep into the FensePost archives and you’ll discover two things. First is the site’s launch date, which is essentially 666: June 6, 2006. Second is that one of the earliest reviews is that of Cock & Swan‘s Noon Hum EP. Hand packaged with a personal note to KZUU, I talked up the EP for the station then turned around and published this review on June 7 of that year. Next month Cock & Swan return with their third LP, Secret Angles. Read More »Cock & Swan: Secret Angles
