If you watched the Shins’ “Simple Song” video we posted earlier this week, you might have spotted guitarist Jessica Dobson alongside James Mercer. In addition to currently playing in the Shins (and with Beck in the past), Dobson has undertaken a number of other musical endeavors. Personally, I was able to watch her open for […]
Fleet Foxes’ lead man Robin Pecknold released a new track via his SoundCloud last night. The slow, lonely “Olivia, In A Separate Bed’ features Pecknold’s strong vocals against a quieter acoustic guitar. Pecknold noted it was made in a “sad sack mode”. Not that I follow his Tweets closely or anything, but he mentioned he […]
Beirut have released a new video for the track “Vagabond” off of their latest LP The Rip Tide. This one may motivate some of you to look into a bachelor degree online in video production. You can also stream Rip Tide right here and check out Beirut on Jimmy Fallon.
For many Northwest music fans and musicians, Damien Jurado is, simply put, an icon. After dozens of releases over the past several decades, Jurado has ventured through a variety of musical spectrums and quietly put together a discography as strong or consistent as any one in the region. Which is saying something in the Northwest. In […]
Toronto-based rock quartet Metric have announced a fifth studio album. Synthentica, will be released on June 12, 2012. Details are limited, but the album will be released on Metric’s own imprint. Stay tuned for tour dates and more info.