One of the young bands were most excited about at this year’s Treefort Fest is Naked Giants. For those unfamiliar with Naked Giants, the Seattle trio of Grant Mullen, Henry LaVallee, and Gianni Aiello forge the type of high octane, raucous, raw garage jams your mind’s eye would easily picture in a basement packed with sweaty, thrashing bodies. […]
Seattle’s northernly neighbor Everett doesn’t get a whole lot of love outside the state of Washington. Fortunately, a handful of bands and individuals are making inroads. Last year, the inaugural Fisherman’s Village Festival presented a very solid initial lineup. The festival included Everett’s own Fauna Shade. Scotty Smith original created Fauna Shade and filled out […]
Brooklyn’s Mitski announced she will drop her new album Puberty 2 album on June 17. The eleven track follow-up to her 2014 Bury Me At Makeout Creek LP is already available for pre-order via Dead Oceans. Additionally, Mitsky shared upcoming tour dates and Puberty 2‘s first single, “Your Best American Girl”. Mitski “Your Best American Girl” begins with soft vocals and […]
Jordan Lee will follow-up his 2013 Mutual Benefit album Love’s Crushing Diamond with another full-length album this spring. On May 20, Mom + Pop will release the new Mutual Benefit Skip A Sinking Stone LP. Lee shared a new, beautifully animated video for lead single “Not For Nothing” as well. “Not For Nothing” expands on the previous work of […]
ATL’s Makonnen will drop the sixth volume of his Drink More Water series on March 18. Naturally, Drink More Water 6 follows up last March’s Drink More Water 5. Interestingly, Makonnen teamed up with Philly’s Tunji Ige teamed up in LA to record a track that won’t be on the album. Tunji Ige and Makonnen’s “Don’t Do Too Much” features hypnotic […]