By: Fiona Hannigan Sego, made up of Spencer Petersen and Thomas Carroll, works to find a synthesis of dueling tensions. Utah transplants in Los Angeles, the duo’s sound is full of small-town-big-city tensions, the new and the old, and the harmony between. Edgy guitar and delicious synth are brought together by perfectly catchy melodies, like in […]
In as musically fertile place as Portland, you’d be hard pressed to find a unanimous decision for any singular “best band in town”. However, when it comes to the technical chops of the Rose City’s Bearcubbin’!, you’ve certainly got a solid start. Over the past several years, accomplished PDX bands from a range of genres have […]
In a recent interview with Toro y Moi regarding his new album, Chaz Bundick lamented how rock has faded.”It’s strange that there’s no one doing a solid rock song. It just seems like everyone is going electronic right now,” he noted. You would find plenty of evidence to support the claim within both the Top 40 and independent […]
By: Fiona Hannigan With bright, catchy beats, synth grooves, and vocals that are at once soaring and breathy, Denver’s Rose Quartz manages to be both earnestly introspective and downright fun. The band has developed a heavier, more analog sound, but is still carried by smooth danceable beats. Rose Quartz’ Red Bull Sound Select approved jams further […]
By: Fiona Hannigan When you first hear the signature fiddle, artfully played by Polecat‘s Cayley Schmid, you might wonder whether you’ve stumbled into an old school hoedown. But Bellingham’s Polecat is so much more than bluegrass. Self-described as “roots music,” their sound is a uniquely earnest blend of genre, making it approachable and full of […]