Throw Me the Statue sign to Secretly Canadian
It's official: Seattle pop band Throw Me the Statue has signed to fantastic indie label Secretly Canadian, home to Jens Lenkman, Damien Jurado, Antony &…
Get your Jens Lekman fix in Seattle
Mark your calendars... Jens Lekman is coming to Seattle!!!From his website: Tuesday, November 6th - Seattle, WA - NectarNo announcements on who the opening bands…
Oh, You're Less Silent Jens
So, yes, I am supposed to be off in analytical geochemistry land (and I really am), but I was too excited to read that Jens…
The Enemy Chorus
It is a fine, fine line, my friends, between psychedelic genius and, well, a boring ol' time. This can be especially dangerous when you love…
And Now That I'm In Your Shadow
You have to be in the right mood for quiet, singer-songwriter music. Honestly, I'm not sure I can quantify what that mood is, in fact,…
Until Death Comes
For those of you who are frequent visitors to Three Imaginary Girls ("Hi!"), you know my recurrent struggles with the forces of the Fiery Furnaces.…
On My Way To Absence
The prolific, ubiquitous Damien Jurado has released over a half dozen completely fomented full-lengths, a smattering of stark, high quality mini-albums, an occasional bizarre experiment,…
These Were The Earlies
There is an inherent difficultly in creating listenable psychedelic rock. If you veer to far into the realm of random instrumentation, you suddenly become a…
Oh You're So Silent Jens
More from the Swedish Pop Renaissance. Jens Lekman doesn't sound like the Legends or Acid House Kings, but he has a mysterious charm of his…
The Novelist / Walking Without Effort
The twenty-seven year old Fullerton, CA-based singer-songwriter Richard Swift played Seattle with the Brian Jonestown Massacre in early September (2005), and I'm sure that many…