Through The Bloody Channels, We Raise Our Sails
Kane Hodder are one of those bands I've known about for a long time, but never experienced. That's a terrible thing to admit, because they…
Posters Fade
Just because you’re depressed doesn’t mean you have to be all sad about it, right? That seems to be the prevailing sentiment in Derby’s sophomore…
The Sense in Tying Knots
Earlier today, I was rummaging frenetically through the shelves and drawers of my room, searching for a few crumpled papers covered with red chicken scratch…
Coming Home
To listen to Township is to immediately be transported back in time. They sound like a 1970s rock outfit that you'd hear playing alongside the…
Down To Sea Level
I'm currently reading Bonk by Mary Roach. It's the history of modern sex research, by the author of the wonderful bestseller about death, Stiff. The…
Are You There, God? It's Me, Tennis Pro.
The third Tennis Pro album (and the one with the best title and cover art) opens in a miasmatic soundscape of radio near-silence and very…
Stars For Anyone
Stars For Anyone begins with beautiful music. The leadoff title track is a sprawling garage-pop epic that comes out firing. Chaotic guitar and drum churn…
Icarus Himself EP
The curiously named Icarus Himself (presumably after a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting) is the solo venture of Nick Whetro, who is also a member of the…
Let Your Heart Break
You'll smile listening to the first song of The Billy Burke Estate's Let Your Heart Break. Singer/Writer Andy Liotta has created a collection of sometimes…
I Can Say It Is Even When It's Not
I’ve been to Anacortes only once and it was to tour a gasoline refinery (a not too exciting introduction to the town). I’ve never had…