Several Arrows Later
Matt Pond PA is every college-rock greenhorn's dream, in the nicest way possible. Pond & Co. have a knack for composing wistful slow-jams for the…
Color of Sunshine
Maybe I've been a little more moody as of late. Just look back through some of my last few reviews and you'll find me complaining…
Sun, Sun, Sun
Rilo Kiley seems to be making an industry out of itself. Not only do they play the role of indie rock darling (albeit on Warner…
The Familiar Glow of Colliding Particles
Young Sportsmen have released five shattering, pumping, bass-run, drum-pounding, air-guitar shredding power-post-punk-pop songs, written by Ryan Maxwell and Wesley Nelson, vocals and guitar and guitar…
Random Portraits of the Home Movie
For decades, people would record the daily lives of their families with Super 8s. Random Portraits of the Home Movie is a mesmerizing collection of…
Film School
By about the fourth songs on Film School's self-titled debut on Beggars Banquet, it becomes painfully obvious that frontman Krayg Burton spent most of his…
And We Shall Call Him Joseph
Hypatia Lake is a four man argument against lo-fi and for the return of headphone rock. On their second album, And We Shall Call Him…
Common Market
Like an encroaching tidal wave, the Seattle hip-hop scene is rising, and floating along the funky luminescent foam is Common Market, a seamless combination of…
Get It
It's been nearly 18 months since Columbia Records came knocking for Seattle's favorite pop-hipsters The Lashes. During that time, the Spokane-originated group has rocked the…
Steal Yer Heart
"I was standing in line getting hit on at the bank," the opening lyric of "Getting Hit On At The Bank" from The Briefs' latest…