Artificial Daylight
I am obsessed with Artificial Daylight, the second album from the independent Icelandic folk-pop band 1860. Far from a sophomore slump, Artificial Daylight draws inspiration…
Made in Iceland VI
Maybe you’ve noticed that Iceland is having a moment? Between volcanic eruptions on the news, nonstop flights between Seattle and Reykjavík advertised on the side…
A graveyard is a doorway to love
Close your eyes when Graveyard starts their fuzzy-but-crisp psych-metal clatter, and you’ll think of Savoy Brown or Humble Pie, a whipped-up, throaty bellow from the…
Valdimar is Icelandic comfort food
While everyone else was away at Sasquatch! or SIFFing it up, my festival activity was limited to a couple of sets at the Folklife kindieband…
Double-dip with The Head and the Heart this week!
If you were lucky enough to catch The Head and the Heart's sold-out show at Neumos a few months back, you know just how excited…
Can't get enough: new Moondoggies track {plus tour dates}
My love for the Moondoggies is rooted in an accident, by way of KEXP: it was the one-two punch tracks that made it onto my…
Best news of the day: The Mary Onettes are coming to Seattle on April 25 {and we've got tickets to giveaway}
I have the major hots for just about anything with the Labrador Records stamp. Although I can't verbalize it as well as Steve Thornton, imaginary…
Love Is Not Pop
Gothernburg, Sweden's sweet-voiced Sarah Assbring has teamed up with Rasmus Hagg of the duo Studio this time out, for the third album from El Perro…
Annie's 'Don't Stop' to be released in November – finally
Dear lord, this is exciting. Annie, the Norwegian princess of perfect pop, is FINALLY going to release her second album, Don't Stop, in November. I…
Imaginary Interview: Sally Shapiro
When songs from Sally Shapiro’s debut album, Disco Romance, began showing up on mp3 blogs and music websites, there was not a lot known about…