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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Animal Scream - Strangled Up In Two Inspired by a Dutch sci-fi novel, this sweaty synth burner sounds like it was created by a group of cyborgs that got into a stash of party drugs. More from Animal Scream Follow … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.14.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Choo Jackson - Blimish A chattering, trilling instrumental (produced by Christo, Ric, and Thadeus) provides backing for teetering flows and melodic hooks alike. More from Choo Jackson Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJ2EzY9ju8 ### The Elton Wong Adventure Band - On The … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.07.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### SUREFIRE - Boys Cry Love Any song that involves whiskey is sure to also involve jilting, and this anthem checks both boxes while sounding more empowered than it does heartbroken. More from SUREFIRE Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.31.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Luwidakid - Different Cloth (ft. iiiMooeen) Darkly bombastic melodic hip-hop filled to the brim with off-kilter instrumental flourishes and disorienting vocal cadences. More from Luwidakid Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipEj8xwYQ8 ### Dizzier - cruelty Hushed acoustic guitar music that feels like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.24.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Woodland Creatures - Keep On Running A moody, ominous Americana track that smolders like the charred remains of an industrial sprawl that's just finished immolating. More from Woodland Creatures Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Bill Lyon ### Fort … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.11.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Partly Sunny - Sick or Sad This track, which takes center stage in a space opera about a family escaping a doomed earth, deploys driving rhythms, whispy vocals, and jarring instrumental stabs in service of a deceptively poignant unrequited love … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.17.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Ex Pilots - Red Tape A tin-can piano ballad that starts off tender and gathers steam until guitars roar to life--jet engines ready for takeoff--and blast things into the hazy upper atmosphere. More from Ex Pilots Follow on Instagram Artwork: … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.10.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Speed Plans - Can't Get Through Out on Seattle's IRON LUNG Records, this scuzzy burst of punk sounds like a basement being destroyed by flying instruments in real time. More from Speed Plans More from IRON LUNG Records Follow IRON … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.03.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Veska - I Arise A volcanic eruption of metallic catharsis that uses molten guitars and roiling drums as a backdrop for defiant, vengeful howls. More from Veska Follow on Instagram Artwork by Rotting Reign ### The Faintest Glow - Uptown … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.27.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Clay Coast - Winter A gentle, sax-assisted serenade that transitions between languid funk and swooning waltz, this one exudes warmth despite its frosty title. More from Clay Coast Follow on Instagram Album artwork by @efalge22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utx3nEFuIoQ ### Lenni Green - … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.20.23
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