March 3, 2017

by Bryan Culver I’m going to go out on a limb and assume most Seattle-based musicians aren’t spending a lot of their time in between gigs hanging out in London.  I mean—Seattle-to-London—that’s a long haul.  Then again, Alex Rose is far from your average Seattle-based musician. Read More

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Tourist Reviewed by: Max Miller Until now, I have never listened to an entire Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album. I am, however, familiar with the general story of the band, seeing as it’s so prevalent in the half-gazillion nostalgic odes written to t Read More

Colin Hay Fierce Mercy Reviewed by: Geno Thackara Is it an odd-numbered year again? Then it must be time for something new from Colin Hay. It may be common enough for past decades’ superstars to coast on old hits, but he’s never been one to settle into the same rut. Read More

Revelator Hill Atlantic Detour Reviewed by: Jane Roser DC/Virginia-based Revelator Hill’s debut album, Atlantic Detour, is a solid, exhilarating rock and soul record that drips with the blues and shows you just what happens when the fuel meets the fire. Developing out of Read More

Caroline Spence Spades + Roses Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier When an artist is praised by Miranda Lambert, you know there’s something special there, and there definitely is in singer/songwriter, Caroline Spence, and her second LP, Spades & Roses. Her musical style spans the Read More

Closeness Personality Therapy Reviewed by: Meredith Aristone Todd and Orenda Fink were first united on tour, doing what they love. It is no surprise that they ended up partaking in a whirlwind of a romance – one as passionate as the music that they create. Although they are Read More