New Music
Alex Cameron opens for Thee Oh Sees on Nov. 27 at Revolution Hall. Get to know the burgeoning synth star’s precise blend of groove and understatement.
Jenny Hval sets her take-no-prisoners feminism and anti-capitalist lyrics to some of the most interesting, unstable soundscapes you’ll hear from contemporary songwriters. She’s at Holocene on Nov. 14.
Most famous for a wild and memorable performance on Letterman, The Orwells will rage into Portland on Nov. 16 for a show at The Star Theater.
The duo Hope and Colm reunite as Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions with a hypnotizing, moody indie album ideal for the cozy winter season ahead.
Luke Temple’s new album, “A Hand Through The Cellar Door,” reminds us that even when life smarts a bit, it’s all about the stories and the scars that we carry with us.
WL’s “Light Years” is out now on X-Ray Records. Our Tyler Sanford says it “offers explorations of the human condition, traversing territories between sorrow and serenity.”
Watch the music video premiere of “Summer Letters” by Laura Palmer’s Death Parade. It’s an expressive depiction of sadness and release set to a slow-burning folk song.
Listen to the first-ever single from the Portland garage quartet RADER, featuring members formerly of The Mad Caps, A Happy Death and Foxy Lemon.
Our reviewer calls the new How To Dress Well album the “single most addictive record I’ve picked up this year.”
Eclectic and wholly unique, Slow Moses’ “Charity Binge” is an immersive listening experience worth every second of your time.