New Music
With their third album, The Head and The Heart have stumbled a bit, trading their earthy voices for generic pop hooks.
Death Valley Girls have a love of the alien and occult that frames most of the press they get. But the Burger Records rockers have put together a triumphant garage sound worthy of your attention.
“To say that the newest release from Coco Columbia, When the Birds Begin to Walk, is one hell of a wild ride would be an understatement.” Read on for our full review.
“…the tracks have a deeply menacing tone that made metal so alluring to fans in the early days.” Read our review of the new album from Portland’s Eclisse.
Somewhere in the course of 18 studio albums, Of Montreal became a weirdness-obsessed veteran of indie rock. The band’s latest pushes some of the same thematic boundaries as their body of work, plus a few new musical ones.
The new album from the Twin Cities hip-hop duo Atmosphere shows 20 years of kinsmanship. That can also mean a none-too-exciting comfort.
“Federale has a sound a large as American history.” Read on for our full review of the Portland band’s new album, fit for a Spaghetti Western soundtrack.
Hailing from a revived Toronto music scene, Greys has show itself adept at melding almost every strain of hard rock music to brandish an uncommon and deeply layered sound. See them in Portland on Aug. 12 at Mississippi Studios.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers channel a retro sound right from the heart of late-’60s. See them Aug. 26 at The Liquor Store.
Globelamp is the solo project of Elizabeth le Fey. The former Foxygen member has cut a new album, “The Orange Glow,” that highlights her soprano and her wit.