FUNNY FACE HOUSE
Those distorted drums that open up "Soup," and the bass that follows...it sounds like there's some unearthed JOY DIVISION session in front of me and I am at attention. But that only lasts 19 seconds, then they add a guitar, and another guitar...and another guitar, and vocals, and then I realize that I'm listening to a breathy rediscovery of MERCURY REV and/or PAVEMENT-esque '90s indie. And I still like it.
Sleepover Club! In Store Performance
The debut full length album by Everett’s Sleepover Club! W(PH)OOPSIE! delivers 16 rage-fueled, hard-hitting, gut-wrenching punk rock songs that the Pacific Northwest has long been known for. Recorded in Seattle at Pierced Ears Recording Co, W(PH)OOPSIE! takes the themes from Sleepover Club’s previous release, My Other Dad Is Your Ride, and expands them into 'broader sonic horizons'."
Dark Smith Explore the Dark Side of Creation in New Documentary Short
The debut full-length from Seattle’s Dark Smith, Degressive, was released on May 24 via Youth Riot Records, but according to a new 17-minute behind-the-scenes exposé directed by Toran Whitaker, “The Rise and Fall of Dark Smith,” its creation threatened to tear the quartet apart forever. Or so the tongue-in-cheek short film would have fans believe.
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DARK SMITH – DEGRESSIVE
Dark Smith is a Seattle band that infuses grunge with a goth twist, taking the angst of Goth/New Wave without its pretensions. Fans of ‘90s alternative and ‘80s new wave/post punk will be delighted to hear a band that continues on a long tradition of Sad Boi music. Degressive is an optimist’s anathema.
Docks – Ballast EP
The recording project of Manon Raupp and Daniel Selig, French duo Docks makes a distinctive brand of instrumental music, touching upon post-rock, slowcore and dream pop to create what the band describe as ‘snoozepop’
Album Review: Mommy Long Legs – “Try Your Best”
After a few years of releasing short EPs, Seattle punk band Mommy Long Legs finally unleashes a full-length album. Of course, with the album coming in just under 30 minutes, it’s not that separable from the EPs that came before at under 10 minutes, but it is really fun to finally let the cathartic, guttural screams and squeals of Lilly Morlock, Cory Budden, Melissa Kagerer, and Leah Miller envelop you and thrash you around a bit for more than just a few tracks.