Best Albums of 2018, part 1

#11-30, ordered alphabetically Poppy Ackroyd – Resolve SnG feature | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Bodies Be Rivers – Things I’ll Tell You When You’re Older SnG features | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Lucy Dacus – Historian buy album | website | Facebook | … Continue reading Best Albums of 2018, part 1

Laura Jean Anderson Puts on a Brave Face Ahead of Bootleg Show Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  The holiday time brings cheer for most, but when spent away from family or friends, one may become forlorn. Laura Jean Anderson’s recent EP should alleviate the pain, not only for anyone in such a position this December, but for all who have felt self-doubt at any point … Continue reading

Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

Photo Credit: Chris Bernabeo Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here.  As Dan Knishkowy, aka Adeline Hotel, explains in his new record, life is filled with contradictions. Called Away Together, it is his third solo LP, though he has lent a hand on a few other recent releases such as Ian Wayne’s A Place Where Nothing Matters and Lung Cycles’ self-titled album. Knishkowy’s … Continue reading Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

Celebrate All Things Floral With Valley Maker at Resident on December 11

sngalbums: Photo Credit: Kiersten Miller Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Austin Crane, aka Seattle’s Valley Maker, is currently on tour, with a stop in LA planned for December 11th. He is on the road supporting his recent LP, Rhododenron, a floral release in more ways than one. Images of flowers and growth appear throughout the album, which itself is named after a genus of woody … Continue reading Celebrate All Things Floral With Valley Maker at Resident on December 11

Celebrate All Things Floral With Valley Maker at Resident on December 11

Photo Credit: Kiersten Miller Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Austin Crane, aka Seattle’s Valley Maker, is currently on tour, with a stop in LA planned for December 11th. He is on the road supporting his recent LP, Rhododendron, a floral release in more ways than one. Images of flowers and growth appear throughout the album, which itself is named after a genus of woody plants … Continue reading Celebrate All Things Floral With Valley Maker at Resident on December 11

Ian Wayne’s New Album is a Cynical Delight

Photo by Julian Master Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. The cynicism of Ian Wayne’s new album is evident from its title. A Place Where Nothing Matters is out today and deals with hopelessness and disinterest via unique songwriting that feels more like poetry than lyrics. This LP follows his lofi At Home EP from last summer, which itself was a reinvention of his career; he … Continue reading Ian Wayne’s New Album is a Cynical Delight

On the ancestral lands of the Chinook, Chinnuk Wawa, and Tillamook tribes, Katherine Paul dances with spirits. The music video for “Indians Never Die” was filmed on those grounds and add to the unseen beauty of Black Belt Eagle Scout. She initially released the album last fall, and had said of this song in particular:  “It’s a call out to colonizers and those who don’t respect the … Continue reading

The 405 meets Laura Jean Anderson

Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here.  It took Laura Jean Anderson some years of adjusting to feel comfortable in her own skin. She was always a fish-out-of-water, growing up in a traditional Mormon household…in the grunge haven of Olympia, Washington. Hovering between these communities, she felt fully accepted by neither, which made her double down on her eccentricities. Fast forward to what … Continue reading The 405 meets Laura Jean Anderson