Lavish and haunting vocals woven with Brian Coates' savvy wordplay complete the sonically induced mind altering experience of the debut album by The Great Northwest. After the mixing session, Coates said tenderly, "there's guitar, there's bass, there's drums, there's trombone, there's Leslie speakers, practice amps, Jew's Harps, drum loops, tambourines, ebows, harmonicas and pie tins. There's thought... there's love." The album may be the heir apparent to such space rock classics as Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating..., Loveless, and The Dandy Warhols Come Down (the album features Peter from The Dandy Warhols). The album's official release date is July [...]
The term "Magic Hour" is used in filmmaking to describe that rare time near sunset and dawn, when the sun isn't visible, but has indirectly lit everything. Colors are brilliant and shadows are soft. The band The Great Northwest live in this fleeting time. They exist in this brief period and their debut album, The Widespread Reign Of does an excellent job of capturing this space aurally. The band (around 20 of them) hail from all over. But their hometowns don't matter much. Both [...]
At the end of next month (July 29), Kora Records will be releasing the long awaited debut by The Great Northwest from Portland, OR. The 13 track album brims over with lush soundscapes and ambient modulations. Pop melodies and slowcore pacing coalesce seamlessly throughout the record. Lavish and haunting vocals woven with Brian's savvy wordplay complete the sonically induced mind altering experience. Brian Coates (guitar/vocals) says: "there's guitar, there's bass, there's drums, there's trombone, there's Leslie speakers, practice amps, Jew's Harps, drum loops, tambourines, ebows, harmonicas, pie tins. [...]
I would like to thank The Kora Records for contacting us, letting us know about a band called The Great Northwest. Fans of down tempo, mood altering slowcore should not let this one pass them by. I immediately fell in love with the lead single "Chief John", off of their upcoming debut album The [...]
I would like to thank The Kora Records for contacting us, letting us know about a band called The Great Northwest. Fans of down tempo, mood altering slowcore should not let this one pass them by. I immediately fell in love with the lead single "Chief John", off of their upcoming debut album The [...]
a. NEW MUSIC: the Great Northwest - Chief John , pretty good NW stuff. FFO newer Sub Pop folky stuff. Check it. Label site HERE . b. NEW MUSIC: HOPE KILLS FEAR. Candiria's Carley's new band, Hope Kills Fear HERE . c. A nice new non porn photo blog HERE . thnx Bill. d. BOMW has some of Sweden's greatest hardcore bands, Raised Fist HERE . e. CROSS AND BATEMAN: [...]
The mellow first single, Chief John , from the upcoming debut LP, The Widespread Reign of... [ preorder ], by Portland's The Great Northwest merges the neo-psych/space rock of Spiritualized with the dream/indie pop of The Field Mice . Enjoy. Chief John mp3 My Big Bonus MP3s Strike Again: Spiritualized: Do It All Over Again mp3 The [...]
Subscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com The Great Northwest " Chief John " (mp3) from The Widespread Reign of The Great Northwest ( The KoraRecords ) Release Date: July 29, 2008 Buy at Amazon ShareThis
You know when you're promoting yourself, like, how it can sometimes be pretty shameless? Especially when you don't know how badly your shit sucks and no one will tell you? Well lately we (we as in, the weapon) have been contacted by a ton of bands/labels/friends about reviewing their music, and because I maintain a pretty lax environment I have to turn most of them down. Rarely do I have to say no because the music is awful. It's usually because A. I don't have time to write, like, EVER, and B. I don't give assignments to Fantastic Weapon contributors. [...]
Long story short: Brain Coates is a rolling stone. Where he lays his hat is his home. A story often found in the rock and roll lifestyle. Coates' lust for travel has turned his ambition into a Katamary-styles ball of musicians which make up The Great Northwest. Calling Portland home (which makes the band name fitting), the group is set to release debut album The Widespread Reign of The Great Northwest via Kora Records July 29th. What to expect is anybody's guess but perhaps a tune may guide our way. The Great [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire : 2008-05-25, Chillicothe [mp3,ogg,flac] "Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Warren Zevon cover)" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire music blog posts at Largehearted Boy The Great Northwest : "Chief John" [mp3] from The Widespread Reign of The Great Northwest (out July 29th) other Great Northwest music blog posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
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