Blog: JamsBio Magazine

The bargain bin at your local record store (that is, of course, if such a thing still exists where you live) is likely littered with the CDs of former buzz bands who weren't able to follow up on their opening hype. For everyone that breaks through like an Arcade Fire or a Modest Mouse, there are at least a dozen that couldn't fulfill the expectations of their initial releases. Luckily, for Portland, Oregon-based Blitzen Trapper, they have the one element critical to surviving the harsh climate of the recording industry as we know it today: great songwriting. [...]

• Blitzen Trapper - Gold For Bread
• Blitzen Trapper - Not Your Lover
• Blitzen Trapper - Sleepytime in the Western World
• Blitzen Trapper - War On Machines