
From Portland via Minneapolis comes The Lower 48 , a modern, indie-folk act of surprising grit and beauty. These Midwest young’ns (not one of ‘em can drink legally) have clearly thrived since heading west, as the tender lyricism and imperfectly perfect harmonies showcased by their newly released single The End suggests. The combo of warm and bouncy acoustic guitars in perfect unison with their chilled-out vocals, cooing sweetly hopeful lyrics, is endlessly appealing. Picture Sesame Street run amok with affable, ennui-filled Gen Y’sters and you begin to get [...]