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The most notable element of Angel Olsen 's sophomore release, Half Way Home (2012), is her distinct voice. And on this element she capitalizes throughout the album, playing down the instrumentation to an almost inaudible level. This doesn't mean Olsen can't pick things up. "Lonely Universe" stands out on Half Way Home with actual percussion and a hint of electric guitar. In a way it can be likened to early work by Sharon Van Etten. The same can be said about "Tiniest Seed", the album's phenomenal [...]

I could pretend to be cool, to be hip, to be omnipotent, but the truth is I spent about six months last year vacationing off the face of the earth, and I didn't hear nearly as much new music as I normally would have. Thus any claim that I could tell you the ten "best" [...]

It's that feel good music from The Good Husbands. The northwest natives release the visual treatment for "In Bloom." Check them out on Facebook and hit the 'like' button because these boys are putting in work. Download: The Good Husbands - “In Bloom”

R.I.P. Kearney Barton. For men of a certain ego, it's customary to wonder what will be one's legacy, what will be my lasting stamp on the world after I'm gone. Instead of ego, into death Kearney Barton has steadfastly remained buried in his house under a mountain of recordings that will keep his name on folks [...]

Dude, admit it: you miss the 90s. Vintage sneakers, Elastica on the radio, plaid everything. I wore fishnets and too much eyeshadow in a quest (not yet fully abandoned) to be Shirley Manson. It was the best of rock and roll times. So when I hear a record that hearkens back to those days, I [...]

Bry Webb has been busy. In the year or so since the Constantines announced their hiatus, their former lead singer has moved towns, changed jobs, had a son, toured with Dan Mangan and Feist, and oh yeah - recorded and released his debut solo album, Provider. All this change will change a man, and the diary-like Provider [...]

To hear XO tell it, being from northwest Washington DC he can't help but be a fly guy. Here he takes us around town to the hallmarks of his city from a local's perspective: not ... read more �

Margaret, are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leaves, like the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Ah! as the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you will weep know why. -Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Spring and Fall" 'Tis the season for [...]

XO credits northwest Washington DC with forming his self-proclaimed natural flyness. Here's a glimpse of his upcoming uncapped doc and everything he loves about home.

Everybody feels entitled to lay claim to an audacious ranking. Whether or not they're deserving of that ranking is up to the quality of their music, however. You may see [...]

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I made a quick visit to Seattle's Experience Music Project not long ago. The current main exhibit is titled: NIRVANA: Taking Punk To The Masses, and coincides with the 20th birthday of the band's Nevermind record. The exhibit not only has tons of Nirvana memorabilia, but is really a goldmine of great music sources from that same period of time. The facility is right next to Seattle's Space Needle (it's that dented looking brass thing to the right of it), and is full of cool exhibits having to do with music and film. Here's a giant [...]

Victoria, BC's Forestry is sadly no more, but former member Peter Gardner has a promising new project called Hawk and Steel. Drawing from similar influences as Forestry but "less musically aggressive and a little more emotionally attached," this new project offers strong echoes of Ryan Adams and Wilco, but imbued with a fresh perspective. Emotions [...]

I once nearly lost a friend over Arcade Fire. Okay, maybe this is an exaggeration. But I spent many years not thinking much of the band, and so let loose one night with a careless remark that cut deeper than I expected into my Arcade Fire-loving friend. His reaction, coupled with indie-cult status indicators like Funeral's [...]

Representing his hometown of Portland, Oregon,  Luck-One is ambitiously on his grind. His first LP,  True Theory , dropped only a couple months back, but he's back on his grind and released his newest mixtape Kings of the NorthWest a few weeks ago. With production from Johnny Juliano and even I.D. Labs , this kid is the real mccoy. I just ran this guy again and his sound is great. As an almost unknown artist, Luck-One has the full package. He's dedicated, works hard, and most of all produces awesome music. If you haven't heard of [...]

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Pop music may have saved many of our lives, but it's not like anyone makes it out of a purely altruistic impulse.The creation of music, or any kind of art, is primarily a selfish act, born out of a desperate and compulsive need to expunge and express. The creation is meant to help the artist [...]

Luck One is definitely holding the PNW down. This is his latest release King Of The Northwest . Luck One has really broadened his artistic growth on this one. Check it out after the jump... KOTNW: download link

• Luck-One - King Of The Northwest

For Luck-One the past few years have been pretty hectic. Following some youthful missteps along the way (which you can read about in this 2009 article ), Hanif Collins buckled down and over the course of the last two years he established himself as the premier voice in Portland hiphop. And then he broke our hearts and moved away. Now a Seattle emcee (Oh my God, he was right !), Luck-One has followed up the momentum from his True Theory LP with a 13-track mixtape entitled King [...]

Side B of the Braids LP Native Speaker makes interesting background music. It's hard to identify what you're listening to, at first: something quiet, ethereal, almost hymnal in quality. The music rocks gently beneath you like a boat, taking you to a daydream state, a place of introspection, a place of meditation. It could be [...]

I've never seen the Vh1 show, but I can agree with the sentiment: I love the 90s. They were my formative years, the decade that bore witness to my adolescence, to my cultural and, well, all sorts of awakenings. As such, I will always have a soft spot for them in my heart. This is [...]