Vee Hua 華婷婷As Constellations is a concept record about “the cosmos and beyond,” the route that Balmorhea has taken to realizing this concept is simply remarkable. Digital music-making equipment has defined the realm of all things cosmic in a way...
Matthew Carter"We don't have time to sit back and not pay attention." -- Tommy Rogers
Douglas MillerSounding sharper and more focused (dare one even say “concise”!) Pelican offer up their fourth long player, What We All Come To Need, their second for venerable heavy label Southern Lord. While its predecessor, City Of Echoes, featured...
Ryan PangilinanWithout question, post harbor. is easily one of Seattle’s most underrated bands at the moment. Their debut album went under the radar back in 2007, but their sophomore release, They can’t hurt you if you don’t believe in them., is...
Peter WoodburnThere is a tendency to label anything instrumental as being post-rock. I’ll take it in stride as I know that genre tags are just that — something used to perk the interest of your listeners. They’re tags used to get them to pick up...
I hear the words “haunting” and “beautiful” used to describe a lot of songs, but to me, this beautiful track by Black Feather, “Razor Blade,” is epic and daring and completely worthy of those two adjectives. Their...
The instrumental, post-rock landscape is a bit crowded as of late. But in just three albums, the Chicago/Seattle trio Russian Circles have cemented themselves at the top, and this fact is readily apparent in their fantastic new album, Geneva...
Seattle and Redefine favorite Robert Hardgrave unveiled a brand new piece at the Flatcolor Gallery last month, entitled Plexus. Here’s the amazing piece, in case you missed it last month. If you thought Hardgrave was impressive before, this...