Best of 2014: Dear Hardly Art, S.W.A.K.
Cameron Deuel – 2014 was, without question, the year of Hardly Art. The label’s output since January is so exquisite, it’s borderline harassment against comparable imprints.
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Best of 2014: 123 Songs we Liked a Whole Lot
Matt Ashworth – We begin our 2014 recap with the most utilitarian of our yearly lists: our favorite songs. Unlike the rest of our year-end coverage, which ranks and revisits each entry through a delicate and highly-political internal process, our songs list is just that – a list of our favorite songs.
Preview: Austin’s A Giant Dog @ Dantes
Paul Stinson – Shticklessly stabbing at the heart of mediocrity since 2008, Austin’s A Giant Dog brings their inspired, pulse-pounding anaerobic rump-shaking melodic mayhem to Portland –taking a page from the Stooges while developing a blueprint on how to win over the unsuspecting.
Q&A with Al Doyle on New Build, LCD Soundsystem
Al Doyle is a storied musician who currently performs in both Hot Chip and New Build, the latter of which plays Neumos in Seattle on Sunday, December 7. In preview of the show we asked him a bunch of annoying questions about his old band, LCD Soundsystem.
Introducing: STRNGRTHNGS
Kevin Nelson – If you ask how to pronounce the name of brand new Seattle band, STRNGRTHNGS, few would be able to tell you. Even the band members jump around on which random vowel they want to use to describe their own band. What is definitely known about STRNGRTHNGS is that they’re formed from remnants of Seattle bands Out like Pluto and The Lookout.
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