Our April 2020 playlist includes songs by Frank Ocean, Phoebe Bridgers, The 1975, Fiona Apple, PUP, The Strokes, Jamie xx, BC Camplight, Khruangbin, Bright Eyes, Laura Marling, Kelly Lee Owens, Megan Thee Stallion with Beyonce, DaBaby, Lido Pimienta, Chromatics and more.
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from BC Camplight, RVG, Adventure Time soundtrackers Lake, Katie Harkin (Sky Larkin, Sleater-Kinney), and more.
Phil Elverum is set to release a new Mount Eerie album, Sauna, on February 3 via his own P.W. Elverum and Sun label. Its first single, "THIS," is pulsing ambient pop with angelic harmonies courtesy of Hungry Cloud Darkening's Allyson Foster and LAKE's Ashley Eriksson accompanying Phil's own fragile voice...
Mount Eerie at LPR in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Mount Eerie doesn't have a full tour scheduled at the moment, but he'll be playing a couple festivals this year, as well as a NYC show on September 24 at Le Poisson Rouge...
You might be familiar with Ashley Eriksson's "Island Song" and just not know it. It's the closing credits theme to Cartoon Network's very popular series Adventure Time and was originally written with her band Lake (who are still going)...
The 2012 edition of MusicFestNWtakes place in September 5 - 9 at 18 venues in Portland, OR and will feature performances from over 150 bands, including Passion Pit, Hot Snakes, Girl Talk, Danny Brown, Beirut Silversun Pickups, Dinosaur Jr...
Tim Perry, the singer and songwriter behind the local band AgesandAges, has started a cult. You can join, but first you've got to drop out of society...