Unlikely Friends

This week: reviews of new albums from Sonny & The Sunsets, Unlikely Friends and Holiday Ghosts, plus new Slumberland band Jeanines, more Wannadies reissues, and a British synthpop comp.

Seattle’s 2015 Bumbershoot Festival will happen on Labor Day Weekend (September 5-7). This year’s lineup includes Faith No More, The Weeknd, Brand New, Social Distortion, Flying Lotus, Babes in Toyland, The Melvins, Neko Case, Minus the Bear, Chance the Rapper, Atmosphere, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mikal Cronin, and lots more…

Sleater-Kinney, who first said they weren’t playing festivals but then were announced for Primavera Sound, have now also been added to home stage festival Sas…

Seattle residents D. Crane from BOAT and Charles Bert of Math and Physics Club have formed a new band called Unlikely Friends and their debut album, Solid Gold Cowboys, will be out January 27 via Mirror Tapes / Jigsaw…