Two weeks ago, patrons at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern were privy to a rare performance by Gruff Rhys, a true mad scientist of modern music. Better known as the frontman for Welsh experimental-pop group Super Furry Animals, Rhys is an accomplished and innovative artist in his own right, and was in Seattle as part of a […]
Liverpool, England’s The Wombats [Dan Haggis – drums/vocals, Matthew Murphy – guitar/vocals/keys, Tord Øverland-Knudsen – bass, vocals] tore my little world apart and then fixed it all up again with their 2007 and 2008 releases, The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation and The Wombats EP. The songs were catchy, crafty […]
Eisley, from Tyler, Texas is in Seattle tomorrow, Thursday May 19th for a show at Neumos. The quintet is made up of 4 siblings, Weston DuPree, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree and Chauntelle DuPree plus their cousin, Garron DuPree. Rather than going for an obvious band name of the DuPrees, they chose Mos Eisley, after a […]
Danish artist Oh Land, aka Nanna Øland Fabricius, released her second album, the self-titled Oh Land this year. Oh Land is the follow-up to 2008’s debut album, Fauna, which introduced the singer-songwriter – and former ballet dancer – to Denmark and the world beyond as a unique talent with a beautiful voice. After several years […]
Danish musician Anders Trentemøller‘s got the magic musical touch. His debut LP, 2006’s the Last Resort included a variety of electronic instrumental (mostly) scorchers, including “Evil Dub,” “Always Something Better,” “Nightwalker,” “Chameleon” and “Into the Trees.” Last year Trentemøller changed a key tactic by adding vocalists to several tracks on his follow up, Into the […]