Month: April 2019

April 16, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Cheekface – Therapy Island

Cheekface’s catchy slacker-punk is in retrograde on their brilliant debut.
April 15, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: The Black Tones – Cobain and Cornbread

The Black Tones’s Cobain and Cornbread is a bowl of chunky, comforting blues garnished with a dash of punk.
April 12, 2019Episodes

#7: Music Journalism is Easy! (feat. Dan Ray)

Today’s episode features Dan Ray, CEO of Dan’s Tunes, an outlet devoted to covering Seattle’s sprawling underground music scene. Watch as we veer wildly off track and talk about college, Candy Crush, the band Queen, and the Jewish religion.
April 11, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Palatine Trio – Palatine Trio

Palatine Trio’s lush, restrained approach to progressive rock rolls smoothly on their debut album.
April 10, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Julia Shapiro – “Natural” [single]

Julia Shapiro’s first single off her upcoming solo album is gutting in its simplicity.
April 9, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Lena Raine – Oneknowing

Lena Raine’s debut standalone album works as both a surface-level emotional salve and a complex portrayal of self-care.
April 8, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Actionesse – The Deep, Bright Below

Actionesse’s debut album is a ferocious, goofily fun take on post-hardcore.
April 5, 2019Episodes

#6: Greetings from “Fire Island” (feat. Tristan Jemsek)

Dogbreth leader Tristan Jemsek speaks about his hometown of Phoenix and the bands he grew up with, and we do our part in taking Spotify to task. Listen closely for all those underground bands!
April 3, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Chris Cohen – Chris Cohen

Chris Cohen’s new self-titled record is a cloudy landscape of cozy late-60’s haziness.
April 2, 2019Spectreview

Spectreview: Thee Effluvium – See City Depravity

Thee Effluvium’s See City Depravity is a surprisingly accessible foray into no-wave-revival.