Glitterfox
Glitterfox, a quartet out of Portland, Oregon, feature married couple Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker who first met at a coffeehouse open mic night.
They have 2 EPs under their belt and now this wonderful new song “TV”.
Black Belt Eagle Scout
Black Belt Eagle Scout is Portland’s Katherine Paul.
During the shutdown she experienced a call to explore her ancestral indigenous homeland as heard on her 3rd album, The Land, the Water, the Sky.
“Nobody” is the latest single.
The Decemberists
Portland, Oregon’s The Decemberists are one of the best American bands extant.
Our last posting featured their take on a new song from the musical Hamilton.
Now the band has just announced a new album, I’ll be Your Girl, with the song Severed.
(P.S. shades of the band 999, if you get my reference.)
Severed
Pure Bathing Culture
Pure Bathing Culture is duo from Portland, Oregon.
Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman released their 2nd record, Pray for Rain, in late 2015.
“She Shakes” is delicious understated memorable Indie pop.
“She Shakes”
The Thermals
The Thermals 6th album, Desperate Ground, came out this week.
This Portland, Oregon trio is as powerful and pertinent as ever.
“The Sunset” is the single.
Chromatics
Chromatics is an electronic music band from Portland, Oregon led by Adam Miller.
Kill For Love is the band’s 4th album.
Their intriguing cover of Neil Young’s “Into the Black” is the lead track, and a free download from Italians Do It Better Records.
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols 8th album is entitled This Machine.
We last heard from them in 2010 with their greatest hits album, The Capitol Years 1995-2007.
(BTW, if you haven’t seen the 2004 documentary Dig!, I highly recommend it. It chronicles the fascinating love/hate relationship between The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.)
Beat the World is the band’s own label and they record in their home studio called the Odditorium in Portland, Oregon.
“Sad Vacation” is the first single.
Blitzen Trapper
American Goldwing is the name of the forthcoming Blitzen Trapper album.
There is more of a country feel on this, their sixth album, as compared to last year’s Destroyer of the Void as heard here and here.
Mid-September is the slated release date by the Portland, Oregon quintet.
In the meantime, Sub Pop has a free download of the title track.
“American Goldwing”
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Yacht
The band Yacht, not to be confused with the late 70s British New Wave band Yachts, hails from Portland, Oregon.
Led by the duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, their album Shangri-La is due next week.
“Dystopia”, an ominous song of environmental doom, is from the album and a free download.
“The Earth is on fire
We don’t have no daughter
Let the motherfucker burn”
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Alela Diane
Alela Diane is a singer/songwriter currently residing in Portland, Oregon.
Originally from Nevada City, California, her first performances were at the behest of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom.
Her third album is due next month. “To Begin” is a free download and from the forthcoming Alela Diane & Wild Divine.
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The Decemberists: Free download
Portland, Oregon darlings The Decemberists have a new album due in January of next year. We’ve been told that some of The King Is Dead is R.E.M. inspired and no doubt you will hear a bit of this influence in “Down By the Water”, a free download from the album. And none other than R.E.M. guitarist, Peter Buck, makes an appearance on this track as does singer/songwriter Gillian Welch. The Decemberists’ repertoire of lush story-telling, folk-rock instrumentations and melodic lyricism continues to reaffirm that they are one of America’s most vital bands.
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“Down By the Water” by The Decemberists
Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper, a Portland, Oregon folk/rock band, has been featured here in the past. We previewed “Heaven and Earth” from the new album Destroyer of the Void; and now that it has been officially released, here is another track. “Dragon’s Song” is the Song of the Day.
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“Dragon’s Song” by Blitzen Trapper