TEZATALKS
REVIEW: For Your Trick or Treat Haul, Here’s Cascade Cody’s “Satan Lives in Candy Bars”
Yakima folk artist Cascade Cody is all treats and no tricks on his six-track EP dedicated to the ookiest, spookiest holiday.
REVIEW: M.O.S.S. Blow Out The Speakers on “Harmony 420”
Rough, rowdy four-piece M.O.S.S. kill it wherever they land on their second EP of the year.
REVIEW: Little Venom Sneers and Snarls on Debut “Sabotage”
Seattle post-punk “supergroup” Little Venom pool their strengths together to unleash an excellent debut single about the act of pruning your life.
REVIEW: Medejin Dive Deep on Debut Album “The Garden”
Medejin’s striking debut LP is a brooding, atmospheric dive into cool-toned waters and dense textures.
REVIEW: Sea Lemon’s “Stop at Nothing” EP is an Aesthetic Knockout
Collaborating with Oakland’s Day Wave, Natalie Lew provides another incredible dose of dream-pop on her second EP.
REVIEW: Wimps Continue To Be Mega-Fun on “City Lights”
After five years, Wimps return to their signature fun punk on City Lights.
REVIEW: 69 Thoughts on Flesh Produce’s New Album, Couch Slime IV
Seattle mind-flayers Flesh Produce go for broke on their loud, exhilarating new record, Couch Slime IV.
REVIEW: Welp Disney & lonelygirl15 - LONESOME DOVE
Welp Disney and lonelygirl15 artfully traverse difficult themes in this collaborative industrial hip-hop project, riddled with notions of punk and poeticism.
Review: Versing Return To The Retro Well on “Tape II”
Versing sand down the noise and lean into pure guitar pop on their excellent follow-up to 2017’s Tape.
Dining Dead Ascend ON “Heaven FROm the Ceiling”
Dining Dead ditch the safety precautions on their firework-like new single.
Bad Optics Deliver Fire and Fury on New EP
Bad Optics’ The Visitor is a triptych of alarm bells and mordancy wrapped in hardcore punk energy.
Soft Boiled Break Out of Their Shell on “Early Mid Late Thirties”
The debut single by Seattle band Soft Boiled is an egg-cellent emulsion of Pixies-esque songwriting and pop harmonies.
Lightweight Champion’s Valley is Resonant, Confident Alt-Country
Lightweight Champion serve up remarkably self-assured alt-country on their debut EP.
“My Own Dead / Song for a Sickhead” Prove Black Ends Don’t Miss
Black Ends’ new songs deliver expected greatness while also showcasing exciting new avenues for the band.
REVIEW: Spiral XP - It’s Been a While
Shoegaze quintet Spiral XP return with a raucous collection of thoughtfully-executed tunes.
REVIEW: Rainbow Coalition Death Cult - United States of Amnesia
Rainbow Coalition Death Cult, a Seattle hardcore supergroup featuring members of Black Ends and Tax Evader, triumph on their confrontational debut LP.
REVIEW: Sam Parkin - With Friends
Sam Parkin’s With Friends, a cassette release of two fantastic EPs, captures his unique architectural spin on folk rock.