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Some Records I Missed 2024
Now that it’s the last day of 2024, here are some records released this year that we missed but you should listen to!
Smoker Dad Roll on Down a “Hotdog Highway”
Smoker Dad lean into their reputation as a rollicking live act through the straightforward blues rock of their second LP.
Crazy Eyes’s Suburban Disappearance is a glam rock fever dream
Crazy Eyes' second LP in 12 years sands down the close-mic’ed abrasiveness of G Kellen Grace's earlier work in favor of whirl and whimsy, glam and glitter.
Experience a Transformation In Mt Fog’s ultraviolet heart machine
Mt Fog's fantastic third LP, ultraviolet heart machine, explores geologic change, mycelial connection, and the transformative power of love.
Lose Yourself (If You Can) in Zookraught’s Incredible Vida Violet
Zookraught's debut LP is - like their incendiary live shows - exhilarating, confounding, fun, and impossible to tear yourself away from.
Emo Legends Curse League Return on the literate, Anthemic “Nothing Left but Scraps”
Seattle-based emo/math-rock act Curse League return after six years with a collection of anthems that attacks American degradation in braodly conceptual terms.
Glass Egg Conjure a Distant Dream on “in case i forget you'“
glass egg’s in case i forget you is six tracks of texturally sublime dreamscapes, each requiring a piece of yourself to unlock.
Screen Frogs Ace the Psych-Rock Test on their Debut Album
Screen Frogs’ Subterranean Wreckage Amidst Stolen Hues is a phantasmagoric safari through the apocalypse, with heavy sonic comparisons to everyone’s favorite Australian psych-rock act.
Submerse Yourself in Sister Swimmer’s Soft, Melancholy Debut EP
Sister Swimmer’s The Horizon Line Swallowed Us Whole is a quartet of stunning, stylistically-varied songs connected by Britt Amborn’s quavering, malleable voice.
Big Smack’s Debut EP Deftly Crafts Fun Out of Grievance
Big Smack’s Stuck sees Choke The Pope’s Nick Vazquez, along with a hadful of previous bandmates and guests, return to make personal bloodletting sound as fun as possible.
SINGLES: “Less Talking, Let’s Move It, Let’s Rodeo”
New music from fresh supergroup STARGAZR, dream pop act Soft Self Portraits, Tacoma trio Semisoft, and more!
Chong the Nomad Beguiles and Grooves on Her Long-Awaited Debut LP
Chong the Nomad’s brilliant, inscrutable Do We Make of This? repositions Alda Agustiano as one of Seattle’s most inventive electronic producers.
PREMIERE: Listen To Aqueduct’s “Try It Now!” From Their Soon-To-Be-Rereleased Debut LP
Listen to a hazy, romantic cut from Aqueduct’s upcoming reissue of their debut LP Power Ballads.
Apples With Moya Finally Returns With a Stellar Second Record
Apples With Moya’s A Heave of Lightness on the Ground adds a vibrant new dimension to their comfy mix of indie, country and emo.
somesurprises Leaves a Shimmering Wake of Sound On “Perseids”
Like the meteor shower it’s named after, somesurprises’ new record glimmers and gleams with celestial energy.
RUB Shines and Calls For Change With “Open Up Your Eyes”
The second single from Seattle supergroup Rub is a groovy, conscious slice of vintage dance-pop.
Super Heavy Swims In 90’s Shufflebeat Nostalgia on Debut EP Inyemeda
Super Heavy, led by ex-Shimmertraps member Adam Price, builds upon the recent baggy revival with a series of aqueous, woozy tunes.
Apples With Moya Returns To Spread Joy With New Song “Nettles”
Apples With Moya returns after a couple of years in hibernation with a song that’s drenched in gratitude.
Power Strip’s Nothing Yet EP Is a Nostalgic Slice of Ambient Shoegaze
Nellie Albertson returns to up the accessibility factor on their bedroom shoegaze project through their new EP.
Day Soul Exquisite are a Jazz-Soul Rainbow on Sanguine & Cardamom
On their debut EP, Day Soul Exquisite wraps classic smooth neo-soul and jazz instrumentation in cerebral cellophane.