I first heard it, what seemed like a million years ago; a spotty suburban teenage kid with feathered hair, listening to a new wave station called KYYX as it beamed in songs that were from half a world away. I hadn’t heard a new-wave song in waltz time before, and it enchanted me. Hugh Cornwell…
The COVID-19 pandemic has already dealt some traumatic blows to the world in general, and to the Pacific Northwest in particular. Aside from the horrific human toll that the virus has wrought, it’s also leaving economic devastation in its wake. Most every strata of the Pacific Northwest has been adversely affected, and thousands of employees…
The words, “We’re in this together,” have never, in any of our lives, held more meaning than they do now. Please, everyone, wash your hands, take care of yourself and your loved ones, and stay safe. To further the spirit of sharing the catharsis and joy that music can give us all, Jake Uitti and…
A few strong local releases have been occupying my ears of late. Read–and of course, listen–on. Jupe Jupe, Nightfall EP (Jupe Jupe Music) If the members of Jupe Jupe didn’t find adventure and escapism from British synth pop and jangling guitar tunes in the halcyon 1980’s, they damn sure sound like they did, in a…
Singer/songwriter/musician Melodie Knight has a million things on her mind as we chat during dinner at La Dive, the new wine bar on Capitol Hill where she works. “As a producer in this situation, I’m that creative nervous performer who’s like, we’re sounding good, we’re all professionals, but are we really gonna pull this together?”…
Guy Keltner and Ian Cunningham are busy guys. As co-founders (with Skyler Locatelli) of Freakout Records, they boast one of the best stables of artists at a local indie label. By extent, that means they’ve also had a strong hand in unleashing the label’s successful Freakout Festival, an annual hullabaloo that showcases a consistently terrific…
If I’da heard Zzyxz, the latest full-length from local psych-rock vets Low Hums, closer to its November 2019 release, it might well have found its way into my PNW 2019 Top Ten. It’s that good. Any fan of forward-thinking psychedelic rock will find myriad itches scratched by Zzyxz, big-time. Garage-pop infectiousness (the gloriously heavy and…
As is reassuringly consistent and expected, a tassel of great music’s been generated by PNW bands over the last (almost-) 12 months, and we here at Artist Home have been privy to an awful lot of it. Below please find my Ten Favorite Northwest Albums of 2019. As always, I’ve opted to acknowledge full-length releases…
Anyone who visits this corner of interwebs knows That we’re big Lemolo fans. So Artist Home is proud to premiere “South of Sound,” the second clip off of the band’s new album, Swansea. One of Swansea’s best tracks, ”South of Sound” Is a textbook example of Lemolo singer/songwriter Meagan Grandall’s knack for threading unease and…
Ben London has been a presence in the Seattle music scene for a couple of decades, both as a musician and in music industry positions with MoPOP, The Grammys, and Hewlett Packard among others. So he knows about the sometimes rocky road traveled by Seattle creatives. To that end, he’s helping bring Black Fret, a successful musician-focused…
Singer/songwriter Stephanie Anne Johnson is proudly Tacoma-born and bred, and there’s something about her songs and voice that reflect that, in the best possible way. In contrast to the airs of pretense that its sibling to the North—Seattle—often puts on, Tacoma’s a scrappier, more blue-collar, and much less pretentious place. Tacomans have no problem keeping…
We’re big fans of Bodies on the Beach, the Planes on Paper side project whose bang-up single, “Ghost,” premiered here back in September. The band is now celebrating the release of the entire (terrific) Ghost EP with a special release party at The Crocodile, and it’s definitely going to be something unique. In lieu of…
