Posts by Tony Kay
Artist Home Premiere: Sometimes, I Worry by Naomi Wachira
For over a decade, Naomi Wachira has spoken to matters of the heart with an expressive voice and self-penned songs that radiate a warmth that’s almost tactile. Those elements make anything she touches something truly special, so Artist Home is delighted to be premiering Sometimes, I Worry, Wachira’s new EP. The last ten-plus years have…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Please Be Nice (to Me)” by Forest Ray
Seattle band Forest Ray kicks up some serious dust on “Please Be Nice (to Me),” the second single from their forthcoming full-length, Windf**ker, and Artist Home is damned proud to be premiering it here. If you want to put a fine enough point on it, Forest Ray’s often rootsy, very handmade sound could be dubbed…
Read MoreLŪKA’s Forgive Yourself: The Right Music at the Right Time, and Much More
A few weeks ago, in a quest for some fresh air and exercise, I took a four-mile evening stroll. Beneath the foreboding sky that carpeted the unseasonably warm evening, the sheer weight of the ugliness and cruelty that’s seemingly poisoned the entire world lately felt overwhelming. Then, as I strolled further along my route, Forgive…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “All Your Mountains” by Long Dark Moon
It’s a busy week for Long Dark Moon. The project, spearheaded by singer/guitarist/songwriter Aaron Starkey of Seattle rock band Gibraltar, debuts their video for “All Your Mountains,” the first single off of their forthcoming full-length. And we’re proud to premiere it here at Artist Home. While “All Your Mountains” showcases many of the elements that…
Read MoreDaniel G. Harmann: Crafting Chill Grooves out of Adversity, Technology, and Baseball
As the singer/guitarist for The Trouble Starts and his own solo recordings, Daniel G. Harmann has spent over twenty years making cathartic indie guitar-rock, characterized by sharp guitar hooks and reflective lyrics. But Harmann’s new EP, Unspoken Ghosts, Vol. 1, marks a radical departure for him. The six mostly instrumental tracks on Unspoken Ghosts, Vol.1…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Flèche” by Eclo
Peter Michel has leveled up his game as a musician, and Artist Home is proud to be premiering audiovisual evidence of that, in the form of “Flèche,” the first video from Michel’s current project, Éclo. Michel’s name should be familiar to PNW music fans as the leader of the dream-pop outfit, Hibou. Over the course…
Read MoreYour So Dreamy Music Festival Sampler
As AH co-founder Kevin Sur posted in our intro yesterday, The So Dreamy Festival (happening Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5) marks a truly special event. It’ll shine a welcome spotlight on the QTBIPOC creatives bringing richness and genuine diversity to the local scene, even as the music acts deliver the booty-shaking, electric immediacy…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: Get Back by Annie J
Seattle-based Singer Annie J has amassed a dizzying number of credits as a singer over the years, and it’s easy to hear why. She’s deployed her impressive, incredibly nimble voice on a ton of collaborations spanning NOLA-style blasts of jazz (45th Street Brass), electro-pop (Odesza), and some of rock’s most iconic songs (lushly backed by…
Read MoreArtist Home faves bring Art, Music, and Comedy in the Coming Days
Two great live events (slightly) outside of our usual sphere of coverage are taking place in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood later this week. Each involves Artist Home favorites, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a shout-out to both. We’ve covered The Spider Ferns, and the artwork of lead singer Kelly Fleek, in these…
Read MorePNW Trio Memory Boys Throws Frowns, Fury, and Hooks
Rock and roll is a strange, paradoxical animal. On the face of it, traditional guitar-dominated rock can’t help but offer an air of comfort and familiarity. But PNW trio Memory Boys blasts out ragged post-punk that manages to be something much more than the sum of its time-honored parts. The resulting sound careens between in-your-face…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Party with You” by Chris King and the Gutterballs
Singer/Guitarist Chris King and Bassist Malcolm Roberts, mainstays of The Gutterballs, want to (wait for it) Party with You. News flash: The world’s enduring an extra-tumultuous time at the moment. Given that unfortunate truth, there’s no way of overstating the cathartic curative power that a great song can deliver. So if a single addresses these…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Feelings Part 2,” by Surrealized
Seattle trio Surrealized have been at it for over a decade now, mining a fertile combination of the synthetic and the organic with their sound. And judging from the grooves housed on their new album Density, they’re hitting the dance floor harder and hookier than ever before. “Animal,” the first track from Density, dropped in…
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