Posts by Tony Kay
Artist Home Premiere: “In the Wild” by Dumb Thumbs
Summer in Seattle was spiritually (if not formally) ushered out last weekend in a flurry of lightning strikes, thunder claps, and heavy rainfall. But Dumb Thumbs won’t let summer go without a fight. Artist Home is proud to premiere “In the Wild,” the flagship single and title track of the Seattle band’s second EP. It’s…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Ghost” by Bodies on the Beach
There’s a Rock-of-Gibraltar stability and comfort in Planes on Paper, the acoustic duo co-fronted by singer/songwriter/guitarist Navid Eliot. A lot of that welcoming quality comes from Eliot’s lived-in wanderer’s voice. It’s elemental but soothing, like tall grass that bends but still endures amidst the gusting tumult of a windstorm. And that lyrical and literal voice…
Read MoreMore New Releases from Rusty Willoughby, Medejin, and Evan Flory-Barnes
I heard these. They’re really great. Give a listen. Rusty Willoughby, “Uptown” b/w “Viaduct” single, “Another Train Comin’” b/w “Buttercup” single (Book Records): As has been iterated in these virtual pages, we at Artist Home loves us some Rusty Willoughby. And he’s batting a thousand with the four tracks inhabiting these two new virtual 45s.…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Midnight Bistro” by High Pulp
Seattle jazz collective High Pulp have been doing their very unique thing for about four years now. They’re a prime example of a new breed of jazz combo—one that uses jazz virtuosity and motifs as a gateway into a bouillabaisse of genres. Sonic omnivores who freely cherrypick from funk, soul, electronica, and hip hop,…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Both of Those Things” by J. Martin
Artist Home is proud to premiere “Both of Those Things,” the new single by Tacoma singer/songwriter J. Martin. Full disclosure: the song’s spent the last three days lodged in my head even when I’m not listening to it, so consider this a case of me paying it forward. Martin’s been part of Tacoma indie rock…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “When I Was Young” by Heather Thomas Band
Heather Thomas gets a lot of love here at Artist Home, and for good reason. Whether she’s singing in psych-pop ensemble General Mojo’s, or singing and bashing the kit for her own Heather Thomas Band, anything she touches is invariably worth a listen (or several). Artist Home is proud to premiere “When I Was Young,” Heather…
Read MoreKing Youngblood Reigns with Art & Activism: Gypsy Temple’s Cameron Lavi-Jones, Interviewed
Interview by Odawni AJ Palmer Good things come to those who persist and work hard, and that’s absolutely the case with Seattle alt-rock band Gypsy Temple’s debut album, King Youngblood. Frontman Cameron Lavi-Jones has spent the last ten years working on the album, an exceptional display of persistence considering he’s just 20 years old. The…
Read MoreChris Cunningham: Musician and Accidental Video Auteur
Chris Cunningham is chilling in a booth at a Capitol Hill bar, shooting the breeze over whiskeys and talking about the latest chapter in his artistic journey.“It still surprises me that anyone’s asking me to make videos for them,” he says with a combination of amusement and bemusement. “I’ve basically never had any training. I’m…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “A Beat Called Love,” by The Environment
Let’s just declare this William Cremin Week here at Artist Home. Aside from his Seattle music scene credentials as a member of some of this ‘burg’s best bands (Cumulus, The Torn ACLs, and Roaming Herds of Buffalo among them), Cremin’s also a member of Invisible Shivers (whose great new record got the deep-dive treatment from…
Read MoreInvisible Shivers Give the Invisible Shivers on Their Newest record
I want to be Ian Shuler’s voice for one day. The frontman/principal songwriter/drummer for Seattle combo Invisible Shivers possesses a croon that rests somewhere on the fault lines of Lou Reed’s streetwise beat-poet drone and the weary boyishness of The Church’s Steve Kilbey. It is lounge lizard, disillusioned noir heel, and bright-eyed little boy all…
Read MoreArtist Home Video Premiere: “Uneasy,” by Golden Idols
There’s nothing more satisfying than hearing a band really succeed at stretching outside their comfort zone. That’s one of the many reasons Artist Home is elated to premiere “Uneasy,” the new video by Golden Idols. It’s the title track on a five-song EP that illustrates successful sonic boundary-pushing. The Seattle-based quartet’s prior output has been…
Read MoreAll That May Do His Rhyme: An Intro (and a Farewell) to Roky Erickson
One of the best movies to touch on music obsession as personal expression, Stephen Frears’ High Fidelity, begins fittingly with a turntable spinning. A needle is dropped purposefully onto a record. Underneath the homey crackle and pop of the ancient vinyl, the 13th Floor Elevators garage rock classic, “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” begins. Four lone,…
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