Record Review
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: “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 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 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 MoreChoice New Releases: Body Unltd, Tekla Waterfield, and La Luz
Forget about any flowery intros already. Attached please find a few new releases well worth your time. Body Unltd, Genevieve: Body Unltd represents a two-person dream team of Northwest musical talent, comprised of Seattle-based singer/guitarist Irene Barber and electronica musician Vox Mod (a Seattle expat, newly transplanted to LA). Both of them have contributed to…
Read MoreWall of Ears Take a Concise, Strange Journey on It Is
Hello Beautiful Nothing, the sophomore effort from Seattle band Wall of Ears, got a lot of play (and inclusion in our list of 10 Best PNW albums of 2017) in this neck of the woods. Simply put, it was psychedelic pop that combined a beguiling atmosphere of sensory exploration with concise pop smarts, to near…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Root Down” by F2D (aka Funky 2 Death)
When Seattle funk collective F2D (AKA Funky 2 Death) throws their formidable chops into laying down an original track, you listen. And when that song turns out to be the most killer funk jam you’ve heard all year, you jump for joy—and dance your ass off. Artist Home is therefore thrilled to premiere “Root Down,”…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Cinderella” by Julia Francis
The best blues musicians roar most fiercely in a live setting. That live muscle partially explains why “Cinderella,” the blistering new single from Seattle-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Julia Francis, is so damned kick-you-in-the-teeth great. And Artist Home proudly premieres it here, just in time for Bandcamp Friday (artists get 100% proceeds on all Bandcamp purchases today). <a…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Tricky” by Wild Powwers
Seattle three-piece Wild Powwers can bring the hammer down with the best of them. The power trio of singer/guitarist Lara Hilgemann, bass player Jordan Gomes, and drummer Lupe Flores hit with an attack that slams riot grrrl energy, power pop, and heavy-assed garage grunge together to exhilarating effect. And Artist Home is stoked to premiere…
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