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Portland Cello Project – The Thao & Justin Power Sessions (Music Review)

By Bill Purdy • Jul 8th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

Rating: 3 out of 5
Portland Cello Project, a loose ensemble of somewhere between eight and sixteen classical musicians from the town with the best breweries in the Pacific Northwest, would like you to know they have a heartfelt appreciation for rock music AND for classical music. That makes them cool, you see. Well, that and they’re signed to Kill Rock Stars.



Black Moth Super Rainbow – Eating Us (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Jul 7th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

Rating: 3.5 out of 5
For Black Moth Super Rainbow and their fourth album, the song does not remain the same.



Horse’s Ha – Of the Cathmawr Yards (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

Rating: 4 out of 5
Of The Cathmawr Yards is about how a group of artists can stretch out their abilities without being considered kitschy.



Brasstronaut – Old World Lies EP (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

4 out of 5 stars
Brasstronaut has genuinely incorporated proper use of composition and tonal qualities, as well as diverse relationships and unlimited possibilities between the instruments, making each of these numbers as comprehensive as can be, as well as very pleasing to listen to.



Wye Oak – The Knot (Music Review)

By Bill Purdy • Jun 11th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

Rating: 4 out of 5
They’ve added subtle string arrangements, slide guitar, and some banjo to the mix as well, eliciting the sort of gothic melancholy that you might hear on, say, a 16 Horsepower album.