When first posting "My Will Is Good," I mentioned threadbare's back and forth between introspection and cathartic pop was inspired by the death of Cambria Goodwin's younger brother. It's unclear how much that influenced this Raul Fernandez-directed video, which finds... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN VIDEO - "MY WILL IS GOOD"»
Posted on October 5, 2009 in MP3, Video (3 comments)
Tags: Alberta Cross | Port O'Brien
At the beginning of the month we posted "Sour Milk/Salt Water," a track from Port O'Brien's third album threadbare. As mentioned then, the followup to Van Pierszalowski, Cambria Goodwin, & Co's All We Could Do Was Sing was recorded in... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN - "MY WILL IS GOOD" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on August 10, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates (6 comments)
Tags: Asobi Seksu | Port O'Brien
The nautical Bay Area rockers most recently stopped the gap between LPs with a series of seasonally themed 7"s (we sampled Winter), but now they're returning with a proper album to followup 2007's praised All We Could Do Was Sing.... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN - "SOUR MILK/SALT WATER"»
Posted on August 3, 2009 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien
Valentine's Day is one of those holidays you might not pay too much attention to if you're in the midst of a really good relationship -- because every day is like Valentine's Day! -- but can gain importance in direct... CONTINUE READING LOVE BITES: STEREOGUM'S ANTI-VALENTINE'S DAY MIX»
Posted on February 13, 2009 in MP3 (30 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Bob Mould | Bon Iver | Esau Mwamwaya | Ferraby Lionheart | Florence And The Machine | Handsome Furs | Julie Doiron | Lissy Trullie | Neko Case | Nick Thorburn | No Age | Papercuts | Port O'Brien | The Decemberists | The Very Best | Vivian Girls
Seasonal affect disorder is no joke. Between Punxsutawney Phil's shadow yesterday and the snow outside my window, winter is going nowhere. Ever. Which works out well for bay area seafaring rockers Port O'Brien, who will launch a series of 7"s... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN - "IS THIS REALLY WHAT IT'S COME TO?"»
Posted on February 3, 2009 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Black Joe Lewis | Bumbershoot | Port O'Brien
The guys and girl of Port O'Brien have twice before been "Stuck On A Boat" for our benefit. Today's iteration of the seafaring folk yarn comes via Super 8 film and at the direction of Joey Izzo, who films the... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN VIDEO - "STUCK ON A BOAT"»
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien
Port O'Brien's love of the open seas is authentic, and they continue the ship theme in the Blake Behnam-directed video for the excellently rousing All We Could Do Was Sing standout "I Woke Up Today." This time, though, they're stuck... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN VIDEO - "I WOKE UP TODAY" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on June 12, 2008 in Video (42 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien
When Port O'Brien get nautical -- boats, ports, fishermen's sons -- they speak from experience. Or at least lead Porter Van Pierszalowski and bandmate Cambria Goodwin do. During a recent QYDJ they shared what it was like to work in... CONTINUE READING PORT O'BRIEN GET "STUCK ON A BOAT" FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT»
Posted on May 13, 2008 in MP3, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien
Port O'Brien started three years ago as the duo (and couple) of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The Bay Area band's currently a quintet, but the two remain at the group's core. It's a highly autobiographical project, connected to where... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: PORT O'BRIEN»
Posted on April 30, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (9 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien
By Amrit Singh On record, Port O'Brien shift between two modes: the folk, and the rock. Occasionally, yes, it comes together into the hyphenated hybrid used to describe most bands wielding high BPMs and acoustic guitars, but the band's... CONTINUE READING PORT O'BRIEN/DELTA SPIRIT @ PIANOS, NYC 3/26/08»
Posted on March 28, 2008 in Concert, MP3 (20 comments)
Tags: Delta Spirit | Port O'Brien
Sometime ago after discovering Morning Benders and sampling some other Bay area indie bands, we settled on Port O'Brien as our fave of the bunch, squarely on the back of the ramshackle, chanted charge of "I Woke Up Today," the... CONTINUE READING NEW PORT O'BRIEN - "STUCK ON A BOAT"»
Posted on February 5, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (13 comments)
Tags: Port O'Brien