New Nudge - "Burns Blue"

Nudge started out in Portland, but the group's central player Brian Foote currently lives in Los Angeles, so his fuzzy extended psychedelic constructions are emerging from a sunnier place, even if they sound just as gray. As in the past,... CONTINUE READING NEW NUDGE - "BURNS BLUE"»

Posted on September 3, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Nudge | Strategy | Valet

Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

The Outsiders: The Best Albums Of '08

Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This installment's virtual... CONTINUE READING THE OUTSIDERS: THE BEST ALBUMS OF '08»

New Nudge Video - "War Song"

Nudge is the Portland trio of Honey Owens, aka Valet, with Brian Foote and Paul Dickow (Strategy). Owens and Foote are also members of the Atlas Sound touring band. The group's new 4-song EP Infinity Padlock pairs Nudge's ambiant/noisy excursions... CONTINUE READING NEW NUDGE VIDEO - "WAR SONG"»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Nudge | Valet

MTV Lets Us Know Portland Has Bands, Basements, Rain, Trees

Echoing Slate's out-of-date Portland exposé from this past fall, MTV's followed the momentum of their Brooklyn 2008 piece with a feature on PDX. What we learn: There are a lot of bands who live there, it's still relatively cheap, it... CONTINUE READING MTV LETS US KNOW PORTLAND HAS BANDS, BASEMENTS, RAIN, TREES»

Quit Your Day Job: Valet

Valet is Honey Owens. She was recently on tour as a member of Atlas Sound, but if you want to hear her own unique approach to homegrown ambiance, check out her beautiful sophomore album Naked Acid. I posted one of... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: VALET»

Posted on May 14, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (7 comments)
Tags: Valet

The Outsiders: Vol. 3

Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This week's eclectic... CONTINUE READING THE OUTSIDERS: VOL. 3»

Posted on January 7, 2008 in MP3, The Outsiders, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Excepter | Nadja | Svarte Greiner | Valet