Seattle upstarts thread their surging power-pop with wistful nostalgia and softly-felt despair, exuding empathy as well as energy. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 24, 2019
With stern, dead-eyed vocals and ice-cold riffs that recall Wire and The Fall, VATS foment a revolution with severity. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 11, 2016
Seattle's Gazebos turn pop inside out, with corkscrewing melodies and wobbly, elastic instrumentation, making warped, wonderful music. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 19, 2016
This is the second in a series of weekly album reviews published by Andrew Dubber. If you haven’t already caught it, please check out his introductory post. The world appears to be littered with bearded young men with acoustic guitars and notebooks full of verse, access to old pianos, and mournful string players. Few have … Continue reading Album of the Week: Fire on the Vine → Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 6, 2011