i’ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sinbut they say it’s never too late to start again♫ Blitzen Trapper- Black River KillerI just realized that my last two posts were a bit electro-dance-club heavy so I’ll slow it down a bit here… for both of our sakes. Blitzen Trapper hail from Portland, Oregon, and have a handful…
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Portland, Oregon's Blitzen Trapper released a seven song EP yesterday featuring the band's previously released murder ballad "Black River Killer" and six tracks previously only available on CD-Rs sold on tour. The material may be recycled for some, but for others it's a chance to sit down with some of the band's most accessible songs. "Big Black Bird" and "Silver Moon"—with their booming drums .
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I didn't even know this was coming out, but Lala is offering an exclusive listen to Blitzen Trappers new Black River Killer EP. The seven song EP features Furr standout "Black River Killer" backed with 6 previously unreleased songs that the band has been distributing on CD-R's at their live shows. Check it out here.
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Blitzen Trapper have a new EP out that you can listen to exclusively on LALA (embedded below). The song “Black River Killer” sounds like a cover of soemthing. It’s a good song, maybe just has a timeless feel, but I can;t help but thinking Tom Petty on this one.Black River Killer EP - Blitze…Related:Songs to [...]
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Our third day of the Pickathon Indie Roots Festival appropriately started at the Woods Stage with Deep Dark Woods. After a week of listening to this year’s Winter Hours, it was exciting to see how Deep Dark Woods would sound live. Lead singer and guitarist Ryan Boldt harkens back to Neil Young’s early recordings as he glides through a sad and beautiful album of wandering men and unfaithful wom
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More road-worn tunes from Portland indie folkies prove solid but unsurprising.
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The latest EP from Blitzen Trapper (the American Folk Rock group attached to Sub Pop) Black River Killer, is a meaty 7 track ep that sticks to the ribs. Logging in at just over 35 minutes, it's already as long, if not longer than some the albums I've been listening to this year, and already much more relevant than most of the albums I've listened to (nearly 3 a week).Upon repeated listening, I...
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Both Blitzen Trapper albums (Wild Mountain Nation and now Furr) eluded the best of year lists in terms of albums. This album I couldn't find for quite awhile until just a few weeks ago. It didn't really receive a whole lot of hype though some bloggers really felt it should've been up there. Blitzen Trapper is [...] Related posts:Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation Review Blitzen Trapper ca...
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Blitzen Trapper take a route through American music, taking in introspective country, good time rock n roll and, er, Elton John along the way
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*rating* 9*summary* Portland Alt-Country-Indie-Pop soon-to-be supergroup capture the wild northwest in a bottle- complete with looming clouds, misty tree-scapes, and abundant beard-hair. *This two person review is by Ethan E. and Sage T.* ST - Today my esteemed colleague and I are reviewing "Furr" by Blitzen Trapper. EE - And I must say, i don't think i've heard a more appropriate album title/...
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Tonight in Baltimore Rams Head Live has great show with Iron & Wine and Blitzen Trapper. Down in DC the 9:30 Club has the Eagles Of Death Metal and The Duke Spirit while the Black Cat has a great show of Little Joy and The Dead Trees. Finally in Philly Margot and the [...]
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MADRID - The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for opponents of globalization, disaffected youth, and others outraged by the continent's economic turmoil and soaring unemployment. Protesters in Spain, Denmark, and Italy smashed shop windows, pelted police with bottles, and attacked banks this week, while in...
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Another cool track from the awesome Furr.If you missed the previous stream I posted, you'll find it here: http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog/188580
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I am LOVING these guys. It's like if Pavement meets my morning jacket...i can't stop listening to this record! I haven't been excited about stumbling across a new band(to me i mean) since The Hold Steady.No more talk...i will play a couple of sons...resistance is futile, you will love it..ill put a bonus tune in the comments as well
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Noise Pop is a festival thrown in San Francisco....that starts this Wednesday until Sunday. While everyone bites their teeth for SXSW, San Fran welcomes a niche pick of indie bands like Magnetic Fields, M. Ward, Blitzentrapper, and British Sea Power, to various venues...I've never been but thought I'd check it out this year....Some bands I am looking forward to?Blitzen Trapper is southern rock ...
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| 2 Wild Mountain Nation |
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| 3 Black River Killer |
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| 4 Gold for Bread |
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| 5 Futures & Folly |
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