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Spirit Award’s debut full length, Neverending, out on October 6th, houses momentum and starkness. The Seattle three-piece pushes and pulls the ten songs with staggered bright darkness and a massive sound. Sprawling, stereo guitars puncture out from a driving bass/drum foundation. While Spirit Award is aptly capable of generating catchy psych moments, there seems to be no calculable formula to their writing style. Vocal sections dipped in effects shape them more like an instrument, putting the bass in the role of lead guitar. Moments of Neverending point to influences of early New Order and Can, baiting you with a hook then leaving you droning to a krautrock beat.

Spirit Award credit the death of a family member, anxiety, a robbery, and the ending of a relationship for the record’s pensive, yet hopeful look into the future. Through all this the band continued working on the record over the course of two years, which is why it garnered the name, Neverending.

Neverending was recorded with Jack Endino (Nirvana), and Eric Corson (Perfume Genius, Ceremony), Connor Birch and GG Reynolds (Sleater-Kinney).

https://www.spiritaward.band/

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Recorded this during my time in Tokyo Japan. I met Antarius on my adventures a year ago and got to catch up with him again on my 3rd go 'round to Japan.

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Dave Steezy, the young 1 of 1 is on the high rise with life. Whether its smoking the latest top strains or dropping brand new hits for the world to hear

Class & elegance is shown by Steezy & it’s an attractive energy

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I spent the day at this year's Hiero Day music festival and podcasted while I was there. This is the recap

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As she readies her debut EP for release in late 2018, Claire George looks outward after years of looking in. In the early years of her career, Claire explored familiar paths as the vocalist of the SF-based band HEARTWATCH and as a topline songwriter for dance tracks. However, these well-worn trails didn’t suit her, and for the past two years the LA-based songwriter and producer has focused on developing her own sound. In 2016 Claire detached from her previous endeavors and took on a quieter life on the outskirts of Seattle to hone her craft as a producer. Writing incessantly, she impressed an athlete’s training regimen onto her songwriting with the understanding that going from competent to essential could only come through digging deeper, from finding the negative space where true heartache lays.

The resulting batch of tracks is a genre-bending pastiche of electronic and pop influences. From the shimmering “Orbits” to the insular and evocative “Where Do You Go?,” Claire’s new tracks paint a deft, impressionistic picture of the transformative power of love, loss, and growing up. Like the subjects they address, the songs are mournful and anthemic, guarded but proud. They speak to the anxious sense of losing one’s youth, while still being acutely aware of how much immaturity surrounds you.

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C Plus is an artist and overall dope individual from Sacramento California.

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Ryan Caraveo is a Seattle born music artist. We met at the Capital Hill Block Party music festival and chopped game. 

His latest album, "At Least I Tried" is available on all the streaming sites.

Instagram: Ryan CaraveoTwitter: @RyanCaravero

http://www.ryancaraveo.com/

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Louie G The mf’n Don Richmond CA not VA shmoplife/hbkgang representer creator of the welcome to shmopland podcast check it out on all platforms ima Music Artist On all platforms as well and I’m extremely sensitive about my shit I love to vibe out wit hippie chicks and high fashion haux that do cocaine and sip Parton mixed with Hennessy follow me ig/Twitter @shmoplifelouie

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In July of 2018 I took a trip to Tokyo Japan with my 10 year old daughter. This is us recapping the whole thing while there.

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On a great weekend in July I traveled to Seattle Washington to cover the Capital Hill Block Party music festival. Staying with my good friend and one time producer Caps, we embarked on a weekend long bender of live music, food, new friends, and partying. Then sat and recapped the entire thing for you podcast listeners.

Also included in this episode is an interview with Carmen Vasilatoes who was my contact in making all of this happen. We talked about the festival and her background in the PR world.

Enjoy!

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