Portland Mercury staff pick: There Is No Mountain

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Luna album release show for There Is No Mountain is a Staff Pick in the Portland Mercury:

There Is No Mountain, born of the now-defunct Americana group the Ascetic Junkies, combine traditional folk songwriting with Glenn Kotche-worshipping avant-garde percussion. The songwriting—ostensibly split between the two multi-instrumentalists, Kali Giaritta and Matt Harmon—falls on the more traditional indie side of the ‘experimental’ tag, but their textures recall a chilled-out Dodos or a non-aggressive Buke and Gase.

Copperfox single “War Horse” premieres on Surviving the Golden Age

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“War Horse,” the first single from Copperfox’s forthcoming EP HAUNTS, just premiered over at Surviving the Golden Age!

[‘War Horse’] straddles the line between shoegaze and jangle pop. With singer Lisa Garcia’s reverbed vocals, the track is reminiscent of Lush or Dum Dum Girls. With its energy and surfy vibes, its a summer ready track released just before Christmas.

Glacially Musical interviews There Is No Mountain

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Glacially Musical interviews There Is No Mountain about their forthcoming album Luna, tour plans, and how they create their textures and soundscapes:

We were just trying to see what we could pull off with our minimal set-up. Seeing what sounds we could create and learning what dynamic range we could inhabit with just guitar, drums and keyboard…I can run the gamut between folky finger-picking and doom riffs in the same song if I want to (and who wouldn’t want to?).

The Alternate Root reviews Paul Benjaman Band’s new album

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The Alternate Root Magazine reviews Paul Benjaman Band‘s new album Sneaker:

Paul Benjaman decorates with fall color patterns on Sneaker…Paul dips his audio pen in the landscape of Oklahoma on the Horton Records release. The label is based in Tulsa, OK, as is Paul Benjaman, who never forgets the Tulsa Sound of JJ Cale on the album as he gives it a seat next to a 2015 groove. Label mate, and Hard Working American, Jesse Aycock, provides pedal steel guitar on the album as Paul Benjaman Band stays true to the sound, righteously following its path while still managing to drive slightly outside it tracks.

Nooga.com reviews There Is No Mountain

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Nooga.com‘s Joshua Pickard reviews “Song of Seikilos” from There Is No Mountain‘s forthcoming album Luna, out on January 15th from ORG Music:

…draws on the fuzzy psych and folk landscapes of the ’60s to fashion a modern, unexpectedly hook-laden set of rhythms. You can hear some of the same oddly textured sounds that bands such as Dirty Projectors and Grizzly Bear peddle, but There Is No Mountain is able to create a unique and singular expression based on these influences; there’s no sense of imitation or mimicry. They are simply realizing that these sounds can be translated into an affecting and honest homage—one that gives credit where it is due while also allowing the band to form their own rhythmic individuality.

Glacially Musical reviews There Is No Mountain’s album “Luna”

Glacially Musical reviews There Is No Mountain‘s album Luna — get it on CD or digital download on January 15th from ORG Music:

Swirling, ringing, and fuzzy guitars dominate the musical landscape, but they cannot compete with the “dueling” vocal arrangements. Both Harmon and Giaritta have unique and powerful voices, and then there’s those drums…The voices are diminutive, but powerful. The guitars are heavily effected, but the soul rings clear.

Pageant on No Country For New Nashville

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No Country For New Nashville previews Pageant‘s release show for Endless Sun EP, out November 13th on CD and digital formats:

Nashville based folk rock outfit Pageant are releasing their brand new EP Endless Sun this Friday night with a gig at Left Plus Right Studio. The trio, fronted by brother/sister duo Derek and Erika Porter, are sure to bring us more of the feel good, throwback vibes we dig for their third effort. …You’ll have as much fun watching their show as they will playing it.