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Keyword results: Sub Pop

Life On Earth, Tiny Vipers

Article published 19th Oct 09
Release: LP
To Cure: A predictable playlist

On her second LP, Seattle's Jesy Fortino succeeds in doing so much with so little. There are only two elements at play here: Fortino's metallic, shivering guitar, plucked slowly with extreme reserve, distant as if tracked in a football stadium made of corrugated iron; and her voice, quavering and rich, with a nasal twang.

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Nouns, No Age

Article published 7th May 08
Release: Album
To Cure: A quiet weekend

The summer release of Weirdo Rippers saw No Age bring together a collection of songs that had spanned five independently released EPs, as kind of an introduction to the band. Soon after, the ever attentive ears of Sub Pop picked up on the LA duo and have now released their first full length album Nouns.

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