Shwood’s newest mixtape – No.6 – checks back in with some bands that have been featured previously and introduces some new faces as well. Among mixtape ‘rookies’ are Wooden Indian Burial Ground slinging raucous, feedback-laced sing along rock n’ roll; Pure Bathing Culture channeling Cyndi Lauper’s softer side into the ebbs and swells of an ocean […]
Shwood favorites (and Mixtape and Spots alums), Aan are set to release a new 7″ record on February 5th (via Cool Summer Records). We’re especially into the B-Side of the record “Spiritual Provisions”. Stream the album over here. They’ll also be going on a short NW tour in support of this album including a couple dates with […]
Showcasing a different side of Portland’s deep, diverse, and often eccentric music scene, Shwood’s Mixtape No. 5 is all about the beat. While the cliché of Portland is one of bearded men crooning over plucked acoustic guitars in coffee shops (and it’s not entirely untrue), the city also has a rich and rapidly growing electronic […]
“Classic” is an adjective that has always resonated well with us here at Shwood. Few contemporary bands have been able to epitomize this sound as precisely as Australia’s Tame Impala, so it’s been quite difficult to take their sophomore LP “Lonerism” off repeat since its release earlier this month. Maintaining a balance of equal parts hard rock riffs with […]
If you caught the debut video of the MAKERS series, you may have noticed that fellow Portlanders Typhoon lent us the song “Summer Home” from their latest EP, “A New Kind of House,” for the background track. While preparing to release their follow-up LP, the band has premiered a cinematic teaser trailer of the upcoming album […]
