Sub Pop Records artist, Band of Horses have released a new video. Enjoy!

They’re also gearing up for a Summer Tour.

www.bandofhorses.com

www.myspace.com/bandofhorses

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Sub Pop Records in Seattle, WA is offering a grand total of $13,000 worth of college scholarship money to three eligible high school seniors. There are three scholarships—one for $6,000 and two for $3,500 each. To apply for these scholarships you must be a resident of Washington or Oregon, and a graduating senior on your way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college. They are looking for an applicant who is involved and/or interested in music and/or the creative arts in some way.

To apply for these scholarships all you have to do is submit an essay, no longer than one page, letting them know about some of the following topics:

• What are you doing in the arts/music field in your community?
• How and/or why did you become interested in artistic outlets?
• Why do you need this scholarship money?
• What are your influences and/or who inspires you?
• Who are some of your favorite bands or artists?

Applicants are encouraged to send digital links and provide hard copies of their artwork along with their essay. However, please be aware that Sub Pop will not return any of this material, so please don’t send originals. Sub Pop Records will give equal opportunity to all applicants who fit the criteria outlined above. The deadline for applications is May 1^st, please get in touch before then if you are interested.

Please send all submissions and attachments to scholarship@subpop.com

All physical submissions should be sent to:

Sub Pop Records

Attn: Scholarship

2013 4th Ave, 3rd Floor

Seattle, WA 98121

Amount: $6,000 / $3,500 / $3,500 – checks will be made payable to the university or college of the winning applicants’ choice and applied to winning applicants’ tuition

Check out last year’s winner, Click HERE.

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The Indie Review

By Sean Duregger
March 14, 2008

Artist: The Gutter Twins
Album: Saturnalia
Label: Sub Pop Records
Rating:

Sub Pop Records finally gives us the highly anticipated collaboration between Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli with The Gutter Twins, Saturnalia. Mark and Greg began writing and collaboration together in 2000 and began writing for this project in 2003. Because of their reputations, (Mark with Screaming Trees and his respectable solo career, and Greg with The Afghan Whigs and his respectable solo project, The Twilight Singers) The Gutter Twins have some hype to live up to.

Being rock veterans, The Gutter Twins don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Saturnalia is a dark, brooding, haunting and beautiful album that gets better with each listen. Saturnalia starts off with The Stations, a dark, gothic, blues song that showcases Lanegan and Dulli’s complimentary vocal stylings and harmonies. It’s a great start and really sets the stage for the album as a whole. As Saturnalia unfolds, there are so many layers to each song, enough for you to make discoveries each time you listen. With a combination of guitars, drums, strings and a handful of unconventional instruments, each track holds your attention and never gets repetitive. Seven Stories Underground rolls along with smooth vocals and harmonies, accented by a steady beat of various percussion and ambient sound. It’s songs like this, as well as Front Street’s brooding combination of guitar and keyboards, that let us know there are masters at work.

Produced by Dulli and Lanegan along with Mathias Schneeberger, Saturnalia is a work of art with it’s obvious Blues influence with Gothic undercurrents. This is an album that will grow on you the more you listen and is a welcomed entry in Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli’s already impressive career.

For more information of Dulli and Lanegan’s body of work, go to www.summerskiss.com.

Stand Out Tracks:

“The Stations”

“Seven Stories Underground”

“Front Street”

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MAR 7 2008 – The Helio Sequence have released a new music video for the song Keep Your Eyes Ahead. This was filmed in Portland, OR in 2008.

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The Indie Review
By Sean Duregger
February 19, 2008

Artist: Grand Archives
Album: The Grand Archives
Label: Sub Pop

Rating:

It’s not often that I put in a new album and am hooked immediately. The members of Grand Archives are not new to making interesting music, featuring ex-members/members of respected bands Band of Horses, The New Mexicans, The Jeunes, Ghost Stories.

The Grand Archives is 11 tracks of well written, laid back songs. The album is comprised of 4 to 5 part vocal harmonies and a variety of interesting and unconventional instruments such as pedal steel guitar, violen, and harmonica. You’ll find comparisons to Band of Horses and Wilco, but Grand Archives are also inspired by The Mamas & The Papas, The Turtles and even The Beach Boys. This is an uplifting album that doesn’t adhere itself to any trends or flavor-of-the-week. Grand Archives have turned in an album with potential to be timeless.

I love this album and have added it to my pile of favorites. If you’re looking for something accessible, yet different from all the generic junk polluting the music scene, pick up this album. Grand Archives have given us a warm, uplifting and refreshing album that will be re-visited time and time again.

Stand Out Tracks:

“Torn Blue Foam Couch”

“Index Moon”

“A Setting Sun”

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Seattle, WA natives Grand Archives are scheduled to release their debut full length on Sub Pop Records on February 19th, 2007. If you pre-order the on CD or LP by Grand Archives February 19th, Sub Pop will toss in a free, limited edition, 7 inch on white-vinyl featuring alternate versions of “Sleepdriving” and “George Kaminski”!

Pre-order HERE

Learn more about Grand Archives HERE

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Sub Pop Recording Artist, Flight of the Conchords, won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album on Sunday (02.10.08) for record The Distant Future.

This is a first for Sub Pop Records & they are bragging about it HERE.

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