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Hey Marseilles

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Hey Marseilles

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Five miles south of downtown Seattle is the neighborhood of Columbia City—a leafy stretch of old brownstones and new condos which, according to local legend and loosely interpreted census data, boasts the most diverse zip code in America. Not far from Columbia City’s main drag, amidst a swirl of languages and colors and food and accents, sits a 100-year-old, two-story house that’s home to the world-weary, six-piece orchestral-pop ensemble known as Hey Marseilles.

World-weary in spirit if not in practice: Hey Marseilles first won hearts across the US with its 2010 debut, To Travels and Trunks, an album that reveled in the education and inspiration only globe-trotting exploration can provide. With Matt Bishop’s lyrical wayfaring abutting an instrumental palette that embraced folk tradition—accordion, strings, and horns; gypsy, Gallic, and classical—To Travels and Trunks gave musical voice to the universal longing for unfettered freedom. NPR called the record “sublime and heartfelt.”

A lot has changed in the world since 2010—that house in Columbia City, for instance. The vacillations of the economy allowed Hey Marseilles violist Jacob Anderson to acquire it in 2011; he and his younger brother, cellist and producer Sam Anderson, helped renovate it. Since then, most of the band has lived in it, and the entirety of their new album was written and recorded in it, or nearby. (Other recording spaces included a tunnel in Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park, a mostly abandoned brick office building, and a church sanctuary, all because of their advantages for the band’s acoustic instrumentation.) Not surprisingly, Lines We Trace is not about going out and searching. It’s about finding you’re already where you need to be.

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Wildling

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For a band in it’s early stages, Wildling has made one thing clear; they know how to write songs, and they aren’t afraid to explore different production styles under the umbrella of “Indie” rock. From the huge, in-your-face chorus of "Hummingbird," to the dusty Atlantic soul inspired world of "Like You Do," this California 5-piece delivers songs that make a strong statement for an up-and-coming band. It is no surprise that they have already made an impression on Los Angeles' preeminent rock radio station, KROQ, spending 17 weeks in the top 5 and 6 weeks at #1 on esteemed DJ/Tastemaker Kat Corbett’s Locals Only show. Ryan Levine, also co-wrote and was a featured vocalist on the track "Trouble" used in the Entourage film trailer.

With traces of legends like Fleetwood Mac and Talking Heads, to current favorites such as The Black Keys and Young The Giant, it's easy to see why people are starting to talk about Wildling as a band to watch in 2015. They are currently working on their debut EP slated for release this year, and will head out on a North American tour as main support for Young The Giant. For now, get your fix by downloading "Hummingbird" and "Like You Do" on iTunes, the latter of which was recently featured on ABC's "Nashville."

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