Mimicking Birds
There is a real Modest Mouse feel to this excellent new single from Mimicking Birds, which makes sense when you consider that the band resides on Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace Recordings imprint. The local act signed on with Brock last year, but only now have they announced the details of their much anticipated self-titled debut album.
The Brock-produced recording will hit stores on March 9th, and the band will have a local release show at the spacious Mission Theater on the 6th of March as well. Tickets for the release show go on sale on the 10th of February, and we recommend picking yours up in advance. Considering the buzz on this release, it's safe to assume that Mimicking Birds are about to sell out a lot of shows in the future.
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Catherine Feeny
Portland-based singer/songwriter Catherine Feeny, whose songs are recognized and appreciated to some degree in both underground and popular music, teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and jazz drummer Chris Johnedis to write and record an album. Titled simply after the artists,Catherine Feeny & Chris Johnedis, this eleven-song eponymous debut onFluff & Gravy Records is decidedly something unique and highly worthwhile. Combining Feeny's stunning and tremendously soulful vocals and strong lyrics with minimalist instrumentation including ukulele, drums, looped guitar and glockenspiel, the duo managed to create a quality folk pop and rhythm & blues record that is as moving and enjoyable as it is socially and politically relevant.