Half Shadow Portland, Oregon
“Half Shadow, the ever-evolving songwriting extension of Jesse Carsten, is built of a series of weighted dream-
songs...filled with detours to unexpected lands where the line between open and unhinged is thin. Carsten's performances are invariably powerful, full of wonder, and unlike anything else."
Portland Mercury
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Half Shadow recommends:
light flood/caterpillar song
by Swinging
Swinging is one of the best bands in PDX and Ash is one o' my favorite songwriters. These 2 songs r lo-fi gold; like someone reading very quietly from their dream journal. Ecstatic, mysterious.
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II (2022 Remaster)
by The Sonora Pine
Don't ask me how I never knew about this band, but I didn't until last year. "Rock and Roll" in a slow, trudging, 90's way, full of poetry & drones that harken back to Cale/Velvets. *chef's kiss*
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Water Shrew Trio
by Water Shrew Trio
Shrew Trio drone, wow, like heaven.
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The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach.
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Sanguine but uplifting, the Toronto singer-songwriter's "transfigured" folk songs ponder existential themes with grace and wonder.
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THAT PASSED
by Patrick Regan Band
This collection of '90s work from folkie Patrick Regan and friends will appeal to fans of Fairport Convention and Pentangle.
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