 
Solvents' 2010 LP, Forgive Yr Blood, shed a light on what many folks in the Pacific Northwest already knew: that Jarrod Bramson and Emily Madden had been quietly recording honest, heartfelt lo-fi masterpieces in the sleepy little town of Port Townsend, Washington for years. Now, the release of The World Is Not A Vampire: Lost, Demos, Outtakes, Unheard rounds up fifteen of their rough gems and puts them in one place for your listening pleasure. Offered up as name-your-own-price download via MASA Records, the compilation donates all proceeds to KPTZ, a new community radio station in Port Townsend that Bramson is also a DJ at. The collection features songs that date back to 2002 on through until the present and includes three demos from their forthcoming album. Solvents are currently putting the final touches on their soon to be released new LP, Ghetto Moon, which will be out later in 2012! Fans and newcomers alike, will enjoy Bramson's incredible knack for imbuing his songs with a sincere, ardent emotion evidenced throughout The World Is Not A Vampire: Lost, Demos, Outtakes, Unheard - Available now on MASA Records. 1. Immersed In Yr Strange Waves (Mexico Demo) - written and recorded in Sayulita, Mexico, 2012 Press for Forgive Yr Blood: "It’s a small-scale, lo-fi masterpiece." Pop Matters "These are honest and heartfelt songs that should lead to their breakthrough." Big Takeover "Listening to Forgive Yr. Blood, the latest album from Port Townsend-based Solvents, is a folk-punk indie rock joy all the way through. The melancholic, urgently melodic vocals get into your memory and leave elegant lived-in ruminations alongside sharply funny lyrical observations about working class love, life, failure, and desire." KEXP "An under-the-radar debut worth seeking out." Metromix "I hear more than potential in this fucking album. I hear what I've been hearing less and less of these days: actual respect for the fact that they can create such powerful music without large recording budgets..." SYFFAL |
 
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