BEAUTIFUL FREAKS
Playlist: Trash Sound Conglomerate
We asked garage punk gremlins Trash Sound Conglomerate to put together a sick playlist just for you!
REVIEW: Sea Lemon’s “Stop at Nothing” EP is an Aesthetic Knockout
Collaborating with Oakland’s Day Wave, Natalie Lew provides another incredible dose of dream-pop on her second EP.
REVIEW: Wimps Continue To Be Mega-Fun on “City Lights”
After five years, Wimps return to their signature fun punk on City Lights.
Playlist: Serafima
Seattle’s own Serafima shares some recommended listening with WASH, her love for long, winding train rides, and her latest obsession.
REVIEW: 69 Thoughts on Flesh Produce’s New Album, Couch Slime IV
Seattle mind-flayers Flesh Produce go for broke on their loud, exhilarating new record, Couch Slime IV.
Q&A: Parisalexa
Pop phenom Parisalexa talks about her time away from Seattle and the songwriting journey that led her there.
CAT VALLEY
The Bellingham punk band talks about their third EP, the wisdom that comes with age, and the passion they still hold for feminist causes.
Playlist: Mold Mom/Ra Ra Rebel/Riot Grrrl Records
Mold Mom members Sofiiak and Kennady Quille do a Q&A with WASH, and share a playlist to celebrate issue 12 of their local riot grrrl zine, Ra Ra Rebel.
REVIEW: Welp Disney & lonelygirl15 - LONESOME DOVE
Welp Disney and lonelygirl15 artfully traverse difficult themes in this collaborative industrial hip-hop project, riddled with notions of punk and poeticism.
LANE LINES
Mandi Kimes talks about her synth-pop project Lane Lines, her newest record, and the importance of self-promotion.
Review: Versing Return To The Retro Well on “Tape II”
Versing sand down the noise and lean into pure guitar pop on their excellent follow-up to 2017’s Tape.
Zookraught: GRIP IT SHAKE IT
Zookraught, one of the Seattle’s favorite DIY punk bands, talk with WASH about their latest EP, GRIP IT SHAKE IT, the stage antics that electrify their live shows, and honing in on their style as a group.
Cyra Wirth’s Tug of War
Seattle artist Cyra Wirth speaks with WASH about her latest EP, Tug of War. She shares some background on the project, thoughts on hyperpop, and the community she’s found within Seattle’s heavy queer music scene.
‘Falling’ for Instant Crush: Meet Seattle’s pop-rock sensation
Seattle four-piece Instant Crush bring irresistible pop energy to the dance floor.
Dining Dead Ascend ON “Heaven FROm the Ceiling”
Dining Dead ditch the safety precautions on their firework-like new single.
Day Soul Exquisite’s Strength in Numbers
Seattle jazz/R&B sextet Day Soul Exquisite talk about their music, the serendipity of their origins, and the strength they find in being with each other.
Bad Optics Deliver Fire and Fury on New EP
Bad Optics’ The Visitor is a triptych of alarm bells and mordancy wrapped in hardcore punk energy.
Soft Boiled Break Out of Their Shell on “Early Mid Late Thirties”
The debut single by Seattle band Soft Boiled is an egg-cellent emulsion of Pixies-esque songwriting and pop harmonies.
Thavoron Loves You
Thavoron sits down with WASH to talk about his new 7-track album and the attached short film, Tommy Loves You.
Spirit Award Confront ‘The Fear’
Daniel Lyon of Spirit Award talks about the band’s propulsive fourth record and the internal confrontations that backgrounded it.