Wild Mountain Trapper

No blogs in two days! How did you even survive? Hopefully it just made you hungrier for the replenishing sustenance of "the rock 'n' roll."

We're back with a Portland band that was one of the first "blog bands" to catch my ear when I started this site last August. Blitzen Trapper are as scattered as they are melodically inclined, preaching the gospel of rollicking pop-infused alt-indie-rock across this Wild Mountain Nation. Toss some folk in there somewhere, too. Their music leads me to believe the six gentlemen responsible might be pretty sweet to befriend. They might be the kind of dudes that'll pick up their instruments in the middle of the night and bang out a fresh tune, or invite the neighborhood over for s'mores. I, for one, would never turn down a s'more from musicians like this. "Summertwin", "Jericho", and "Futures & Folly" sound like s'mores taste. Gooey, sticky, melty, and perfect. Put it in your ear.

Listen:
Futures & Folly (fixed)
Wild Mountain Nation
[from Wild Mountain Nation|buy]

Previously on linesthroughlines:
Jericho [highly rec'd]
Cool Love #1
[Wild Mountain Nation outtakes]

Seattle WA Sat 6/23 @ Chop Suey (w/ Marnie Stern) ---- Portland OR Thu 6/28 @ Holocene (w/ Shaky Hands, Pseudosix) ----- San Francisco CA Wed 7/11 @ Bottom of the Hill * ---- Los Angeles CA Fri 7/13 @ Spaceland *
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