November 15, 2019 · FD-086
Smart, sweetly slashing indie-rock that recalls peers like Swearin’ and Waxahatchee, with wonderful tunes about wasting anxious hours on nervous boys." - Rolling Stone
November 8, 2019 · FD-087
"Sir Babygirl's songs are as wildly spiked musically as they are emotionally -- a blithely confrontational mix of bedroom indie rock and futuristic turbo-pop with all levels in the red." - Billboard
October 4, 2019 · FD-085
"Doubles down on Edwards’ penchant for pop-punk hooks and puckered songwriting." - Stereogum
August 23, 2019 · FD-083
"It sounds like it’s from a different era, rootsy and warm, Rose’s voice filled out by strings and a sentimental bent." - Stereogum
May 31, 2019 · FD-084
"'U Ouchea' is a low-key majestic intro to her unique sound, as it softly eases into a relaxed, warmly hypnotic groove, taking its glorious time as it winds and flows like the Colorado river." - Gorilla vs Bear
April 5, 2019 · Father/Daughter Records · FD-081
"Partner are a Canadian duo who love smart-ass stoner humor almost as much as they love insta-classic alt-rock riffs. - Rolling Stone
February 15, 2019 · FD-076
“The euphoria of flirting with a new person, the neurotic nature of texting someone you just wanna make out with, that aching feeling when it doesn’t work out. Sir Babygirl has songs about it all.” - The Fader
November 16, 2018 · FD-077
"...it's full of these wonderful thickets of ideas—a little bit of 70s singer-songwriter tropes here, a little minimal jazz there, a synth-marimba (or glockenspiel or something) that pops up for a tiny melody and then drops away." - Noisey
October 26, 2018 · FD-078
"Tasha offers songs as serene as the world she hopes to someday live in." - Pitchfork
October 19, 2018 · FD-080
"Expressive, approachable and steeped in trendy attitude, Moaning Lisa are the Canberra rockers you just wanna be friends with." - Happy Mag
October 5, 2018 · FD-075
"If Lydia Davis grew up crying to K Records tapes, or if Ray Carver was haunted by coastal loneliness instead of suburban dread." - Paste
August 24, 2018 · FD-074
"There’s something to be said for the intrigue of a discomforting welcome. Issaquah-based singer-songwriter Whitney Ballen greets listeners to her new album with a guitar riff that aurally feels like bugs creeping and crawling over one’s skin, only to be followed by her whispery vocals that send a shiver up the spine before giving way to banshee wails as waves of crashing instrumental sounds build. It’s a jarring introduction that prevents any chance at complacent listening. - Seattle Weekly
June 8, 2018 · FD-066
"A burnt-out, dreamy haze that feels tentative about life’s uncertainties even as it sounds supremely confident." - Stereogum
May 18, 2018 · FD-072
"As Remember Sports charts a new path forward, they re-emerge as a band that'll be hard to forget." - NPR Music
April 6, 2018 · FD-065
"Owning Dancing Is Depressing, like Dancing Is Depressing, is a once-in-a-lifetime special thing." - The Fader
March 9, 2018 · FD-069
"It's a homebody anthem with groovy drums, like a DIY take on ’60s girl-group percussion. It also showcases Shamir's charming diction, particularly on the speedily sung verse melodies." - The Fader
February 23, 2018 · FD-063
"Whether she’s barrelling down an interstate or outgrowing a lover, McClellan’s music captures the thrill of changing emotions." - Pitchfork
January 26, 2018 · FD-062
"On their debut as a trio, Phantom Posse singer-songwriter Nadia Hulett and members of Ava Luna play with open-ended questions and experimental pop zest." - Pitchfork
December 15, 2017 · FD-068
“One of London’s most promising new bands” - NME
November 17, 2017 · FD-059
"Sharp, smart burst of colour" - GoldFlakePaint
November 3, 2017 · FD-064
"Revelations feels like Shamir's most vulnerable and sure-footed work; its stripped-down, self-produced songs are brimming with self-assurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache." - NPR
October 20, 2017 · FD-061
"Half the band’s charm comes from their chemistry together and the way that their songs barrel towards a ramshackle conclusion." - Stereogum
October 6, 2017 · FD-057
“Top 8″ is a great example of the economical yet effective songwriting that marks the current crop of Seattle talent, which often uses goofiness and likability as a way to get to the tender vulnerabilities at the heart of everyday life." - Stereogum
September 8, 2017 · FD-056
"Pardoner’s sludgy rock is poised and calculated in its messiness" - Pitchfork
June 2, 2017 · FD-058
"This first single from the band's debut self-titled EP is a great example of why Art School Jocks self-applied the description "existential basement pop," with its hooky melody and weighty subject matter." - NPR All Songs Considered
May 5, 2017 · FD-051
"'Living Room' is a wistful breakdown about the spaces we create for ourselves, both literal and metaphorical, and what happens when we want to or plan for someone else to move in." -Stereogum
