Miami pop-funk band Magic City Hippies brought tropical heat to Portland’s Wonder Ballroom.
Mando takes us on a tour of Rival Console’s new album Articulation, while Zach splits his time between Oscar Jerome’s jazz fusion masterpiece Breathe Deep and the new Black Crown Initiate LP Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape.
Elliot Moss’ A Change in Diet hits the streets alongside the adrenaline-fueled album Deleter by Holy Fuck. Take a dive into this smoldering, syrupy, serrated world with us.
Woozy, worn-out and gently despairing, the first single from Max Miller’s posthumous Circles dropped this week. Recondite’s Nobilia and Cure are slasher soundtracks exuding dark energy and a melancholic beauty.
Pursuit Groove’s Bess, perfectly captures the curiosity and discovery of flying to new worlds and new ways of thinking. Moods’ Sofa Stories crackles with vinyl static and off-kilter percussion.
In this electronic edition of New Music Friday we treat ourselves to the darkness of Sun Glitters’ "Everyday/Tomorrow" and the dreamy nostalgia of lo-fi_house.zip by Majestic.
Dream Wulf’s debut album is an atmospheric journey, featuring incredible duel vocals and lots of sizzling guitarwork.
This NMF we highlight a brand new project from George Fitzgerald and - Otherliine. Join us as we dive into the first two singles.
This Brooklyn-Based experimental pop outfit stopped by the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco for a delightfully relentless performance.
Heavily inspired by natural beauty and the calm of being outdoors, Max Vehuni and Benji Cormack create hushed indie guitar music from their Los Angeles base.
Intoxicating, stirring and heavily auto-tuned, Elliot Moss’ Silver + Gold has us shuddering in anticipation of his new album A Change in Diet.
This prolific and progressive fusion band from Montclaire, NJ jammed far too many genres into one tiny room at Dante’s in Portland’s down town area. Bump was up front and personal for the Terraformer tour’s PDX stop.
Frameworks’ Imagine Gold is a pleasantly nuanced downtempo record with enough groove to keep you plugging away at a passion project; the minimal house vibes of Christian Löffler’s Versailles (Hold) is the perfect soundtrack for this cold, wet Bay Area weekend.
Dark electronic takes the helm this week as we navigate the smokey alleys and corroding corridors of Galcher Lustwerk’s new album Information, and dive into the serrated hard drive of Eprom’s AIKON EP.
After over a decade spent sharpening their teeth in the metal scene, this Chicago quartet has made a name for themselves blending melody and metalcore. Bump was in the pit when one of our favorites brought dizzying grooves and fiery intensity to the Hawthorne Theater.
It's raining and we've got a double handful of intimate sounds to bump this week - a new FKJ EP and a massive box set of Warp Records Sessions!
Arguably the most famous American djent band in the world, this D.C. sextet led by Misha Mansoor and Spencer Sotello touched down in Portland for a withering performance of their new album “Periphery 4: Hail Stan.” Join us for an extra special concert review as Bump goes hard in the pit with one of our most beloved acts.
Lapalux’s Amnioverse is a paragon of the IDM genre and is equal parts, cavernous, relentless, and beautiful; Oscar Davey-Wraight continues his fearless trailblazing of the bass music scene as OPIUO with the much-anticipated second installment of the SYZYGY series. Dive in with us.
Led by the enigmatic and unpredictable Jon Dwyer, this San Francisco quintet blurs the lines between punk, psych rock and jam music. Bump was up close and personal during an exhaustingly fun 2-hour set at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom.
Chris Stewart’s Black Marble delivers his signature angelic-yet-atonal vocals and happy-sad synth melodies make their return in his third LP; The dusty, delirious 11th incarnation of Josh Homme’s rotating supergroup Desert Sessions delivers another eclectic aural odyssey.
Brooklyn-born record label Ghostly International celebrated its 20th anniversary in San Francisco by showcasing an impressive roster of electronic artists including: Gold Panda, Shigeto, Lusine, Telefon Tel Aviv and more.
