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Culture Bully — A Paper Cup Band, a five piece group based out of Minneapolis on the Anti-Civ label, just released their sophomore album Detroit Vs Farming. Their sound is wildly eclectic and finds it way across many genres, but just like Blitzen Trapper, A Paper Cu... more info

JamBase — Blitzen Trapper "Furr" Video Way back last year we stood atop our soap box and screamed about how much we loved Blitzen Trapper's song "Furr" off the album of the same name. Well, we still love it and hum it all day as we plow through the interweb.... more info

The Red Radio — Our favorite song from one of the great albums of 2008 finally has an official video. Pitchfork TV premiered the new video for Furr from Blitzen Trapper today. I swear that album gets better and better with each listen. Furr... more info

Stereogum — SXStereogum alum Blitzen Trapper put out the very fine Furr album last year, releasing the title track as a freebie. In posting Brandon said "The track's mellow and straight-up folky until they let a harmonica in with a few electronics, making it a l... more info

Paste Magazine — Oregonians spin glitchy sonic expanses into forceful, focused folk rock On its fourth album, Portland’s Blitzen Trapper channels the rough-hewn abandon of previous releases into focused roots-rollickers, rendering Furr a strange werewolf of an al... more info

My Old Kentucky — 2008 was an exciting year in many ways. Of course the socio-political climate gave many of us something be excited about, but I was pretty charged up looking back on 2008 and all the quality music it produced. In today's disposable, no attention sp... more info

Pasta Primavera — I’m taking a break from the blog for a few days to concentrate on life, love, family, and food.  I hope everyone out there has a holiday full of happiness.  I leave you with a small playlist of songs that might not make it into the standar... more info

Rolling Stone — The Eagles of Death Metal continue their Heart On trek, Mark Lanegan & Greg Dulli play some “Stripped Down in the Gutter” sets and Blitzen Trapper, whose “Furr” was Number Four on our Top 100 Singles of 2008 list, roam this Wild Mountain Nati... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s editor Nicole Frehsee’s year-end lists: Albums of the Year 1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes... more info