Quail Lungs, aka Portland Oregonian Travis Bonilla, howls into his 4-track in a way that reminds me of a 20-something Daniel Higgs raised on a later (and more British) generation of punk, but the same deep countrified Americana. He has a two-song 7" coming out via Dean Spunt's PPM label. Spunt and Bonilla grew up together -- elementary and high school, etc. -- and played together in punk rock bands together when they were 14, 15, 16. Even if you didn't know that, it's clear he's discovered his h...
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