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In terms of ferocity alone, Seattle duo Last Slice of Butter is some kind of champion. Despite consisting of only bass and drums (the Death From Above 1979 formula, if you will), they're capable of stirring up more racket than just about anyone in the 206 area code. Their music
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Originally hailing from Spokane, Pegasus Dream is an exciting synth-based pop outfit coming out of Portland. Their hook-based compositions immediately recall Of Montreal's post-Satanic Panic in the Attic electronics-infused rebirth (picture the obligatory glam, bedazzled phoenix rising from the ashes). The youthful trio - not content to simply roll out
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Night Beats, originally from the Lone Star State, have carved out a niche for themselves in Seattle's garage rock underbelly. And while the song titles on their Street EP may inspire a sense of menace, violence and devastation (with "H-Bomb" and "Stampede" complemented by the creepy, enigmatic pronoun of "They
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