Knw-Yr-Own
Based in the remote Puget Sound island town of Anacortes, Washington, Knw-Yr-Own has been turning out releases by the cream of the Pacific Northwest indie rock scene for a decade and a half. Founded by Beat Happening alumnus (and D+ member) Bret Lunsford, Knw-Yr-Own has evolved into a loose-knit collective of friends and musicians with headquarters in the back of a book and record store called The Business on the town's main drag of Commercial Avenue. Knw-Yr-Own's impressive roster features such local luminaries as The Crabs, Microphones, Nate Ashley, Karl Blau, and Button Happy.
Nate Ashley
Nate Ashley is a Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter with a sound that's both classic and contemporary. His pensive, restrained pieces feel like timeless folk-pop, even as they gracefully incorporate modern electronics and found sounds.
Where Matter Lives
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1999
Karl Blau
Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter Karl Blau shows how much a resourceful musician can do with four-track home recording, crafting understated pop ditties with a variety of stylistic referents but a single pleasantly mellow overall tone.
A Second Culling
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1999
Clothes Your I's
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2001
D+
This wry and quirky Pacific Northwest trio delivers shambling indie pop with a rural, folky flavor. Featuring Beat Happening's Bret Lundsford, Microphones' Phil Elvrum, and singer-songwriter Karl Blau.
Mistake
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2002
