A few months ago I posted about Seattle’s awesome Lake of Falcons, and was pleasantly surprised when I got their CD in the mail last week. I came home from work yesterday and I was (again) happy to find another great CD from the Pacific Northwest in my mailbox. I (like a lot of other bloggers) am always excited to get new stuff to listen to in the mail, especially when the music is this good.

So yesterday I received the latest album from Portland-based Point Juncture, WA (yes, they are a band and not a place). Anyhow, being the cynical and jaded music fan that I am, I popped this on stereo and started listening and waited for the music to falter. Song one and two passed with nary a misstep so I kept listening and waiting. The rest of the album passed and the only thing wrong (I’m stretching here) I could find is the ridiculous title Mama Auto Boss. I was floored by how good this band is.

Musically the album is better than I could have ever hoped for. Imagine tossing Low, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Veruca Salt, pre-Rising Tide Sunny Day Real Estate, and The Blake Babies into a blender with a vibraphone and you might get something close to Point Juncture’s sound. Interesting song structures and production elements, fantastic male/female vocal harmonies, and a propulsive rhythm section are just a few things that make this album such a treat. The songs meander and often end up miles away from their beginnings. Swirling rainbows of guitar feedback swallow dreamy pop songs up and spit them back out whole again while vibes and dub-inspired beats stand as the sonic framework holding it all together. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Point Juncture, WA’s Mama Auto Boss today.

MP3 | Point Juncture WA – Happy Ending Mama Auto Boss
MP3 | Point Juncture, WA – Cello Mama Auto Boss

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