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Are you an escapist?

Books, music, art in general; I know that I enjoy them because they take me other places, manipulate the way I feel and think, go somewhere else for a while. That moment when you’re so absorbed in a book that you forget you’re sitting on a couch in rainy Seattle? The emotional peak of your favorite album, where the instruments are so beautiful, the lyrics so perfect that your emotions are practically tuned by the artist?

The Lonely Forest’s latest release, finally a full-length piece, combines both experiences of music and story in an enchanting experience titled “Nuclear Winter.” Alot has been hyped the past few years over “concept albums,” mostly from the punk scene, but forget that. This album is truly a beautiful tale that will take you away like your favorite book and play your emotions like your favorite albums.

The Earth is Hell. Nuclear war breaks out, in the final destructive moment of human...

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Capitol Basement’s first full-length album, “In The Park,” is both a continuation of the sound they have carved form themselves, as well as a progression in style since their last release, the “Ging Gong” EP. The 5-piece group put out a full-fleshed, ten track album in May to a crowd of family, friends, and fans (the three f’s of filling a venue, proportioned properly for a great live experience).

They’re still clearly recognizeable a Seattle band: not by sounding like everyone else, but by drawing influence from distinctly Seattle views of rock. This band’s members grew up listening to Pearl Jam and the Presidents; seeing live music; and in general, taking rock seriously. However, exhilleratingly abrupt shifts a la Arcade Fire, keyboard complexity drawing from classical and jazz influence, and moments of dischord pulled from more punk and hardcore roots all show the bands pull from a...

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