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Catching Up With... Castanets

Ray Raposa, frontman of the pioneering folk outfit Castanets, rarely stays in one place for too long, and his band's ever-changing lineup is reflected in music that never bows to genre conventions. City of Refuge, their latest offering (out Oct. 7 on Asthmatic Kitty) took a different tack with Ray sequestering himself in rural Nevada for a month to probe the southwestern aesthetic. When Paste caught up with Raposa, he was waiting in Portland to kick off his early-fall European tour, and let us in on the recording process behind his new album, how his boat nearly sank in the...  read more

Castanets visit City of Refuge in October

It's hard not to make comparisons between Ray Raposa and Conor Oberst. Both are singer-songwriters that are the only constant members of their respective bands. Both make copious use of seemingly random instrument tinkering. Both deal in the musical currency of folk (albeit very different types). We could go on for a while, but this isn't about Mr. Bright Eyes. This is about Raposa and his Castanets....  read more