Live From SXSW: Typhoon
Watch Typhoon's entire performance at the Sennheiser & Paste Present the Stages on Sixth. read more
Found in: Featured VideosLive From SXSW: Typhoon - "Common Sentiment"
Watch Typhoon perform "Common Sentiment" at the Sennheiser & Paste Present the Stages on Sixth. read more
Found in: Featured Videosof Montreal, Blitzen Trapper, Built to Spill to Play Treefort Music Festival
Treefort started a an idea to help find a way to bridge the gap of quality cities to play between the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest for touring bands. It’s also a way to introduce the nation’s music community to the landmark venues in the budding music community. The festival will implement four established venues as well as a main stage built in a parking lot in the vibrant downtown area of the city. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsThe 11 Best EPs of 2011
We all know that great things can sometimes come in small packages. Whether to introduce a new artist, satisfy a creative urge between long-players or just offer something different, the EP was alive and well in 2011.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best New Bands of 2011
Our Best New Artist considerations are a little different than the Grammys so you won't see Bon Iver. You also won't see artists that broke bigger this year but have been covered in Paste before (like Cults, Givers, tUne-YaRdS and Lord Huron—some of whom were named among our Best New Bands of 2010). read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Songs of 2011
Every day between now and New Year’s Eve, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. Yesterday we looked at The 50 Best Albums of the Year. Today we narrow that in to particular songs. One thing I noticed filling out my own ballot was that while I tend to shy away from glossier pop, I’m still a sucker for a good hook and a joyful chorus. Looking through the final list, it seems I’m not alone. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLive From Newport: Typhoon
Watch the Portland-based act shake the walls of Fort Adams with a dynamic performance of "The Common Sentiments" here. read more
Found in: Featured VideosTyphoon: Going Big
When I offer Typhoon frontman Kyle Morton’s bandmates a chance to join us for an interview, all 12 of them accept. We’re in what might have once been officer quarters in the crumbling remains of Fort Adams, a structure built in 1799 in Newport, R.I. The band has just concluded performing a song in what we’ve dubbed The Paste Ruins at Newport Folk. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThis Week's New Album Releases (3/15/11)
Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. This week’s list includes a new chamber-pop 12-piece, a rough-and-tumble bluesman and the twee-est band on the planet.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTyphoon: A New Kind of House
Music critics throw around adjectives like “orchestral” and “expansive” all the time these days. But here’s a band that actually deserves such labels. Portland’s Typhoon is an indie rock geek’s dream: a dynamic 12-piece with a seemingly unending reservoir of energy, emotive vocals, arpeggiated guitars, horns, multiple drum kits, strings—there are so many sonic details crammed into the five tracks on A New Kind of House, the band’s second official release, that you might need two pairs of headphones to properly connect the dots.... read more
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