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The Sullivans met in Seattle and began performing in 2009. In the Spring of 2010 they began work on their debut EP "Letters to Remember" and their single "This Christmas Night." Both the single and the EP are now available on iTunes. This band could not come from a more diverse background... Chase Culp brings to the band a pallette of styles that range from rock to indie drumming and everything in between. Guitarist Bill Fowler evokes the often times lost essence of technique and subtlety to create a sound that blends with the style and emotion of the music,...

Päivänsäde are a relatively new Finnish group who draw members from several parallel outfits like Rauhan Orkesteri, Lauhkeat Lampat and Kiila. Their sound is all acoustic and deeply primitive, favouring archaic wooden instruments like the jouhikko, an inelegant knee-fiddle, and the kantele, a zither-like construction that generates high stinging tones. Both traditional Finnish instruments, they have roots that reach deep into the soil and a design that facilitates all sorts of rude accidentals. Unlike many of their associates, the currency of the player’s exchange draws most of its logic from free jazz and their dialogues are primarily defined by supernaturally...