While We Were Away
Though the release calendar tends to thin out a bit between Thanksgiving and the new year, excellent albums do drop, and are sometimes overl
A space to discover new sounds
Deepest Currents is a Portland, Oregon-based music website, focusing on new releases and general reviews, as well as cultural events happening around the Pacific Northwest. Genre coverage varies widely, highlighting everything from indie rock to experimental. Navigate to the "About Us" tab for more information and the "Contact" tab to reach out. To browse what has been written already, scan this page, visit the "New Music" or "Features" tabs, or use the search function.
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Nathan Yoder
- Dec 8, 2020
"Currently" with Green-House
Our sixth (and likely final) "Currently" entry is from Olive Ardizoni, an LA-based artist who creates organically-tinged ambient environment
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 3, 2020
DC's 2020: All the Rest
A single, an EP, a compilation, and a few editorial ramblings to round out 2020.
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 2, 2020
DC's Favorite Albums of 2020
DC's favorite 10 albums of 2020, from really good to REALLY good, with a few audio links as well for you to catch. Cheers!
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 1, 2020
DC's Favorite Songs of 2020
DC's favorite 20 songs of 2020, in randomized order with an accompanying playlist for you to enjoy. Cheers!
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 24, 2020
One Hour
Running an hour and meant to be played uninterrupted from start to finish with the listener experiencing little external distraction, it is
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 23, 2020
Album of the Week - Nicholas Maloney - Lignum Muzek
In case you haven't experienced enough unsettledness in 2020, here is an offering of longform pieces characterized by backwoods field record
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 19, 2020
Album Preview - Oleksandr Demianenko - Tapes Recorded for Watercolors Vol. 2
Just as he captures and preserves images on film, Demianenko collects field recordings when exploring remote corners of the world. Sometime
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 18, 2020
Album Preview - Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz - In a Word
For RVNG Intl.'s 16th volume in their FRKWYS series, in which they invite two musicians of different generations to collaborate, the Brookly
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 17, 2020
Album Preview - Lisa/Liza - Shelter of a Song
When Liza Victoria repeats the lyric "you know I've walked down dark alleys" through the opening track of her new album, it sounds like a li
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 16, 2020
Album Preview - Jordan Reyes - Sand Like Stardust
On his first album, Reyes used only eurorack synthesizer, but knew that on Sand Like Stardust, he wanted to explore a more organic sound. T
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 16, 2020
Album of the Week - Ana Roxanne - Because of a Flower
Because of a Flower is Ana Roxanne's first official full-length album (though ~~~ is a noteworthy release, too) and it took five years of ha
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 10, 2020
Album Preview - William Basinski - Lamentations
Lamentations is an anthology of sorts, and the massive scope of recordings Basinski has collaged together from 40 years of archival entries
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 9, 2020
Album of the Week - Gidge - New Light
Sometimes nature-based albums feel lazily pastoral, but on New Light, Gidge presents PNW landscapes as active and dynamic. The title track
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 2, 2020
Album Preview - Secret School - Ambergris
Secret School has expressed a love of both ambient and dance music, and on Ambergris, his unique blending of these genres with neoclassical
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 2, 2020
Albums of the Week - Selah Broderick - Anam + Mat Eric Hart Spirits & Reflections
Both selections not only feature beautiful music, but are also tinged with nostalgia - the artists seeming to recognize the importance of
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 29, 2020
Album Preview - Benjamin Finger & James Plotkin - We Carry the Curse
Though there are elements of drone through the four long-form tracks found on We Carry the Curse, each track is filled with unique texture.
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 28, 2020
Album Preview - Barry Walker - Shoulda Zenith
So many folks in the Portland music scene could play "seven degrees of separation" from Barry Walker, and get there in just two or three ste
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 26, 2020
Album of the Week - Adrianne Lenker - Instrumentals
DC's tagline is "a space to discover new sounds" but you've likely heard of Adrianne Lenker by now. Indie music circles have heaped praise
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 21, 2020
Album Preview - Cécile Seraud - Shoden
Cécile Seraud is an accomplished musician who has studied classical guitar since the age of five. But a few years ago, the French guitarist