See all the winners in the TIG Best Northwest Releases of 2005 Readers' Poll (see winners #30-21 here).

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Means/Ends features Verdoes' truly exceptional song-speak-warble style throughout, an emotional thing somehow fragile and contemplative in the middle of these rattling grandiose arias.

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These are the problems I have with this record: The lyrics and vocals and song structures are completely devoid of originality or urgency.

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See what's in the stars -- and the record stores -- for you for August 2005, including reviews from Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, Jim White, Swimmers, Broken Spindles, the Black Halos, and more.

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See what's in the stores -- and the record stores -- for you for July-August 2005, including the latest releases from Baby Teeth, The Icicles, Pipas, Boyracer, Stars of Track and Field, and more.

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Nick Cave is an apt starting point for comparisons — the songs feel more like late Bad Seeds era, but the intensity speaks much more to the Birthday Party level of darkness...

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Saturday March 5th, Three Imaginary Girls had another guest appearance on KEXP's local Northwest music show, Audioasis, featuring Magneto, Tennis Pro, Kuma, and more. 

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 Arkade have managed to capture songs that simultaneously make you feel dreamy and seasick — think a My Bloody Valentine wave, but stripped down bare to the bone.

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