DRAGGING AN OX THROUGH WATER - Whole Earth Cataloged LP NWOBHM “Goldfish” opens with buzzing guitar

“Goldfish” opens with buzzing guitar riffs and addictive drums

Vital Creatures skirts the edges of genre

Japanese garage/punk rock on the ever-reliable Episode Sounds

and undeniably sharp songwriting hooks that made the former heroes of the punk revival scene

This is the classic debut from way back in 1983

DRAGGING AN OX THROUGH WATER - Whole Earth Cataloged LP NWOBHM “Goldfish” opens with buzzing guitarTwelve years in the making, a new record by Portland's idiosyncratic master of ultra modern folk music Dragging An Ox Through Water. Old school electronic oscillations and blips meet solid guitar playing and singing. The lyrics alone are worth the price of admission. Nothing obvious is ever said and every word gleens with layers of meaning. Dragging An Ox Through Water is Brian Mumfords' cult long running art music project, marrying the lyrical twang