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NEW RECORD Heart To Elk available though our website www.pointjuncturewa.com
-- Please Email us at pointjuncturewa@gmail.com
Heart To Elk represents a significant musical progression, even for a group that has had its shit together pretty well to begin with.
- Casey Jarman Wilamette Week
This Portland band takes another step forward on their latest release with diverse, inventive arrangements featuring colorful instrumentation including horns and vibraphone along with an abundance of sparkling melodies for a sound that recalls Yo La Tengo’s assured eclecticism, Stereolab’s stylish trance-rock and a host of distortion-happy shoegazer-pop bands. - Don Yates kexp
we aren't confused about how stellar and elaborate Heart to Elk is. Hands down the band's finest moment, the album is glorious recording we'll be chattering about for some time to come. - Ezra Caraeff Portland Mercury
For five years Point Juncture has been a collaboration between four Portland, OR. songwriters, instrumentalists, recording engineers, and friends: Amanda Spring (vocals, drums) Victor Nash (keyboards, vocals) Skyler Norwood (guitar, vibraphone) and Wilson Vediner (guitar). Five years is middle age for a band but this one has aged well, having toured the country year after year and played with such like minded bands as Stereolab, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Dirty Three, Aloha, 31 Knots, Mates of State, Viva Voce... On this, their 3rd self-release they have put all their heads together, their resources and all the scientific know-how that comes from playing collectively in over a Bazillion bands in order to make a record that can describe what Portland has seen all along in their live show and their steadily growing recorded output.
"This band started as something we wanted to do at house parties, as a response to the growing underground music scene around Portland. When we were getting started we wanted to have something to flush all of our inspirations and frustrations into, not a business or something too precious to get a little rough around the edges from time to time. Something we could love but also let have a life of it's own. Portland has really worked with us towards that goal. The support we’ve gotten from this small but super talented music community has been overwhelming. No where but Portland could we take two years between releases and still get the kind of support we’ve had so far in the making of our newest record. People seem to appreciate what we do even when it’s under the banner of one of our many side projects, cassette only releases of our friends music, or in the form of band member and Producer/Engineer Skyler Norwood’s work with Portland’s best bands (Talkdemonic, Horse Feathers, Blind Pilot)."Related bands may include: Team Evil, Andy Combs and The Moth, Bazillionare, ioa, Cartoon Tiger, Stiff Wiff, Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, Nick Jaina, Modernstate, Johanna Kunin, Velella Velella, Quit Countries, Ol' Sea Dogz, Mayerforce Academy of Arts and Sciences, Talkdemonic, Swim Swam Swum, Loch Lomond, Weird Tapes, The Siesta Movement, Wordfish, The Riveters, Yikes Mountain, The Better Half, Out With Andy, Who Wants Gum?
We are having a party at the Doug Fir this Saturday the 18th. Our friends Tango Alpha Tango and The UpsideDown will also be rocking the stage. We hope to see you there!
cheers -KBA
1. No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper 2. Cruel Summer - Bananarama 3. Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones 4. Take My Breath Away - Berlin 5. Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain 6. Transmission - Joy Division 7. Moody - ESG 8. Last Days of Disco - Yo La Tengo 9. Just Another Day - Jon Secada 10. Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA 11. La Rirournelle - Sebastien Tellier 12. Be Thankful For What You Got - Yo La Tengo 13. Superstar - The Carpenters 14. Along In The Ring - Bill Conti 15. Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA
I just wanted to tell you guys how awesome you were Sunday night at Bottom of the Hill and to apoligise again for my dad spilling his beer on your albums. >.< Can't take that man anywhere.
Thank you so much for the awesome show! I had a blast.
