Amoeba Music

Ten years into the 21^st Century, with the history of rock and roll now spanning more than half a dozen decades, we could be forgiven for thinking everything has been done in that particular sphere; and we’d probably be right. But Portland’s Blitzen Trapper have figured out how to do it (almost all of it) again in a wonderfully and genuinely intriguing way. Beck and Pavement seem to be the most common comparisons, but it goes back way further that that. Trying to compile an exhaustive list of their breath-taking array of influences is like trying to create a classic rock collage: The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, Thin Lizzy, early Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Gram Parsons and T-Rex, to name a few. Country, blues, Americana, 80s pop, 70s hard... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie

City Of Origin:

Portland, ,Oregon United States

Formed Date:

2000