Blitzen Trapper

Blitzen Trapper “Holy Smokes Future Jokes” (Yep Roc, 2020)

September 22, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Eric Earley’s Blitzen Trapper’s latest is a delightful confection that feels lighter than its source stimuli may suggest (the Tibetan Book of the Dead for one). It is an album chock full of earworms that have […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Blitzen Trapper “Lonesome Angel”

August 27, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Blitzen Trapper are a Portland, Oregon-based quintet who describe their music as “experimental country/folk/rock”, and it’s the experimental bit about the band that’s always made them so interesting. Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes once said […]

Blitzen Trapper return with new album “Holy Smokes Future Jokes”

May 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re fans here at AUK of Portland, OR-based “competent” Blitzen Trapper (that’s what it says on their Twitter feed) and they’ve announced they will be making their Yep Roc Records debut with the release of new […]

Blitzen Trapper revisit Furr with 10th Anniversary Edition, new tracks – Listen

August 31, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

We love a bit of Blitzen here in AUK Towers. He was our favourite reindeer (less needy than Rudolf) and also half of the name of one of americana’s consistently best and most creative bands over […]

Blitzen Trapper announce European tour dates

December 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Blitzen Trapper’s new album ‘Wild & Reckless’ has been getting some rather nice reviews from the likes of Mojo, The Independent and Clash and to celebrate the fact (or perhaps with no relation to that fact at all) have […]