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"Southerly's acoustic music treads a fine line between lush and minimal, his linear guitar shifting in and out of intense percussion and pastoral orchestrations." -- BILLBOARD "The songs are especially well written and very original ... a great CD to listen to if you want to sit back and reflect on your life." -- PUNK PLANET "Krist Krueger is a boundless talent hiding among our ranks. The Portland artist's lush, orchestral pop is reminiscent of Richard Ashcroft, Elliott Smith, Brendan Benson, and Stuart Staples, and, yes, his songs are often even better than theirs." -- WILLAMETTE WEEK "Immaculately captured with ultra vivid production tricks, the songs found here, and on Southerly's other discs, manage to be both introspective and highly accessible. Who knew that you could make bitter pills go down so smoothly!" -- PORTLAND MERCURY Portland's Krist Krueger is a rare talent. As a solo artist under the name Southerly, he branded himself a dedicated DIY recording artist and unrelenting touring performer. Now, as a full band, Southerly carries on these traditions--as well as a dedication to beautiful, melodic, rhythmic tunes with heartfelt naked lyricism. Their new album, a fourteen-song masterpiece of indie music, could not possibly display this any better. Southerly began in June 2003, releasing short runs of hand-packaged cassette tapes on Krueger's previous imprint (dharmakayamusic/DKM). In 2006, Southerly reformed as a full band, and is currently gearing up for the release of its sophomore full-length as well as prepping for two full US tours and a proposed European tour in 2007.