Basement, Turnstile, Defeater, Colleen Green
Recommended
This event is in the past
Wed., April 13, 6 p.m. 2016
720 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (formerly the Analog Theater)
Hosford-Abernethy (Portland)
$16
Following the success of her 2015 full-length, I Want to Grow Up, Colleen Green is getting ready to release a brand-new, self-titled EP this May as part of Nashville label Infinity Cat's Cassette Series. Green's dark, lo-fi bubblegum pop sounds like she's getting high on the Ramones' rock 'n' roll grave. Her songs usually feature a simple drum machine beat, a sludgy, chugging riff (often borrowed from the Ramones), and her subdued vocals. On the new EP, Green continues to follow this formula, her signature style revealing micro-nuances that initially might seem repetitive. "Here It Comes" is the release's standout—Green sets her drum machine to overdrive and unleashes a chorus of "oohs" and "ahs" as she sings about waiting for her bus. CIARA DOLAN