Highfives and Handshakes and Cairo present:
Welcome Portland pysch-rock band Psychic Feline for their first show in Seattle ever. Bob of PF plays with Hornet Leg's full band, matched with the original drummer of Orca Team. Psychic Feline will have a 7" single out from Highfives and Handshakes this summer to look forward to.



Local personal favorites of mine, and witch haus nodders, Grave Babies follow members of Wet Paint DMM and Eel Eater's new band Half Gift for their (public) debut.

Labels: Cairo, Eel Eater, Grave Babies, Half Gift, Highfives and Handshakes, Psychic Feline, Seattle, WA, Wet Paint DMM

We're excited to announce USF's new 'Jamaica Plain" 12" EP is available for pre-sale. You can stream to entire thing below and pick up a copy of the limited edition vinyl 12" vinyl. Hand screened on recycled covers, at Cairo in Seattle, WA and limited to 300 copies. Art designed by Devon Varmega, known for his work for Best Coast, The Ruby Suns, Animal Collective, and more.

U.S.F. are returning to fantastical sonic realms and giddy, youthful exploration with Jamaica Plain. The ten-minute title track is the longest USF song to date -- a sweeping epic by most bands' standards, and an ideal opportunity for the band to indulge in a variety of styles, including the richly-detailed, aqueous chillwave sounds they've become known for. Incorporating everything from dubstep rhythms to heavy metal guitar, the Jamaica Plain EP is an ambitious sonic statement from this young band, and only the second time they've ever been pressed to vinyl.

Labels: Cairo, Chillwave, Devon Varmega, Jamaica Plain, Ocean Sundbirds, Seattle, U.S.F., Universal Studios Florida, USF, WA

What an exciting new year of releases the Highfives and Handshakes pot has been stewing these past few months of wintering in Utah's cold depths. Sign up for our mailing list to the right for exclusive mp3s, follow us on twitter @petehighfives or be friends with us on Facebook to stay up to date.

Next week you have to look forward to an official announcement of a really exciting new EP from Seattle's USF who currently have a pair of non-H+H tracks up for you to stream and are asking for donations to help replace gear that was stolen a few months ago, which they are still struggling with.

In collaboration with the artists and CMRTYZ a new Christmas full length will be out before SXSW rolls around this spring. We've still got a handful of copies of their Metal 7" featuring Pies b/w El Colorado available in our store.

In regard to the archives, we're proud to be partnering with some PNW friends to make Kickball's discography available online including some never heard before material and live sets.


Live:

USF w/ Woodsman + Secret Colors Jan 26th at the Comet Tavern. Seattle, WA.
USF w/ Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Hausu (PDX/Funkhouser's new band) at Healthy Times Fun Club. Seattle, WA.

Labels: Christmas, CMRTYZ, Kickball, Metal 7", Olympia, Seattle, Universal Studios Florida, USF