Portland Rumble :: FREE show tonight with Hosannas

Portland's own Hosannas are playing a free show tonight at the Holocene as part of Portland's monthly Rumble showcase with fellow PDX group Hello Electric and Los Angeles band Vanaprasta. Hosannas, who released one of our favorite songs of 2010 in "The People I Know," released a new EP last month titled Thug Life Nicole. The experimental pop output from brothers Brandon and Richard Laws continues to mesmerize and entrance on songs like "Obsolete People," a cosmic tornado of percussion, dark bassy synths and beautifully harmonized vocals. The show, presented by Future Sounds, starts at 9. Download the Thug Life Nicole EP here.

Hosannas - "Obsolete People" (from Thug Life Nicole EP)

Hosannas - Together

Portland's Hosannas—known as Church up until a threatening lawsuit by the "Under The Milky Way" guys— recently released their first official studio album, Together—a mesmerizing tapestry of experimental bass thumps, swirling synthesized organ loops and countless other waves and beeps of esoteric instrumentation. But what's most captivating about the group is brothers' Brandon and Richard Laws' ability to craft a ballad. That skill is perfected here with "People I Know"—a slow burner, that after an initial splash at the surface, digs down deep into a well of soulful mourning and pop-fueled ecstasy.  Fans of the recent output by Twin Shadow and Small Black will find kindred spirits here with the Laws.

Hosannas - "When We Were Young" (from Together)

Stream: Hosannas - "People I Know" (from Together)