Stumptown Soundtracks: An Eclectic Playlist for the Day-Drinker

1. Ages and Ages, "Divisionary (Do the Right Thing)"
Choral pop with a moral core
2. Blitzen Trapper, "Furr"
Magical realism in song
3. Paul Revere & the Raiders, "Kicks"
1960s hedonism morality tale, Pacific Northwest style
4. The Helio Sequence, "Hallelujah"
Beaverton’s best-loved musical export gets anthemic.
5. Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, "Danger"
Badass rockabilly
6. Fruit Bats, "Humbug Mountain Song"
Chicago transplant lets Portland in.
7. Radiation City, "Zombies"
“Space age doo wop”
8. The Kingsmen, "Louie Louie"
Portland’s OG earworm
9. The Thermals, "Now We Can See"
Visionary melodic punk
10. Quasi, "I Never Want to See You Again"
The love child of Heatmiser and Sleater-Kinney is pissed.
11. Viva Voce, "Rose City"
Alabama transplants’ ode to their new home
12. Nurses, "Trying to Reach You"
Folk pop with hints of psychedelia
13. Nu Shooz, "I Can’t Wait"
The ’80s forevah