Dogheart, Ghost Frog, Super Hit
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There are a million(-ish) bands in Portland, and a lot of them are even good! Take, for example, this three-band bill, which features dudes doing good things with guitars. Super Hit seems to be a one-man bedroom-pop project from a guy named Kyle Handley who knows how to write a sharp melody. Ghost Frog sounds like a post-punk band playing lounge music in a seedy bar on Jupiter. And Dogheart is one of the best-kept secrets in town. Their new album, Yeah No for Sure, is a lovely blend of bummed-out folk-pop and surf-rock that fits in nicely with, oh, the past 30+ years of indie rock.
by Ben Salmon