“Try as the label might to shake off the shadows of its past, there are few record companies as inextricably linked in the public consciousness to a certain time, place and genre as Sub Pop. Sub Pop is Seattle, ‘90s alternative rock, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’, even if they didn’t release it. Their 2009 signing of Shabazz Palaces was a statement of intent, signalling a desire to take a step back from gu”
“On his Sub Pop debut, Seattle rapper Porter Ray unspools wordy verses that delve into personal tragedy, including his brother’s murder.”
