Siskiyou (CD)

The eponymous debut for the new group led by former Great Lake Swimmers member Colin Huebert in collaboration with Erik Arnesen (who still plays with the Swimmers) and musician / filmmaker Karolyn Keir. Banjo, piano, accordion and electric guitar play the lead roles here. The resulting collection of songs thrums with a scrupulous lo-fi backwoods energy and restraint that perfectly conjures the the lush, crisp yet often chilly landscape of the band's Pacific Northwest environs.