TRACK: I Woke Up Today
WHO: Port O’Brien – a Bay Area folk quintet with a CV that reads well in fishing and trawling circles.
WHAT: happy-clapping power folk.
THE HYPE: “Inspired by summers in Alaska salmon fishing, this scrappy folk-rock sing-along does sound like wide-eyed crew about to shove off into the briny unknown.” Spin
WE SAY: I’ve seen shows like The Deadliest Catch, and even the thought of ever working on a trawler for five minutes is doing me no good. So I’m already in awe of singer/guitarist/cum salmon fisher Van Pierszalowski before we even talk about his band.
Like Bon Iver – who the band fittingly supported recently – their songs are borne of long periods spent