Led by Rick Alverson, Spokane produce sparse, melancholic experimental folk featuring whispered vocals, strings, cello and vibraphone across their albums.

Rick Alverson is credited in the Able Bodies review as the leader and creator (bass, guitars, lead vocals). Personnel mentioned in reviews: Molly Kien (cello); Maggie Polk (violin); Karl Runge (violin); Ben Swanson (vibraphone); Courtney Bowles (drums, vocals). Reviews reference the albums Little Hours, Measurement and Able Bodies.

DeBaser hosts two appreciative reviews that frame Spokane as a maker of sparse, entrancing experimental folk. Little Hours is praised for its quiet piano and vocal duets; Able Bodies for its chamber-like strings and understated vocals. Rick Alverson is credited as the band's leader and primary voice.

For:Listeners of sparse, melancholic experimental folk and fans of intimate, chamber-like arrangements.

 These Spokane, I can confidently say, will always remain unknown to the vast public for their very personal adherence and composing of their experimental folk, creating sonorically infused atmospheres of melancholic mystery for the things, the objects, and the souls contained within.

  Discover the review

 There are those who have made silence a form of music, Spokane have made music another facet of silence.

  Discover the review
You and Spokane
Who knows Spokane?
Loading...