![Sufjan Stevens: Come on Feel the Illinoise (Asthmatic Kitty Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sufjan-Illinoise.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Epic! That is only one of the words that can even slightly describe the scope and grandeur of Sufjan Stevens’ new release Come…
![Airiel: S/T (Sonicbaby Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Airiel-Airiel.jpg?resize=287%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Airiel continues to impress me with every release. This self-titled, self-released disc is amazingly well produced and the song writing of the band has…
![Eau Claire: S/T (Clairecords, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Eau-Claire.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Take Jessica Balliff, Rachel Goldstar, and Alan Sparhawk, place them in a recording studio, and you get a project called Eau Claire. Eau…
![Anaphylaxis: Noise for Lovers (Parasomnic Records/Mannequin Oddio, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Anaphylaxis-Noise-for-Lovers.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Anaphylaxis is the brainchild of Jason Coffman. He takes samples, various sounds, fuzz, noise, and female vocals and pastes them together into an experimental…
![V/A: Bliss of Life (Auralgasms, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bliss-of-Life.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Auralgasms.com is in the same business that Somewherecold.net is in: introducing great music to music lovers. In this effort, Auralgasms has released a…
![Summer Lawns: First We Waited...Then It Started (Stunning Models on Display/Isidore Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Summer-Lawns-First-We-Waited...Then-It-Started.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent 2005 has already been a great year of music for me as a fan, but my favourite releases have come from unexpected artists…
![Frank Lenz: Brothers Who Are Breathing (ABC Documentation, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frank-Lenz-Brothers-Who-Are-Breathing.jpg?resize=224%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent It seems that Frank Lenz releases have become a kind of event for the music fans here at Somewhere Cold. Every hint of…
![The Southern Sea](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-Southern-Sea.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent How did the Southern Sea form? (and who’s in the band?) As for the who is in the band; myself (Billy Hale), Marc…
![At The Close Of Every Day: The Silja Symphony LP (Lo Fidelity, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/At-The-Close-Of-Every-Day-The-Silja-Symphony.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent One of the ways that independent music is often superior to mainstream music is in the creative and beautiful ways music is packaged…