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Seattle’s Rose Windows formed in the way you imagine an altruistic, psych-rock band might; from friends coming over and playing music together. Guitarist Chris Cheveyo’s previous band hadn’t fulfilled his interest in exploring different genres and techniques so he started working on his own music, earning him the title of guitarist and chief composer for the group. Cheveyo immediately added vocalist Rabia Shaheen Qazi, whose voice is mighty and could go one day go toe-to-toe with the likes of Karen O.  When Rose Windows signed to Sub Pop Records before even releasing so much as an EP, their flavor of classic rock infused with psych-rock tendencies started to raise a few eyebrows.

Though Rose Windows are relatively new, their music is heavily contingent on the past. The album’s single, “Native Dreams”, recounts an altercation between rivaling tribes, ending with the slaughter of children and heavy-handed imagery of religion and nature. In fact, much of The Sun Dogs is accentuated by religious incantation, linked to the travesty of violent war or serene natural splendor. But the inclusion of Native American themes neither helps nor hinders the impact made by Rose Windows. The Sun Dogs is bookended by “The Sun Dogs I: Spirit Modules” and “The Sun Dogs II: Coda”, lending a categorical partitioning to the album as whole.




Verenigde Staten
Rock / Folk
Label: Sub Pop


1.The Sun Dogs I: Spirit Modules
2.Native Dreams
3.Heavenly Days
4.Walkin' With a Woman
5.Season of Serpents
6.Wartime Lovers
7.Indian Summer
8.This Shroud
9.The Sun Dogs II: Coda