Norfolk and Western

Norfolk and Western is a Portland band that is new to me, but one that has been around for a while. It has featured M.Ward, Rachel Blumborg (former Decembrists drummer) and other back up members to bigger names on its various albums. It's a community project in many ways. An American Broken Social Scene (though not quite the same sound.) They do create a really cool sound though, what with the banjo, accordion, trumpet along with all the basics. Here's two tracks off their CD, "The Unsung Colony", released in 2006.

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