Two new full-album streams from our Think Indie digital store this week! Quasi and Hoquiam are both bands from the Pacific Northwest. Both have been around for a long time in their own separate ways.

Quasi formed in Portland in the early 90’s with a hell of a pedigree, claiming members from Heatmiser (w/ Elliott Smith) and (later) Sleater-Kinney.

Hoquiam is the Jurado brothers, Drake and Damien. Damien’s been around almost as long as Quasi, recording dark folk music on label’s like Sub Pop and, more recently, Secretly Canadian.

Since the weather’s been pretty miserable in our hood for quite a while now, we might as well as get in the Northwest spirit and enjoy these two albums while it’s still gloomy out! Am I right!?

Stream Quasi’s American Gong here.

Stream Hoquiam’s self-titled debut here.