MATT DRISCOLL: WORRIED WELL >>>

Today is my first day back at the office after a weeklong vacation. I’d say it was well deserved vacation, but that makes me sound a little full of myself. Besides, who the hell cares whether I deserved it or not? The fact is I was gone, and now I’m back â€" meaning it’s time for my fingers to start pounding the keys again. That’s exactly my plan.

Just because I’ve been gone for a week doesn’t mean anything has changed. Ken Swarner’s South Sound sandwich expose â€" which you can find on the cover of the newest WV â€" is the stuff of Pulitzers (or at least severe indigestion). Bobble Tiki already smells like cheap scotch.  And for the last few hours I’ve been digging into Worried Well, the newest full length from Portland’s 31 Knots.  The band will play Hell’s Kitchen on Thursday, Sept 11. 

If you’ve never heard of 31 Knots, or just haven’t heard their music, do yourself a favor and find out what you’ve been missing. This band is one-of-a-kind, and their sonic collages are as good as it gets. No joke.

Check out my review of their latest release, Worried Well, here.