TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY! BOAT'S "SETTING THE PACES"; CAROLYN MARK & N.Q. ARBUCKLE'S "LET'S JUST STAY HERE" ARE OUT!

WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING about BOAT's newest:

"This Seattle band’s 3rd album is their best work yet"--KEXP

"BOAT are an energetic, slightly sloppy, unpretentious happiness machine."--The Stranger

"Setting the Paces is gleefully confessional, steeped in weird metaphors, often silly but always sung with such full-throated earnestness that it's easy to get sucked in. This is, finally, an antidote to humorless, self-important indie pop."--Missoula Independent

"...quixotically messy approach to pop grandiosity"--Pitchfork

"dammit if the tunes aren’t beautifully messy and fun—sorta like my bedroom as a child. And that, my imaginary friend, is one heck of an endorsement."--The Days of Lore

...and about CAROLYN's newest:

"There are breathtaking moments (like the sparkling piano ballad, "Officer Down" or when NQ takes the lead on the lonely road ready "Saskatoon Tonight" and it evolves into beautiful harmonies) that make you feel like NQ and Marks have the potential to evolve into a Can-country version of Nicks and Buckingham.I know you will read that as hyperbole, but "Let’s Just Stay Here" is full of songs for the soul."--HeroHill

"Listening to Mark's voice will immediately make you think of Neko (Case). It's got that dusty twangy feeling to it which would make you believe that the two are honest to goodness sisters, and not just previous bandmates."--Mainstream Isn't So Bad

"Mark and Quinlan can also conjure heartbreak with quick, precise turns of phrase....there's an effective weight to Let's Just Stay Here that casts these two great talents in a whole new light."--Exclaim

"The collaboration of Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle feels intensely natural. The vocals are tremendous, as one would expect from Mark, and the rugged resolve of NQ Arbuckle’s guitars and drums till through like prairie machinery in overdrive."--Blogcritics