Seeing that it’s been awhile since I last posted, I have quite a backlog of great music to share. I love our small but unique music scene here in southeastern Washington and enjoy promoting local artists, one of my favorites being Aaron Schroeder.

Aaron’s second album, Black & Gold, is musically deep, involving a variety of musicians and instruments with incredibly textured songs.

Maybe it’s because its sporadic and cheery “tink-tink-tink” brings joy to my xylophile heart or it could be the ever-so-addicting “That Thing You Do!“-like rhythm pounded out in the background, but Black & Gold’s lead-off track, “What We Don’t Know”, is without question worth a repeated listen.

Aaron Schroeder: What We Don’t Know

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You can get Black & Gold on iTunes or buy the album online from Aaron’s site. (As of this instant, he is selling the disc for next to nothing: $3.99!)