Sado-Nation, “Future Past, Present, Tense” (Grand Theft Audio, 2005; original released in the early 1980s)
Absolutely ferocious punk turning into hardcore from Portland, with alternating guy/gal vocals riding on anthemic song structures and huge, serrated chunks of blow-the-walls-out-of-the-club guitar.
Try 3, 4, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 25
7/26/12

Sophia Knapp, “Into the Waves” (Drag City, 2012)
This label’s intriguingly arty take on ‘70s revivalism continues with this item. Fleetwood Mac-like champagne’n’cocaine-soaked singer-songwriter pop, but in a spirit of detached formalism. A good listen in any case.
Try 2, 6, 7
5/5/12