What's Up! Magazine

Compilations have long held a special place in my heart; within this special place is an even special-er space devoted to local compilations. This appreciation began sometime in middle school after discovering North of Nowhere, a 19-track CD of Bellingham bands, most of whom I have never even heard of, and has continued with the help of Four Dots, ancient KUGS cassettes and impressive collections by MASA, Estrus, Clickpop, Murder Mountain and countless other DIY efforts.

My appreciation is not just in being able to easily discover new bands (at least to me), but in that they serve as documents for our community’s musical history. Breakfast For Dinner, self-released from the ruins of Friendship City, steps up and offers 11 tracks into our town’s legacy, including intimate solo efforts from Cumulus, Nick Duncan and Coty Hogue, So Adult channeling a sober Westerberg, Stuck and Femme Uke’s adult-friendly sing along “F’uked Up”. Council of Lions contribute a track not found on their new EP while the now defunct Connecticut Four do the opposite.

Closing this record is Party Thighs’ ode to crazy cat women, and Aryeh Gonif lamenting backward Seahawk caps at Rumors. Despite its short playtime, Breakfast For Dinner covers a lot of area and serves as a great snapshot for Bellingham 2009.

Self Released