2008's Furr helped put Portland's Blitzen Trapper on the radar of both music critics and listeners. The excellent album displayed the talents the band possessed as a lo-fi, country-ish blues indie group with well thought out, memorable lyrics. While no new album has been scheduled yet, Blitzen Trapper did compile an EP to keep their name out their there while an official predecessor to Furr is composed. Black River Killer (which gets it's title from one of Furr's standout tracks, which can also be found here) seems more like a compilation of b-sides from the Furr recording sessions rather than a collection of freshly written tunes (none of the songs exceed 3 minutes with two even failing to reach the 2 minute mark).
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