“We are The Solvents from picturesque Port Townsend” Jarrod is commonly heard to say at the start of a solvent’s set. Port Townsend is a bit of a mysterious town to some. Developed by speculators who thought is was going to be a big port town. When the railroad took a right instead of a left at olympia, the workers through down their tools and left the town to decay. The Solvents keep the diy torch burning with their beautiful harmonies and jaw-droppingly good songwriting. 

Manresa Castle captures love at its best and at its most damaging with an album that is both a chronicle of recovery and a confession of vulnerability.