About

A Seattle band. Jazzmasters drenched in reverb. Post-shoegaze rock, dream pop, power pop and noise. Bluesy, dreamy, shreddy, psychedelic.

Our latest release is a song that was recorded during the same sessions as our Interference Patterns LP. Keep a Fresh Eye is a bouncy and positive track that we hope will tide you over as we work on our next LP.

You can order Keep a Fresh Eye on Bandcamp, and it’s also available on all major streaming services.

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Listen to other releases here or on BandCamp.

Read press here.

Guest Directors began playing together in 2014, and started releasing music in 2016. Clearly shoegaze-inspired, but willing to take whatever creative paths present themselves when writing.

Guitarist/vocalist Gary Thorstensen is likely best known from his time as axe-wielder in Seattle grungle legends TAD, but has a wider-ranging musical CV than many would expect, with The Tree Climbers, The Navins, Tularosa, and studio work for Heather Duby. He stretches his skills in many directions with Guest Directors.

Guitarist/vocalist Julie D played in San Diego bands Chinchilla (all-female art/math/rock) and Drip Tank (“pop core”), briefly joined Seattle post-punk Mutiny Mutiny for their final release, and drummed(!) for the short-lived Cryptobebelem. She also plays “lead bass” in her husband’s band The Drolls.

Rounded out by a powerful rhythm section of Rian Turner (drums) and Charles Russo (bass), their live shows have been likened to Swervedriver in intensity and guitar interplay (and volume). The quartet has a confident chemistry with a progression of recorded material that demonstrates harmonic, rhythmic, and stylistic explorations that hover around a familiar sonic center.