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blitzen , oregon trapper performing at the crystal ballroom in portland eric pelt marty marquis earley erik menteer brian adrian koch michael van -lsb- http://www.blitzentrapper.net/ blitzentrapper.net -rsb- 2000 -- present lidkercow ltd. sub pop , vagrant records , lojinx 250 blitzen trapper
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blitzen trapper

blitzen trapper is a portland , oregon-based experimental country/folk band associated with sub pop records , vagrant records and lojinx .
formed in 2000 , the band currently operates as a quintet , with eric earley -lrb- guitar/harmonica/vocals / keyboard -rrb- , erik menteer -lrb- guitar/keyboard -rrb- , brian adrian koch -lrb- drums/vocals/harmonica -rrb- , michael van pelt -lrb- bass -rrb- , and marty marquis -lrb- guitar/keyboards/vocals / melodica -rrb- .
blitzen trapper self-released its first three albums .
`` wild mountain nation '' was no. 98 on `` rolling stone `` s list of the 100 best songs of 2007 .
blitzen trapper released its third album , `` wild mountain nation '' , in 2007 to much critical acclaim from critics such as pitchfork media , the nerve , and spin magazine .
the group signed to sub pop records in the summer of 2007 .
the release of `` furr '' in 2008 was a high-water mark for the group as their eclectic new songs received a two-page feature in `` rolling stone '' .
the album was ranked no. 13 on `` rolling stone '' 's best albums of 2008 while the title track was ranked no. 4 on the magazine 's best singles of 2008 .
the albums destroyer of the void and american goldwing followed , to similarly high acclaim .
on october 1 , 2013 , the band released `` vii '' , their first on vagrant records in the us ; the album also appeared on british indie label lojinx in europe on september 30 .
in mid-december 2014 , the band self-published their first live album , `` live in portland '' , followed by the record store day exclusive , a live cover album of neil young 's `` harvest '' record titled `` live harvest . ''
all of this was in anticipation of the new studio album coming on october 2 , 2015 , titled all across this land .
