Standing at the Gates: Nada Surf’s Let Go cover

Good friends Nada Surf have announced ‘Standing at the Gates: The Songs of Nada Surf’s Let Go’, an album of covers by an awesome group of artists including The Long Winters, Aimee Mann, Rogue Wave and many others. The album… » More inside

KEXP @ Upstream Music Fest

Since The Long Winters don’t play live that often, we gladly share this video with you courtesy of the wonderful KEXP , who hosted a The Long Winters session at the Upstream Music Fest. Plenty of banter, and some songs… » More inside

SAD! compilation featuring The Long Winters

Barsuk Records has released ‘SAD! (A Barsuk Compilation for the ACLU)’, a collection of previously unreleased tracks by Barsuk artists covering other Barsuk artists. Available only on Bandcamp, 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Civil Liberties Union,… » More inside

30 Days, 30 Songs: Make America Great Again

The Long Winters have not released any new music in the past years, but the silence has been broken as they contributed a song to the 30 Days 30 Songs campaign. In this song, written specifically for this project, John… » More inside

The Origin of John Roderick

Last year, Brett Terpstra of Systematic interviewed John Roderick about how he became a professional musician. The conversation evolved into a compelling, serialized narrative that couldn’t be contained in not just one, nor two, nor even three episodes. The resulting… » More inside

Vote Roderick Pre-Primary Party, 23 July

It’s been rather quiet with The Long Winters news since John Roderick announced that he is running for citywide Position 8 on the Seattle City Council. But if you thought this meant John’s guitar days are over, think again. On… » More inside