Craft Spells awaits its next chapter. And now with a new drummer who has become a big part of the live show (Seattle’s hard-hitting Andy Lum), and Vallesteros relocated to San Francisco, writing that ...

Playing on Prefix is a feature on KCRW’s Music Blog in which writers from the eclectic music site Prefix hip you to what’s coming out of their computer speakers each week It starts at the beginning, ...

Last year, Craft Spells released a "near-perfect summer album" in Idle Labor, and now, California songwriter Justin Vallesteros and his cohorts are ready to drop a follow-up EP. Entitled Gallery, it's ...

When we caught up with Craft Spells’ Justin Vallesteros, he was having a notably relaxing afternoon, lounging in bed with a cup of coffee at his parents’ house in Northern California. The lead singer ...

After months of blogs posting and re-posting the only single off the album to steadily build hype surrounding his forthcoming release, California-native Justin Vallesteros (working here as Craft ...

“Still Left With Me” is more forward-zooming romantic dance-pop from local act Craft Spells, the single from their upcoming “Gallery” EP, out May 15 on the ...

Justin Vallesteros has disappointing news for anyone heading to a Craft Spells show with hopes of hearing an accurate re-creation of the group’s debut album, Idle Labor. “It does not sound like the ...

You described Nausea as an autumn record. What season do you think your next album will inhabit? It's going to be a nightlife album. Think of hearing music coming from nightclubs, think of reflections ...

Damn, nobody told me Craft Spells main dude Justin Vallesteros moved to San Francisco. Bummer for us, because their new EP, Gallery, represents a huge leap forward for the restless dream pop band.

Given that Craft Spells specialise in the same brand of dreamy, melodic guitar work that the likes of Real Estate and The War on Drugs have made their calling card, you could probably be forgiven for ...