Hometown Heroes: Seattle

by Maureen Brennan

Seattle edition.

We all have our hometown heroes who we idolize. The artists who make it big and you have a beaming pride for because they either grew up or live currently on the same streets you did. Well I grew up in Seattle so here are my top picks for Seattle’s hometown heroes and some songs I say are worth a listen... Listen here!

• Macklemore (born, raised, lives currently, and raising his family in Seattle)

  • Cowboy Boots

  • The Town

• Ciara (lives currently, and raising her family in Seattle)

  • I Love Myself

  • Beauty Marks

  • Fly

• Ryan Caraveo (born and raised in Seattle)

  • Ghost

  • Where the Sun Sets

  • Pumpkin Pie

• Rence (raised in Seattle)

  • Baby Blue

  • Expensive

  • Type 2

• Death Cab for Cutie (from Bellingham, Washington, a two hour drive away from Seattle)

  • Northern Lights

  • Your Hurricane

  • Cath…

• The Head and the Heart (many members were born and raised in Seattle)

  • Another Story

  • Sun Is Rising