Songwriter, guitarist, and singer Jeff Tapia is a true Seattle artist. As an honest, quirky lyricist and melody-focused songwriter, Tapia carries on the traditions of true Seattle D.I.Y. culture. Along with their staunch support of other communities in the local arts scene, their authentic connection to the soul of city can be heard in their various projects and continues the city’s story of grunge and punk\u2014and the grit in taking the road less traveled\u2014that became more widely-known as the “Seattle Sound” in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Sitting down for a whisky at Belltown’s gritty Lava Lounge, Tapia is in their element\u2014surrounded by other hip, irreverent creatives in high-top Doc Martins and black hoodies. \u00a0It’s in this atmosphere that Tapia\u2014leader of pop-punk band Rat Queen<\/a>, lead guitarist in glam rock 5-piece Razor Clam<\/a>, and collaborator on several other projects like His Many Colored Fruit<\/a>\u2014feels most inspired, honest, and at home.<\/p>\n

Tapia chatted with AudioFemme about how their move to Seattle at the end of their twenties launched their songwriting and performing career, and how a vulnerable journal entry turned into a new single for His Many Colored Fruit, “Staring At Facebook till it Makes Me Vomit,”\u2014a sparse, electro-psychedelic departure from Tapia’s typical raw pop-punk.<\/p>\n