"The Winter of Mixed Drinks"
Frightened Rabbit
"The Suburbs"
Arcade Fire
"Soundtrack To The End"
Communist Daughter
"Crazy For You"
Best Coast
"Treats"
Sleigh Bells
"Silver Soul"
Beach House
"Little Secrets"
Passion Pit
"Unhinged"
Eels
"Black Smoke"
Tindersticks
In early 1991, before Nirvana’s “Nevermind” came out, the underground music scene was at a crossroads. Groups like Jane’s Addiction and Soundgarden were able to cross over (some would say sell out) to mainstream rock audiences by combining the energy of ’80s hardcore punk with the classic heavy metal sound of Led Zeppelin and Black [...]
In the early ’00s, as the new millennium dawned ugly and crazy, indie rock threw a dance party. The music was bleak and nervous and twitchy — exactly what the world needed, or at least deserved. Taking inspiration from Joy Division and Gang of Four, defunct British acts no one had thought about 20 years, [...]
Listen, Dammit, got just a tad obsessed with “Cameras,” the opening song from Women’s 2008 self-titled debut, to the point where it took us a while to move further into the record. Clocking in at a punchy 61 seconds, the song was a taut, full-throttle introduction to the Calgary band, which returns Sept. 28 with [...]
The press notes for Your Youth describe the Brooklyn band as “lo-fi gone hi-fi,” which is exactly right: the trio plays with the full-bore abandon of a ramshackle lo-fi act, but with the polish and precision of a radio-ready band. It’s a tricky balance, and Your Youth does it exceedingly well on “Diamond,” the free [...]
After releasing “See Mystery Lights” last year on DFA, electro-pop duo Yacht is getting ready to write and record the follow-up, but not without leaving a little something to tide you over. The Portland, Ore., pair recently recorded for the BBC a cover of “Nausea” by the seminal L.A. punk band X, as a tribute [...]
Those crazy kids in Black Moth Super Rainbow just can’t stop making music, together and apart. First we heard from singer Tom Fec, who makes electro-jams on the side under the name Tobacco. Now it’s Ryan Graveface’s turn. The Black Moth guitarist/bassist goes plays in Dreamend on the side, and they’re planning an August release [...]
Any list of folk-punk rockers has to include Welsh-born Jon Langford, the Mekons’ founding drummer (and later guitarist) who fell in love with American folk and roots rock. He’s helped inject punk with with folk influences on records by his bands the Waco Brothers and Pine Valley Cosmonauts, and in conjunction with the Old 97′s, [...]
There are situations in which brawny hard rock is the right answer, and Friday afternoon with the weekend in sight is one of them. Fortunately, Valient Thorr is providing you the soundtrack for this particular Friday afternoon. The North Carolina band has just finished recording its fifth album, “Stranger,” and it’s a blast of high-energy [...]
What started as a one-off show in Las Vegas Oct. 3 for the Matador Records 21st birthday anniversary party has expanded to a full-on Guided By Voices reunion tour scheduled for this fall, Pitchfork reports. Because even pick-up basketball and drinking beer in your garage all day Sunday can get boring after a while. Actually, [...]
Julie Ann Baenziger has a voice that confounds comparison. In a business always trolling for the next so-and-so, Baenziger (known as Jules) simply sounds like herself: she’s capable of singing with swooping authority and with supple subtlety, in tones that are clear in the middle and a little fuzzy around the edges. Her vocals are [...]
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