Quite possibly the most rocking band out of Nashville right now, Blank Range has been jamming their way along the road, just recently finishing up […]
Nashville rockers Blank Range plot trajectory upwards
Ought’s sophomore release “Sun Coming Down” a solid effort
Montreal-based Ought, one of the most buzzed about bands of the recent post-punk wave, are at it again with Sun Coming Down, an impressive follow up […]
Beirut plans for the future with a throwback to the past in “No No No”
After suffering a divorce and a nervous breakdown, Zach Condon, the lead member of his band Beirut, still managed to release a light and breezy LP […]
Beach House embarks on an audible transition with “Depression Cherry”
Depression Cherry is the fifth album by Baltimore dream-pop duo Beach House, who have made a career out of creating space-y slow jams that fit […]
The Mountain Goats’ “Beat the Champ” a crowd pleaser
Hardly a bruise or broken bone may ever get to one of the many famed celebrity “wrestlers” of today; the professional wrestlers whose stories are […]
Athens-based El Hollín talks bedroom sound and new album
El Hollín perfects the sound of bedrooms and dreams with their newest album, Una Tuesday. Many people assume a lot of independent musicians work in their home studios […]
Sufjan Steven honors mother’s life in “Carrie & Lowell”
There are very few albums I can mention that are as heart breaking, as overwhelming, as concise, as perfect as Carrie & Lowell. Even then, comparisons […]
“Strangers to Ourselves” eight year return by Modest Mouse
With a little more than twenty years under their belt, Modest Mouse have been around longer than a lot of their contemporaries. However, they took an […]
“Aureate Gloom” offers of Montreal’s darkest moods
There are not many bands that can deliver the extremities of Montreal embody. Attend one of their shows, and witness what is the fruition of vaudeville, […]
Panda Bear’s underwater trip “…Meets the Grim Reaper”
A majority of this album sounds like water; something like Brian Wilson singing melodies from a yellow submarine. Panda Bear has recorded a drifting voyage […]