Oracular Spectacular / Time to Pretend were landmark albums and Congratulations was a decent follow up. This MGMT album seems to be one of those transition albums. The band might not be sure where they're going, so you get a variety of sounds. I dig Introspection and A Good Sadness, but not much else that peaks my interest.
Thanks largely to their remixes of songs by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and other indie bands that don't ordinarily embrace dance beats, Brooklyn's Little Daylight built a formidable internet buzz before they'd played their first show. Now longtime friends Eric, Matt and Nikki have an EP on Capitol Records featuring their blog-supported hits "Overdose," "Name in Lights" and "Glitter and Gold." Combining programmed elements with old-fashioned instruments, this well-educated trio is currently writing… more »
Walk into any barbershop and ask for the Gauntlet Hair, and there's a good chance they'll have no idea what you're talking about. That's because Andy R. and Craig Nice coined the term as teenagers — it comes from a private joke inspired by an old picture of the guitar legend Johnny Winter. (By the way, if your barber does accept the challenge, the duo insists that the outcome should look a lot like a… more »