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Six Degrees of Fitz and the T…
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-… more »
Six Degrees of At the Drive-I…
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-… more »
About the Album: Phoenix…
In our age of overnight indie mega-stars, Phoenix are the last of a dying… more »
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mosquito…
Ten seconds into Mosquito, during the eerie churn of “Sacrilege,… more »
Interview: The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips have never shied away from life’s unavoidable exis… more »
Born Ruffians, Birthmarks…
Born Ruffians’ sophomore outing, 2010′s Say It, is an album o… more »
Six Degrees of James Blake…
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-… more »
Paramore, Paramore
“No one’s the same as they used to be,” sings Hayley Wi… more »
Cold War Kids, Dear Miss Lone…
The Cold War Kids want respect. Over their career, they have seemingly ta… more »
Generationals, Heza
Generationals’ first two albums were unabashedly, painfully indie-r… more »
The Cave Singers, Naomi…
On their sprawling fourth studio album Noami, Seattle’s Cave Singer… more »
Youth Lagoon, Wondrous Bughou…
If The Year of Hiberation, Trevor Powers’s debut album under the na… more »
Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob…
In the past, the inherent quality of Tegan and Sara’s scrappy tunes… more »
Foxygen, We Are the 21st Cent…
Midway through “Oh Yeah,” a psych-funk goof from Foxygen… more »
Björk, bastards…
It’s not as if Björk, Iceland’s avant-pop electro-prince… more »
Of Montreal, Daughter of Clou…
Most B-sides collections are a songwriter’s way of clearing house, … more »
Of Montreal, Daughter of Clou…
Most B-sides collections are a songwriter’s way of clearing house, … more »
Andrew Bird, Hands of Glory…
Andrew Bird’s folky, jazzy brand of indie-rock is highly sophistica… more »
Sun Airway, Soft Fall…
Sun Airway’s Jon Barthmus doesn’t aim small. Soft Fall, the P… more »
Bloc Party, Four
“Can’t shake the feeling we’re moving backwards,”… more »
Eternal Summers, Correct Beha…
Nicole Yun only knows a handful of guitar chords, but she plays them pass… more »
Anywhere, Anywhere
Given that Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, mastermind of The Mars Volta’s exp… more »
Jesca Hoop, The House that Ja…
True eclecticism is a rare commodity in pop music, outright weirdness a q… more »
Zulu Winter, Language…
On their debut album Language, British quintet Zulu Winter kick up an art… more »
