Who Are…Yuppies
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorYuppies took a very long time to make their first album — the band formed in 2007 and has released a handful of singles and a split EP over the past few years, but their… more »
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Pitchfork 2013 Photos, Day Two: Pissed Jeans, Savages, Swans, Merchandise, METZ and More
Pissed Jeans @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Photo: Andrew Parks
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorWell that's more like it — that being the shot in the arm that was the second day of this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. Unlike Friday's relatively tame run through of indie rock and storm-halted… more »
Who to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2013
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorFrom the fiery blast of White Lung to the superb showmanship of R. Kelly to the rowdy, jagged guitars of Parquet Courts, we've got you covered when it comes to who you should be seeing… more »
25 Must-See Bands at SXSW 2013
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorDo we even need the preamble? You know what next week is and, like any right-thinking person, you've probably put off working out a schedule until the very last second. So as you start to… more »
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Parquet Courts Reissue Debut Album, Share “Borrowed Time” Video
The new Parquet Courts video
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorRegular eMusic readers will recognize Parquet Courts as one of our favorite new finds of last year. Or as Douglas Wolk put it in a "Who Are...?" profile last fall, "Light Up Gold goes back… more »
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Daily Download: Parquet Courts, “Master of My Craft”
Parquet Courts
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic Contributor[Until the end of the year, we'll be featuring Daily Downloads from albums that made our list of the Best Albums of 2012] Anyone looking for a shorthand to describe the devil-may-care attitude pervading Light Up Gold, the… more »
eMusic’s Best Albums of 2012
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorEvery year, when eMusic's editorial staff compiles our annual best-of list, the goal is never to come to some kind of academic determination of the year's best records via a series of complicated formulas and… more »
Tags: Ab-Soul, Actress, Alabama Shakes, Alice Russell, Allo Darlin', Amit Friedman, Anais Mitchell, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, Baroness, Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Best of 2012, Bill Fay, Bowerbirds, Chris Cohen, Christian Mistress, Christian Scott, Cloud Nothings, Cold Specks, Death Grips, Donny McCaslin, Dum Dum Girls, El-P, eMusic Selects, ERAAS, Esperanza Spalding, Eternal Summers, Family Band, Fiona Apple, First Aid Kit, Flying Lotus, Frank Ocean, Frankie Rose, Fresh & Onlys, Gentleman Jesse, Glen Hansard, godspeed you! black emperor, Gonjasufi, Grizzly Bear, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, Japandroids, Jeremy Siskind Trio, Jessie Ware, Jimmy Cliff, John Talabot, Julia Holter, Kathleen Edwards, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, Laurel Halo, Laurent Coq, Lianne La Havas, Liars, Lilacs & Champagne, Lotus Plaza, M. Geddes Gengras, Mac Demarco, Maria Minerva, Marina and the Diamonds, Matthew Dear, Matthew E. White, METZ, Miguel, Miguel Zenon, Miguel Zenon & Laurent Coq, Mirel Wagner, Mount Eerie, Neurosis, Orrin Evans, Parquet Courts, Passion Pit, PAWS, Peaking Lights, Phil Elverum, Pig Destroyer, Pilgrim, Pop Zeus, Pop. 1280, Quantic, Ravi Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Roomful of Teeth, Royal Headache, Screaming Females, Sea of Bees, Sharon Van Etten, Spiritualized, Standard Fare, Sun Araw, Swans, Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, The Men, The Twilight Sad, The Walkmen, THEESatisfaction, Ty Segall Band, Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Trio, White Lung, Woods, Wymond Miles, Yellow Ostrich, Collection, List
eMusic’s 13 to Watch in 2013
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorWe hate to gloat, but last year, we predicted Purity Ring, Kendrick Lamar, Porcelain Raft and Nicolas Jaar would have big years in 2012. Were we wrong? That's a decent success ratio, sure, but we're… more »
Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefAnyone looking for a shorthand to describe the devil-may-care attitude pervading Light Up Gold, the irresistible debut from Brooklyn band Parquet Courts, will find it 24 seconds into the first song, when Austin Brown first… more »
Who Are…Parquet Courts
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorOne of the most thrilling debuts of the year, Parquet Courts' Light Up Gold goes back to the first principles of punk that get forgotten every so often: speed, precision, brains and attitude. The group… more »