Dan Deacon: Euphoria by Way of Electronica
Bromst, the second album from Baltimore electro-spazz Dan Deacon, is a frenetic magnum opus offering a warped twist on world,…
13 years ago
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Justin Townes Earle: Singer-Songwriter Prodigy Finds His Sea Legs
The son of a country legend, Justin Townes Earle is a young man with an old soul, persevering through personal…
14 years ago
Mercury Rev: Out of the Psychedelic Haze, a Rock Band’s Renewal
Nearly torn apart on multiple occasions due to drug abuse and infighting, New York-based rock band Mercury Rev is still…
14 years ago
Syntaks: A Dream-Pop Love Child
Though started as a solo project by Jakob Scøtt, Danish dream-pop band Syntaks is now a duo, filled out by…
14 years ago
Nick Cave: The Other Man in Black
With dozens of records, several novels, and many film and theater scores, Nick Cave is one of today's most prolific,…
14 years ago
Why?: Hip Hop’s Lyrical Transient
One of the founders of Anticon and the primary songwriter for indie hip-hop group Why?, Yoni Wolf's slippery, honest rhymes…
14 years ago
Angel Deradoorian steps out of Dirty Projectors’ shadow on debut EP
Mind Raft is a trip into the ether of Angel Deradoorian’s mind -- by turns spacey and beautiful, eerie and…
15 years ago
Crystal Antlers’ DIY dedication
Though not inherently punk, Crystal Antlers' unique mix of psych fuzz and layered chaos channels a distinct DIY ethos.
15 years ago
Shearwater: Indie Songsmiths Unveil Haunting New Album
Austin-based Shearwater makes hauntingly beautiful music, centering eerie atmospherics and strings amid droning feedback. For its new record, Rook, bandleader…
16 years ago
NOMO: Defying Categorization with Expanded Electronics of Ghost Rock
NOMO, the alternative Afrobeat collective from Ann Arbor, Michigan, marches to its own beat, or more accurately, to the beat…
16 years ago
Mike Ladd: Sci-Fi Hip Hop Futurist
In the world of Mike Ladd, reality is far stranger than fiction. The Boston-bred MC/producer/spoken-word poet is the merry prankster…
17 years ago