Of Montreal: Lousy With Sylvianbriar
Of Montreal Lousy With Sylvianbriar (Polyvinyl) “Restless” is a good word to use when describing Of Montreal’s output. The past decade has seen Kevin Barnes’ project go from indie rock More...
Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania Live in NYC
Smashing Pumpkins Oceania Live in NYC (CMG) Context is everything for Smashing Pumpkins circa 2013, and this is incredibly apparent on the group’s live album/DVD, Oceania: Live in NYC. This one captures the current More...
Sigur Rós: Kveikur
Sigur Rós Kveikur (XL) After two albums of mostly drifty ambience or acoustic quiet, it feels like it’s been a while since Iceland’s Sigur Rós has flexed any of its muscles. But any fears of the More...
Camera Obscura: Desire Lines
Camera Obscura Desire Lines (4AD) Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura’s glorious pop sensibilities may have reached their apex on the group’s last album, My Maudlin Career. It seemed the band was More...
Savages: Silence Yourself
Savages Silence Yourself (Matador) I didn’t plan on liking Savages. I’ve been so sick and tired of the post-punk resurgence as of late for its continuing lack of creativity, that any time a band with More...
How To Destroy Angels: Welcome Oblivion
How To Destroy Angels Welcome Oblivion (Columbia) I’ll preface this by saying that How to Destroy Angels’ 2012 EP, An Omen, was all too cleverly titled. The short-player contained six songs, all of More...
The Besnard Lakes: Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
The Besnard Lakes Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO (Jagjaguwar) Four albums into their career, The Besnard Lakes are one of those bands whose music can’t be easily compared to anything else. Their latest, More...
The Flaming Lips: The Terror
The Flaming Lips The Terror (Warner Bros.) The Flaming Lips hit a reinvigorated creative peak when the band released what might be its best, most fully-realized album – 2009′s dark and dizzying Embryonic, a More...
My Bloody Valentine: mbv
My Bloody Valentine mbv (self-released) The release of a new My Bloody Valentine album after the band’s 22-year silence might as well be the Second Coming of the indie rock world. The band became one of the More...
New Order: Lost Sirens
New Order Lost Sirens (Warner) Let’s face it, as important as New Order’s legacy is, the band has been dialing it in for a while now. The fact that the group’s new album, Lost Sirens, is just eight songs, More...
