Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow
Bombay Bicycle Club So Long, See You Tomorrow (Island Records) For their fourth studio album, English indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club were not content to stick with an easy formula for success. As the groupâs More...
MaxĂŻmo Park: Too Much Information
MaxĂŻmo Park Too Much Information (V2 Records) As a band, MaxĂŻmo Parkâs output has been frustratingly unpredictable. Theyâve never been a bad band (a boast-worthy accomplishment a decade after their first More...
CYMBALS: The Age of Fracture
CYMBALS The Age of Fracture (Tough Love Records) Age of Fracture is a book that examines how America went from a land of opportunity to one of uncertainty. A historic work such as this may seem like an unlikely More...
Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett: Her Original Soundtrack
Her Original Soundtrack Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett (WaterTower Music) Arcade Fire are known for their strange, lush music and bold innovation, so it is fascinating to hear them play in such a subdued fashion for More...
Catching up with Irish band Kodaline
Kodaline are an Irish alternative rock band who have been gradually hooking the world with their catchy lyrics and uplifting, relatable hooks. After an American headline tour in the fall to promote their album In More...
The Raconteurs: Live at the Ryman Auditorium
The Raconteurs Live at the Ryman Auditorium September 15, 2011 (Third Man Records) People who say that guitar rock is dead clearly ignore the talents of Jack White and his various projects. Itâs been six years More...
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Wig Out at Jagbags (Matador Records) God bless Stephen Malkmus (and, of course, his band The Jicks). While other â90s indie survivors have reinvented themselves to fit in with more More...
Biffy Clyro: Opposites Live from Glasgow
Biffy Clyro Opposites Live from Glasgow (14 Floor Records) âThis is a rock ânâ roll show, so letâs everybody get on their fucking feet,â singer Simon Neil says in the middle of Opposites Live from Glasgow. More...
Wild Nothing: Empty Estate
Wild Nothing Empty Estate (Captured Tracks) After the critically acclaimed LP Nocturne, musician Jack Tatum returns with his band Wild Nothing for the trippy, strange EPÂ Empty Estate. The seven songs contained More...
Mogwai: Rave Tapes
Mogwai Rave Tapes (Sub Pop Records) Mogwai are indisputably masters of atmosphere. Though their songs usually either feature heavily distorted vocals or are entirely instrumental, they manage to convey so much More...
