Eagulls – EagullsBy Max Freedman For a band named after a bird (and a pun on Don Henley’s crew), Eagulls sure are fascinated by the human body. In September 2013, this British outfit released...
St. Vincent – St. VincentBy Max Freedman How’s this for a compliment? Rolling Stone recently deemed St. Vincent “the most thrilling solo artist in indie rock right now.” It’s no small feat to receive this level...
Phantogram – VoicesBy Max Freedman Phantogram’s career to date has proven that an artist’s musical approaches can be scattershot and haphazard without coming off messy or amateurish. Their debut LP Eyelid Movies dabbled in...
Isle of Rhodes – Affirmation Caravan EPBy Max Freedman Confidence can go a long way. Rising NYC outfit Isle of Rhodes is absolutely not lacking in this department: the self-described “hardest-hitting keyboard duo in NYC” wouldn’t apply such...
Gardens & Villa – DunesBy Max Freedman Every week, the online music magazine Stereogum publishes a list of the week’s five best songs. Being the integral component of the hype machine that they are, Stereogum often...
Damien Jurado – Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal SonBy Max Freedman It must be nice being a longtime Damien Jurado fan. His sound has barely changed since his 1999 sophomore effort Rehearsals for Departure, and his consistency is most certainly...
Destroyer – Five Spanish Songs EPBy Max Freedman Dan Bejar is one of very few people who can claim to have spent the last fifteen or so years yelping and whining his way through a musical career....
Bird Courage -Māia ManuBy Max Freedman Welcome to the twenty-first century, a time when digital methods of acquiring, sharing, and creating files ensure that independent musicians will face extreme difficulty surviving off their art. It’s...
Arcade Fire – ReflektorBy Max Freedman Years down the line, critics and listeners alike might look back on 2013 as the year of mysterious, ridiculous pre-release promotion. Few eras have some of the biggest acts...
Haim – Days Are GoneBy Max Freedman It’s understandable to have trouble taking a band seriously when its bassist uses the handle “@jizziemcguire” on Twitter. No, Este Haim, one of three sisters comprising Haim (hence the...
MGMT – MGMTBy Manjot Jawa I have strong opinions about the state of music today. Some people would object to them, I even object to them most of the time. But the fact is...
Later Babes – DETHBy Whitni Ciofalo Since music has launched into the digital realm, mashups are becoming an increasingly popularly genre. While the hip-hop world has been sampling other artists’ music for decades, the concept...
The Vaccines – Come of AgeBy Tajda Ferko A mere 18 months have passed since The Vaccines entered the UK Album Charts with their debut What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?, but the young band is...
Alex Turner – Submarine OSTBy Tajda Ferko Back in 2006, when Arctic Monkeys rose to wider prominence with their highly acclaimed debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, only a handful of...
