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Dan Deacon – America
Outside of the normal sphere of my musical tastes, my first attraction to Dan Deacon’s newest album America was not the music but the concept behind the album. I had stumbled across his website while perusing in the internet...
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the xx – Coexist
Being a musician is tough work. The hours might trounce the average nine to five, but not having a steady paycheck and life on the road can really ware on a person. Then there is the whole musical, artistic...
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Kishi Bashi – 151a
Every so often an artist comes along that leaves you craving for more. Chances are that your life will now be defined around the exact moment you first heard their music, a moment that will the precipice of what...
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Walk the Moon – Walk the Moon
In the world where hipsters are the new frat boys and indie rock has gone mainstream, Walk the Moon is in their true niche. It could even be fair to say that this band is the conclusive link between...
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Passion Pit – Gossamer
The sophomore album, Gossamer, for the breakthrough band Passion Pit not only took 4 years to come to life, but it was also amazing that it was even completed in the first place. Passion Pit has been thrown into...
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Don Dilego – Western & Atlantic EP
In the age of bandcamp, myspace, and endless access to digital music, the wilderness for the singer/songwriter is becoming more ominous. That is to say, making a memorable album, one that survives being shuffled into an iTunes library and...
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tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
After the 2010 M.I.A. album /\/\ /\ Y /\, I became weary of over stylized albums. Blame it on my fondness for the English language or, perhaps, on my aversion to juvenile StudlyCaps. Whichever it is, the chance of...
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Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
Only In Dreams drifts the mind to a time where the listener feels like they are relaxing on a beach somewhere without a care in the world (which is convenient for a land-locked soul like me.) Dum Dum Girls...
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Coachella Announces Music Festival Cruise
Well it looks like the rumors we reported were true, Coachella has announced a cruise ship festival named S.S. Coachella. Much like their landlocked festival in Indio, California this cruise festival will take place on two separate dates. ...
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Coachella Announcement Rumors: Location Change or Cruise
If you ever doubted the power and influence that the music festival Coachella has, this should clear that up. The people behind Coachella can cause the whole indie music scene on the web to go crazy with a simple...
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Ben Gibbard Will Release Solo Album ‘Former Lives’
Death Cab For Cutie frontman, Ben Gibbard, just announced he will be doing a full-length solo LP entitled Former Lives. The 12-track album will be released in the fall of this year and include previously unreleased songs from different...
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The Weeknd – House of Balloons/Thursday/Echoes Of Silence
Canadian musician Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, is changing the hip-hop game. In fact, it is hardly the same game at all. While the subject matter of sex and drugs might not be anything new to the...
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Caribou – Swim
Caribou, formally known as Manitoba and currently known as Daphni, has gone through a few name changes (as you can see) and the main composer/musician of it all, Daniel Snaith, is anything less than brilliant musically as well as...
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Interview: Isaac Show – Later Babes
Isaac Show from Later Babes talks about the newly formed DJ group that derived from his previous band (We All Have Hooks for Hands) and Soulcrate. We discuss how the group formed and how they nearly went by the...
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