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Album Review: Soft Metals – Soft Metals

Erik Burg·August 2, 2011

When the impetuous for starting a band is centered around the hyper-specific idea of paying homage to experimental...

Philip Cosores·August 2, 2011

The current tour that Bright Eyes is on, and has been on for the majority of the year,...

Ray Finlayson·August 1, 2011

“Moonface will probably never sound like Wolf Parade or Sunset Rubdown. Lately, my musical ideas are quickly changing...

Brendan Frank·August 1, 2011

As an artist, it’s natural to want to grow and transform your output. There isn’t anything quite like...

Philip Cosores·July 29, 2011

If any record is worthy of a tribute album, it’s Nirvana’s Nevermind. It would be impossible to sum...

Rob Hakimian·July 29, 2011

The Strokes’ debut album Is This It is now widely regarded as a classic, and several hyperbolic claims...

Henry Hauser·July 28, 2011

Fruit Bats singer/songwriter Eric Johnson and Sub Pop are at it again, pairing up for Tripper; a self-declared...

Rob Hakimian·July 28, 2011

Portugal. The Man have never seemed like the type of band who would need or want to make...

It doesn’t get much better than this, people. Memory Tapes’ latest, Player Piano, is his best yet; a...

Philip Cosores·July 27, 2011

Though the term indie can include broad sounds, ranging from Flying Lotus to Joanna Newsom, some groups have...