Track Review: The War On Drugs – “Come To The City” Aurora Mitchell·August 1, 2011Philadelphia-based band The War On Drugs started off with songwriter Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile, but slowly evolved...Track Reviews
Track Review: Neon Indian – “Fallout” Philip Cosores·July 29, 2011Taking his place as the final act of the chill-wave foursome (with Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, and...Track Reviews
Track Review: Ryan Adams – “Shine Through The Dark” Henry Hauser·July 28, 2011“Shine Through the Dark,” which Ryan Adams claims to have recorded “post-meltdown, while lying in bed with the...Track Reviews
Track Review: Zooey Deschanel – “So Long” (feat. M. Ward) Andrew Bailey·July 27, 2011As children, we’re all taught not to judge a book by its cover or some other variety of...Track Reviews
Track Review: Björk – “Crystalline” / “Cosmogony” Nicholas Preciado·July 26, 2011“Crystalline,” the first single off Biophilia, features the Gameleste, an instrument that Björk created that combines the Indonesian...Track Reviews
Track Review: St. Vincent – “Surgeon” Rob Hakimian·July 25, 2011“Surgeon” opens with the line “I spent the summer on my back,” which we had been teased with...Track Reviews
Track Review: Girls – “Vomit” Andrew Bailey·July 22, 2011If 2009’s Album was Christopher Owens’ and Chet “JR” White’s way of sticking a giant flag emblazoned with...Track Reviews
Track Review: Alexander Ebert – “Truth” (feat. RZA) Andrew Bailey·July 21, 2011The first time I heard Alexander Ebert’s “Truth,” I explicitly remember thinking that it sounded like Ebert –...Track Reviews
Track Review: M83 – “Midnight City” Andrew Bailey·July 20, 2011If there’s one thing Anthony Gonzalez’s M83 is consistently good for, it’s immensity. With the announcement of a...Track Reviews
Track Review: Toro Y Moi – “Saturday Love” Aurora Mitchell·July 19, 2011The sublime character that is Toro Y Moi (Chaz Bundick) has mastered yet another song which combines electronic...Track Reviews