Posts by Chris Clark

The perfect fit for a feel-good return of one of the most impressive bands of the last decade

From the dark and dirty to the mellow and mild, the band portrayed a multidimensional, multifaceted collective that can take their sound in whichever direction they feel.

Atmosphere made a good album in You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having. Filled with solid beats, sultry samples and a thriving musical relationship between Ant and Slug, the album proves to be Atmosphere’s most impressive recording to date, helping place Minneapolis and the rest of the Midwest on the musical map.

Arising from the overcrowded jumble of Philly bands, this quartet has quickly ascended into a league few can claim as home. Think along the lines of a young Cure, Radiohead, Depeche Mode or Tortoise.

Riding high off successful performances at this year

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Although choppy at times, Best Reason to Buy the Sun is a solid and mind-expanding piece of post-modern art. The funky yet heavy, groovy but hectic delivery shines bright, and with it, a certain appeal that will move feet, bob heads and entertain ears.

Chicago has long been recognized as fertile grounds for hard work and liberal, free thinking. From Wicker Park

Some bands defy categories. For the rare few, there is no single applicable label; no simple black or white, but instead an undefined gray area that encompasses a taste of black, a smidgen of white and a whole lot of color in-between.

or three nights, STS9 brought the heat to the state of Colorado and showed the music world just why they are a band to look out for in 2005. With Artifact now released and the band in the midst of a massive national tour to support, watch out for a band poised to make a big splash and change the music world as we know it.