John Vanderslice has notched a hot streak of gems, including 2005’s Pixel Revolt. And then there is his techie jones: a tireless and self-professed production geek, as much enamored of a well-kept studio as he is of guitar strums and performance.
Sounds a bit like The New Pornographers, still packing punch, but not as much as Neko Case and company would probably be agreeable with.
To claim that Margot & The Nuclear So and So
The album simultaneously calls forth memories of Sting, modern indie rock, and downbeat Euro-electro, taking the listener on an alternating journey through comforting, yet simultaneously discomfiting territory.
The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years is an excellent place to start for new Lambchop fans, even though it is a collection of rarities and B-sides to their better known singles.
By the time these boys are rounding off the night my mind is made up. Believe the hype!! (well some of it)
Inspired by New York City after 4 a.m., Elefant’s sophomore release, The Black Magic Show, invokes a dark world of late nights, early mornings, lost lovers and drowned dreams.
Newly anointed kings of the Seattle indie pop scene, Band of Horses already have a lot to live up to
Over the years, my ex-bandmate always tried to push Quasi on me like
he was Natalie Portman genuflecting before the altar of The Shins in
Garden State (This band will change your life!).
Two Gallants hit the nail on the head with What the Toll Tells. Their second full-length album is chocked full of brutal yet comical stories.
