TV on the Radio’s Lycanthropic Thrill Ride
on February 17, 2012
The song from 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain that stuck with most people was its first single, “Wolf Like Me.”
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‘Surgeon’ Slices Open St. Vincent
on February 9, 2012
“Surgeon” exemplifies the qualities that make St. Vincent a brilliant artist: mesmerizing vocals, challenging lyrical themes, and ingenious arrangements.
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Sleigh Bells’ ‘Born to Lose’ Tells It Like It Is
on February 4, 2012
“Born to Lose” is full of turbulent beats and distorted guitars that audibly challenge and facilitate Alexis Krauss’ soft melodies, not to mention your speaker’s volume capacity.
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‘Tongue Tied,’ with Plenty More To Say
on January 16, 2012
Apple plays a hand in sending love and success to emerging LA artists Grouplove by featuring “Tongue Tied” in its iPod Touch commercial.
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A ‘Lonely Boy’ Teaches The Black Keys (and the World) How to Follow a Grammy-winning Record
on January 11, 2012
This El Camino highlight is just one of many reasons that The Black Keys are a rock ‘n’ roll band to admire.
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Trent Dabbs: Not Gonna ‘Follow Suit’
on January 4, 2012
Trent Dabbs’ single “Follow Suit” is a personal feat for this country/alternative singer/songwriter.
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In the Bedroom with Youth Lagoon
on December 30, 2011
“Cannons” could be a suitable model for first steps from under the blankets—use active feelings, and come out swinging.
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‘Montezuma’ a Reality Check for an Audience Obsessed with Irony
on December 8, 2011
The trademark ethereal, full & bell-like harmonies of the band are intact, but the song’s cultural significance lies within frontman Robin Pecknold’s lyrics.
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At 15, Birdy’s Too Young for ‘Skinny Love’
on November 28, 2011
She may not have hit it right with “Skinny Love,” but she has proven her talent and potential to grow as an artist with her bravery at covering complex songs.
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Young and Krule, ‘The Noose of Jah City’
on November 18, 2011
“The Noose of Jah City” reminds us of our teenaged suppression and the ways we overcame such generational hardships.
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Tyler, the Creator is Having the Best Year
on November 9, 2011
Where “Yonkers” was brutally, beautifully dramatic, “Bitch Suck Dick” is—how do we say this—comically misogynistic?
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‘These Days’ Sounds Like Every Other Day to Foo Fighters
on November 4, 2011
Wasting Light, supposedly a new chapter in Foo Fighters’ discography, is really more of the same, and “These Days” provides a perfect example of why their sonic flying saucer attack really crashed and burned years ago, or at least should have.
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