Dark beats and hard rhymes from West Coast Wu warriors Wu-Tang Clan affiliates Crisis the Sharpshooter and The Rugged Monk brandish razor-sharp rhymes over dark production helmed by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. Other than some familiar drum...
Old school indie fun Listening to the latest record from the former Pavement front man and his backing band, one gets the sense that Stephen Malkmus might be a little uncomfortable with his standing as an indie/underground music icon, or at the very least, he doesn't...
2014 will be a breakthrough year for many up and coming artistes, and hopefully for this young man who is starting to go places. British DJ and producer Pete Lawrie Winfield, who records music under the moniker Until The Ribbon Breaks, did not originally intend to...
Courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan We're not even a month into 2014 and already 2013 pales in comparison. Unannounced, Pile released their colossal 7-minute single, “Special Snowflakes.” After seeing the song live and having the air vacuumed right out of my lungs, all the...
The revival of folk music is in full swing. With artists like The Tallest Man on Earth and Jake Bugg, this American music form, popularized in the 1960s, has earned a spot in the hearts of our generation. Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan undoubtedly played major roles in...
I'm always intrigued by music with an intended purpose, music with a clear and straightforward agenda. I'm not talking about the repetitive expression of love or the overanalyzed pain of heartbreak, but music with the goal of arousing complex thought and devotion to...
Might make you cry, but like, in a good way. Most of Gem Club’s songs follow a pretty simple, yet powerfully emotive formula: synth and vocal tracks are looped over the slow, almost drone-like cello playing of Kristen Drymala,, which is joined by Christopher Barnes’...
Straight out of a 70s rock band Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun is Damien Jurado's psychedelic indie rock send up to the brash and smokey bands before him. A collaboration with Richard Swift of The Shins, the album fuses dark lyrics with vibrant dizzying...
It looks like 2014 will be another exciting year for music. Newer, fresher musicians will be making their debut and one of the standouts for the class of 2014 will be Naomi Pilgrim. With a debut EP set for release this year, Pilgrim will be venturing out into the...
A more optimistic, extended edition of End of Daze. The five songs that compiled the Dum Dum Girls' EP, End of Daze, released two short years ago was a small gift to the music world, with each song serving as an anthem. The group has returned with a full-length album...