They say a house is usually a person’s biggest investment, but it’s about much more than dollars and cents: each house has a story of everyone who’s ever lived there, from why the place was built to why it was torn down. Radical...-
They say a house is usually a person’s biggest investment, but it’s about much more than dollars and cents: each house has a story of everyone who’s ever lived there, from why the place was built to why it was torn down. Radical... -
Why do indie fans get bothered by success? They don't, it's only rapid success that gets to them. It's because a quick ascension to fame and notoriety comes with sacrifices to a band's original sound and original fans. Such is the case with... -
If 31Knots' new album, The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere, walked into a room, it might punch a few holes in the wall before sitting down to scribble something in a notepad. The power-friendly math-rockers slam down each beat methodically, while filling... -
The legacy of Uncle Tupelo lives on. After leaving the band, Jay Farrar formed Son Volt, and has been cranking out solid midwest rock albums for the last dozen years. ... -
Slow, sweeping orchestral arrangements leave a lot to the imagination. There are no words or musical cues for movement, so the listener has to get a little more proactive and conjure their own images. ... -
Low-key electronic rock has been sprouting up everywhere in the past few years, from the Pacific Northwest (like surprise U.S. hit, The Postal Service) to Germany (like genre godfathers, The Notwist). So it should come as no surprise that Antwerp, Belgium is getting... -
New York isn't the first place you'd look for good ol', twangy American rock, but Brooklyn's Phonograph has created a fine collection of the rambling, countrified sound that might just surprise you. ... -
Breaking out from his band, Hood, and releasing an album under his own name, Chris Adams has done himself a huge favor. Showing off his electronic skills, Adams created a synthetic wonder in the crumbling desolation of dreary avant-techno on his album, We... -
Despite being from San Francisco, Papercuts have a beach house sound: lo-fi acoustic strumming with over-relaxed vocals and casual rhythms. Northern California might actually have an effect on their music, however, as their songs have slightly more psychosis than the stereotypical sunshine/smile affair. ...