“Individ” by The Dodos

Gentle fingerpicking, and soft, murmuring vocal harmonies; the muffled rumbling of drums, and carefully-controlled waves…

“Irreal” by Disappears

Irreal, the latest LP from Chicago-based Disappears, begins somewhere in a hole at the bottom…

“No Cities To Love” by Sleater-Kinney

“We sound possessed on these songs,” says Carrie Brownstein about Sleater-Kinney’s eighth album, No Cities…

IN THE VALLEY BELOW

In The Valley Below (Jeffrey Jacobs and Angela Gail) met in LA at a rock…

ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR

When the deep South produces alt-rock bands, they really do the hell out of it.…

DREAM POLICE

Side projects of bands that are already successful can be interesting specimens. Often overshadowed by…

FRANCISCO THE MAN

Sometimes you just want some rock. You don’t want the orchestral strings, the tinkling synthesizers…

“Bad Ideas” by Psychomagic

Psychomagic’s sophomore release Bad Ideas has a fuller sound and tighter execution of instrumentation. They…

“My Favourite Faded Fantasy” by Damien Rice

After eight years of relative isolation from the public eye, Damien Rice has finally emerged…

“Burn” by Rocket 3

Readers of a certain vintage will recall a prehistory during which MTV played music videos…