Spectral rockers Denali go from slow and stately to real heat in two albums flat.
A few months ago, a music writer friend surprised me in the midst of a long phone conversation by punctuating…
Meet P.O.S., the Charles Bronson of indie rap.
M. Gira’s Angels of Light and Akron/Family.
Matinee Orchestra survive a case of the cutes.
Going forward and growing backwards with David Byrne.
My Morning Jacket party like it’s 1969.
England’s Arctic Monkeys just want to get laid.
Jazz maverick Dave Douglas dresses up Roscoe Arbuckle’s pre-sound comedy shorts with contemporary flair.
Three new albums reconfigure the pan-African groove.
Konono No. 1’s Afro-futurist groove machine.
Strict machines, hair-covered trees, felt mountains, and the irresistible lure of Goldfrapp.
The return of Tuxedomoon.
The A Frames impose a new order, while the Dipers dance their mess around.
The Comas and Brian Jonestown Massacre refract the past into the not-so-perfect future.
Workaholic or just having fun? LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy is too busy to know the difference.
Sonic Youth service the target—again.
