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Viet Cong
Viet Cong

There’s something rapturous about Viet Cong’s self-titled debut that simply can’t be articulated in a way that hasn’t been used to describe its stylistic

The Decemberists
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

There are essentially two volumes to The Decemberists’ on-going story. The first extends from the band’s inception up

Staff Picks for 2014: Matthew Lovett

I’ve always been one for guitar rock, and I’ll be with it until the end. Even though it seems there are a variety of thinkpieces about its death, the pessimism of rockism, or whatever, I find that the opposite is true. Sure, the genre wanes from year to year like any style, and admittedly, 2014 wasn’t the best year for rock either. But there’s always …


Ty Segall
$INGLE$ 2

Ty Segall’s approach to garage rock—an already vague term in itself—has always had more substance than the gritty, practice amp-induced sound of

Parkay Quarts
Content Nausea

When did getting a job require having an up-to-date LinkedIn profile? And how is that even possible if we're constantly distracting ourselves with a Facebook

Les Sins
Michael

While it was may have been Washed Out's “Feel It All Around”—popularized by Portlandia and thus becoming the indie kid soundscape of urbania

Foxygen
…And Star Power

Reportedly, Foxygen frontmen Sam France and Jonathan Rado aren't too fond of each other; a touring member revealed in a blog post that the duo

Caribou
Our Love

Caribou, the performance name of the Dundas, Ontario, composer/musician Dan Snaith, has seen a few changes in its lifetime (not unlike Snaith himself

Karen O
Crush Songs

Feeling rejected or receiving the brunt of a break up seems universal. Equally so might be the spurt of inspiration that comes of it. While dumped laymen

Zammuto
Anchor

Nick Zammuto is no stranger to the ethereal. Since he started working under his surname, he has delved into copious amounts of atmospherics

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