There's a certain paranoia lurking beneath the laconic vocalisms Angus layers at the outset of "Scissor," the opening track to Liars typically excellent new LP Sisterworld. Andrew uses that…   Read Story »

In its original instance, the debut single "Ghosts" from CANT aka Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor is a spacious, spectral statement of intent from the bassist-turned-producer-turned-label-chief,…   Read Story »

We've already brought you a song and a video from Field Music's Measure, and both showed off Peter and David Brewis' formal, fastidious songwriting. We may never really hear the effects of David's…   Read Story »

The anatomy of a bona fide buzz cycle: stoking anticipation by securing a solid label and co-producer, releasing one of your album's more promising tracks, demonstrating you're a threat in concert at…   Read Story »

Less than a month away from Ted Leo's The Brutalist Bricks, the '80s-hardcore influenced 13-track jammer that constitutes Ted and Rx's Matador debut. "The Mighty Sparrow" is a bright and mighty…   Read Story »

Silver Mt. Zion's sixth LP Kollaps Tradixionales is out today, and the band celebrated by releasing this semi-live video for "I Built Myself A Metal Bird." After some careful scene-setting, Mt. Zion…   Read Story »

Gatekeeper's bio says they're "...conjurers of the kind of crimson splattered disco that terrified the babies of the '80s." That holds true for the Chicago group's Wild Beasts remix. Though the clip…   Read Story »

When last we checked in with James Lavelle & Co., part of that Co. was Josh Homme. Not a surprise: Since UNKLE's inception in 1994, the band's featured any number of guests. It's built into the…   Read Story »

It's been a long time since we've heard from Annuals. The North Carolina BTW released Such Fun, their sophomore collection, in 2008. And that was that. (If you recall, way back when, they played "   Read Story »

If your tastes took an R&B turn in the early '90s, then How To Dress Well sound hazy in a sweet, memory-triggering sort of way. The Brooklyn/German band (here with cokc dokc) muddle and reinterpret…   Read Story »