New York just became the 6th largest state to approve same-sex marriage. Yes! The Senate bill passed 33-to-29, Governor Cuomo signed the measure shortly after, and the law goes into effect in 30…   Read Story »

Brandon noted Kaki King's darker tone (and darker eyeliner) on Junior. "Falling Day" references blood, screaming, collapsed lungs all within the first few seconds. "The lyrics are basically nonsense.…   Read Story »

Rolling Stone-approved "Guitar God" Kaki King has taken a darker turn on Junior, her followup to 2008's Dreaming Of Revenge. The newer collection has a gentler seeming title, but comes with a…   Read Story »

Seeing as this has already been Beirut week on Stereogum.com, I'll save my trademark purple prose in dissecting this show for the Year's Best Concerts post in December. Except for the next bunch of…   Read Story »

The second installment of Guilt By Association comes out in February. In case you don't remember Vol. 1, the compilation featured contemporary indie bands covering so-called "guilty pleasures." Of…   Read Story »

In this Heretic Pride era, John Darnielle's getting involved in some interesting collaborations. His work with Aesop Rock might have felt more left-field, but despite knowing the Mountain Goat's a…   Read Story »

Dreaming Of Revenge has definitely been a big step for Kaki King -- as illustrated on tracks like "Pull Me Out Alive and 2 O'Clock," she's moved beyond the "guitar prodigy" thing to a straight-up…   Read Story »

Maybe some of the festivals we've been announcing are too loud for the folkier souls out there (Devendra). If that's the case, the Newport Folk Festival just unveiled their '08 lineup and new Dunkin'…   Read Story »

Indie rock has collectively returned from its annual pilgrimage to Austin which, lucky for your eyes, means seeing the letters S, X, and W a whole lot less. But as you may have noticed over the past…   Read Story »

Like the Polyphonic Spree before her, STD awareness crusader/six-string master Kaki King strings together thousands of still photographs to form a beautiful music video. (In the Spree's case it was…   Read Story »