There have always been bands like The Stone Foxes, whether they’ve actually sounded the same or not. When The Beatles were big there were The Monkeys. In Nirvana and Pearl Jam’s heyday there were Sponge and early…
Those that may be wondering, “O brother, where art though?” with regard to Will Courtney, the male half of Brothers and Sisters (along with sibling Lily Courtney), the singer-songwriter can be found with a new seven song…
It’s hard to believe Robyn Hitchcock is now 60. He used to be the weird young singer/songwriter with a twisted imagination. Now he’s like a strange, older uncle that still says the unexpected sometimes. Hitchcock sings about…
British Sea Power is a rare breed of band. It’s played atop the Great Wall of China, at London’s National History Museum, down a Cornish slate mine and at the Chelsea Flower Show. It’s live shows are…
Frank Black, when commenting on the success of The Pixies reunion tour, made a remark to this effect: We’re lucky that we never moved around much onstage when we were younger, because now we can’t, and it…
Admittedly, I was a little late to the Frontier Ruckus party — 2008’s The Orion Songbook first gracing my ears in late 2011. But ever since, they’re been an easy favorite. What really struck me about these…
The self-titled sophomore album from New York City’s Caveman is pitch-perfect. While the reverb-y melodies are reminiscent of dream pop, the songs don’t succumb to getting too caught up building synth dreamscapes—perfect, as the album’s lyrics are…
Thinking Machines‘ are certainly not lacking for ambition — their website refers to their sound as “space-metal prog-punk psychedelia,” which is quite the combination. It’s a credit to them that a few spins of their new album,…
It’s taken two years for the musical waves of Sonja Glass and Valeska Steiner, also know as Boy, to wash upon American shores. From a tiny music venue in Switzerland to a national U.S. tour, the power…
A band will tout an affinity for shoegaze noise rock, loaded with garage tendencies, and I’ll take an immediate interest. Since the early days of Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, I’ve been…