New York – With a new record on the horizon, Wye Oak is branching out from the heavy guitar work that characterized their sound over the course of three studio albums. The forthcoming LP is due out on April 29th and the duo has already made public two cuts from Shriek. The first single was “The
New York – Amid the sea of lo-fi, guitar-glossed beach wave genres that rose to popularity within the last decade, Real Estate is a group with a sound that soars above the rest. With melodies that amble with calm grace, these artists have always offered us something worth ruminating to. The cornerstone of their sound
New York – Metronomy is an outfit that produces timeless electronica, a seemingly impossible feat in our time. The group’s name is a repurposing of the device that measures tempo, and Metronomy’s sound follows an identical algorithm. With liberal electronic transgressions, this is a group that modifies strict technique boldly. Their work at large is
New York – When Beyoncé’s self-titled, sneak-released, record exploded onto the collective conscious of fans worldwide last December, much was eclipsed in the wake of obsessing over Queen Bey’s latest. Beyoncé is a master of seduction, and the world was clearly too busy concentrating on her to get much done. Bey is a boss and
New York – Former front man Hamilton Leithauser of the now-defunct group The Walkmen has just confirmed details of his first-ever solo venture. The album, to be entitled Black Hours, is scheduled for release in North America on May 6th via Ribbon Music. Leithauser’s solo debut will be available internationally on May 5th, in regular
Brooklyn – Saturday night in Williamsburg boasted a wonderfully vibrant backdrop for culture-seekers, who snaked through the thawing streets of the borough in search of something major. Those of us who landed at The Knitting Factory were the lucky ones. With back-to-back sold out concerts last weekend, Saturday night marked the second showing of Courtney
New York – It takes a lot to surprise longtime fans of Sufjan Stevens. The man’s discography is a sonic yoga saga in itself, stretching from quiet folk, to ambient techno, to Christmas box sets. So, when Stevens teamed up with Chicago rapper Serengeti and New York’s Son Lux one year ago, fans weren’t exactly
New York – It was a dark, snowy Sunday evening that capped off the weekend; but inside at Baby’s All Right, Brooklynites gladly welcomed a brightly lit glimpse into singer-songwriter Juan Wauters’ mind. The night celebrated the release of Wauters’ solo LP, N.A.P. North American Poetry, and a tight mass of fans filed in to
Brooklyn – Hiding out in the eye of NYC’s polar vortex early Saturday night, I phoned fellow Brooklyn-dwellers Blue & Gold for an interview. In the conversation that followed, band mates Chloe Raynes (guitar, vocals), Alex Kapelman (guitar, vocals), GG Gonzalez (drums) and Derek Cabrera (bass) spoke graciously with me about their foray into NY’s
New York – For any tireless music hound seeking the next sonic fountain of youth, look no further than Parisian pop-rock trio We Were Evergreen. With their first full-length album, Towards, on the horizon, the group has just made public a music video for their synth gem “Daughters.” The single itself isn’t scheduled for release