Remembrance of Things to Come – Princeton // Buy

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With Remembrance of Things To Come, Princeton (@princetonmusic) has put forth their most innovative and ambitious effort to date. By teaming up with the Los Angeles’ New Music Ensemble, the four-piece, LA-based band has found a niche that brings their baroque-pop songs to a whole new, musically intellectual level. The 7-piece New Music Ensemble truly breathes life into the band’s instrumentation, creating Continue Reading

Serpents – Sharon Van Etten // Buy

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Sharon Van Etten understands heartache. While this may be one of the most common themes in songwriting, she manages to give love’s complex emotions and heartbreaking situations a new depth Continue Reading

“I’ve always dreamed of being a musician-poet who transcends genres even as he reinvents them,” — quote Bender of Futurama-fame. And who was our robotic friend talking about? Why, none other than the whimsical hero of weirdos everywhere, Beck. A pioneer Continue Reading

The holiday season is upon us (also basketball season, finally). But mostly, it’s the season of ugly sweaters, drunk uncles, and, if you’re a teenager, enough gift cards to paper your walls because nobody knows what to get you. We here at The Wild Honey Pie Continue Reading

Old Friend – Caveman // Buy

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There’s a reason that people list their favorite Track 1 Side 1 songs — starting off an album with a killer introduction is a bold statement of intent for what’s to come and hopefully something that listeners drop everything to experience. Caveman starts off their debut album CoCo Beware with such a track. “A Country’s King of Dreams” is quite Continue Reading

Canon – Justice // Buy

Prog rock and stadium-ready sounds have always been a part of Justice. Hell, Gaspard Auge has worn his love of Yes on his belt buckle since day one. It’s not surprising then, that they would release a record filled to the brim with 1970s throwback rock — the same way it’s not surprising that the McRib has 70 ingredients. Much in the same way that a McRib is a little delicious in spite of itself, Audio, Video, Disco is incredible in spite of itself. It’s awesome even though it’s trying to be sleazy and gross. Continue Reading

Considering it’s rich history and iconic heritage, it fills me with great pride to see my homeland’s music scene thriving. Spanning the UK’s many aural genres, there’s a myriad of music to suit all tastes and dispositions. It’s been a challenge to cull this list down to just ten artists, but those who are listed here have earned my vote as the top bands in Britain today. Continue Reading

Midnight City – M83

Moving from his usual haunting sound to 80s inspired dance songs and virtuosic classically inspired songs, M83′s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is, like its title suggests, as varied and shifting as the strange movements Continue Reading

Rest in Peace – Prince Rama

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A true expansion upon previous releases, Prince Rama’s (@princerama2012) Trust Now represents the full creative output of the Larson sisters. With the departure of guitarist Mike Collins and the removal of traditional songs to augment the album, each track features solely material written by the duo. Though they received additional help from a percussionist and sound engineer, Trust Now is most definitely still a bold and very personal statement. Continue Reading

Crystal Ball – Emil & Friends

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Emil & Friends’ (@emilandfriends) Lo & Behold, the brainchild of Emil Yves Hewitt and his “friends” (Alex, Steve and Dan), is erratic at its core. With shifts in tone and instrumentation often occurring midway through songs, each track acts almost as an album within itself. This great depth of variety and bold structure, though, are exactly where this band’s strengths lie. The sense of humor, musicality and unique Continue Reading