Say hello to Shout Out Louds. This may not be your first time coming across them, as the Swedish indie rock quintet has been around since 2001, but they’ve been making some changes. The band just released Optica, their fourth full-length album, on February 26. Unlike their previous albums, which were produced by indie rock personages Phil Ek (who has produced albums for Band Of Horses, Fleet Foxes and The Shins) [READ ON]
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We fell in love with LA based Criminal Hygiene the moment we heard them. It’s garage punk rock at it’s very best — plenty of dirt with just a little strange thrown in. We were so infatuated with their two singles, the rollicking “Black Water” (complete with perhaps the catchiest backing vocals of the year) and “Rearrange Me”, that we asked James, Sean and Michael to make us a [READ ON]
So far this year, we’ve had some pretty amazing developments in the world of indie music. The meteoric rise of rookies Purity Ring, Alt-J (more so in the UK), and The Neighbourhood, matched equally [READ ON]
2012 is quickly flying by, and with it, we’ve received some truly amazing albums. From the debut solo record by Jack White (weird right?) and 151a from Kishi Bashi to the return of The Shins and Fiona Apple, this year has been packed with wildly amazing music. Below, we give you our top 15 album of 2012 (so far). Of course, with today’s release by Dirty Projectors and the recent Hot Chip album, this might barely reflect our final [READ ON]
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After more than a decade of uniting fans of all backgrounds, Bonnaroo sometimes feels less like a music festival and more like a vibrant, thriving city of 80,000 that only springs to life for one weekend every year. The consistently excellent lineups (headlining this year: Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, The Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Avett Brothers, and The Shins) are always a major draw, but what keeps people coming back is the overwhelming sense of community and positivity that is unmatched among other festivals around the country. In the seclusion of the forests and farmland of Manchester, TN, attendees are always greeted by old familiar landmarks and festival traditions that brought everyone together originally. Bonnaroo derives its name from the New Orleans [READ ON]
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Folks, it’s almost time to pack up your tents, hitch a ride and head back to the farm: Bonnaroo is today! The four-day festival, which takes place on the grounds of a 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, returns [READ ON]
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Sasquatch! has nearly arrived, which can only mean amazing things for those of us who are lucky enough to have tickets. The annual music festival held at The Gorge in George, Washington has quickly [READ ON]
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The Antlers, The Shins, Real Estate, St. Lucia, Haim, and Andrew Bird are just a few of the great artists in town this week. The first of many New York City indie music festivals hits with Crossing Brooklyn Ferry at/produced [READ ON]
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This week is bananas. B-a-n-a-n-a-s. With Death Cab for Cutie playing three shows at the Beacon Theatre (with a full orchestra), The Shins and Miike Snow both playing three nights at Terminal 5, plus shows by Alex Winston, Here We Go Magic, and Cold Cave, there’s no way any music fans can get away with [READ ON]
The Shins were a big deal for us. For the people who were weaned on the music of the early aughts — The Shins were the first real indie band that mattered. Oh, Inverted World, Chutes Too Narrow, those were the sounds of early high school. Those were the sounds of learning to love indie-pop, and the sounds that made the genre really popular. It’s not a [READ ON]
Brooklyn-based indie pop outfit Small Black returned this week with their sophomore effort Limits of Desire, and while it blends more into the background than[READ ON]
What could be better than a festival of New York City's best food, drink, and music? The answer is nothing. The Great Googa Mooga festival, brought to you by the same folks that put on Bonnaroo[READ ON]
Celebrities cameo in music videos all the time. Whether it’s a way for them to launch an image makeover (Megan Fox hoping to be a serious actress in “Love the Way[READ ON]
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