Cloudspeakers

Although Norwegian electronic experimental group Casiokids released their first album in 2006, the naïveté -- childishness, almost -- of their early release continues to define their stylistic méla... Read more

Even the most spontaneous and/or tolerant of audiophiles need a quieting anchor in times of auditory overload. In modern life, anyone rational will have his or her slim gadgets unobtrusively tucked... Read more

Listening to the newest album by Nick Cocozzella's latest project calls up a feeling not unlike that of stumbling upon Conor Oberst in your iTunes library after years of not listening to heart-wren... Read more

"It's the first day of spring/ And my life is starting over again," sings Charles Fink in the title opener of The First Days Of Spring, maybe setting up an optimistic mood for the rest of the album... Read more

The past few years of mellow European albums show the poorly-executed experimental turn that melodic pop has taken. Replacing the simple, guitar-accompanied vocals of bands like Death Cab for Cutie... Read more

Sure, Canada gave the world Broken Social Scene, but analogously speaking, Canada may be to the crowd of Crystal Castles fans what the last decade of Sub Pop releases is to modern hipsterdom. Altho... Read more