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It's been a while since Danger Mouse or the Shins did anything to change your listening habits, let alone your life. In the past decade, Danger Mouse's landmark Grey Album mash-up and membership in... Lees meer

As rock traditionalists go, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were a little bit ahead of their time. Sure, the California leather jacketers came up a few years after the Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown... Lees meer

In an interview a couple of years ago, Swedish electronic pop duo the Tough Alliance, asked what (if anything) they're looking for, answered simply, "Reality." Now, past TTA remixers Tanlines have ... Lees meer

When in Rome, sack it. That's been Liars' m.o., whether arting up Brooklyn post-punk with witchy concepts or conquering German abstraction in Berlin. The globe-trotting trio's fifth album is a tota... Lees meer

For these Stockholm-based indie vets, Work signals an embrace of music as a calling. Or, at least, a living. When advance mp3 "Walls" started showing up in bit.ly links late last year, its horns an... Lees meer

From freedom fries to tea parties, the American relationship with Europe over the past several years has been as complicated as continental philosophy. Or a sibling rivalry. Coming out of a global ... Lees meer

Via Audio's band van has the word "SNOB" painted on its side in cartoonish block letters. The Brooklyn-based, Berklee-educated foursome surely aren't the only music lovers who self-identify that wa... Lees meer

"Answer records are not new,"Time magazine wrote. That was in 1961. From "Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight" to "You Know I'll Love You Tomorrow", "Roll With Me, Henry" to "Wearing My Rolex", songs that re... Lees meer

Devonté Hynes enjoyed critical acclaim at age 19 as a member of art-thrashers Test Icicles, and now, as Lightspeed Champion, he works with the resigned determination of someone who realizes hype ... Lees meer

In late 2006, Good Shoes cracked the UK singles charts with "All in My Head", a quintessentially British-indie slab of neurotic, spiky punk-pop. Further singles and chart appearances culminated in ... Lees meer