Cloudspeakers

When the Shout Out Louds first came to the world's attention,thanks to the 2005 release of debut Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (two years after it came out in their nativeSweden), they were labeled part of t... Lees meer

Broken Social Scene brought their indie-collective sound tothe wider world, and they're still doing it best. Forgiveness Rock Recordsomehow manages to be what you've loved about BSS for years now,... Lees meer

Hoboken’s Yo La Tengo have been a favorite of critics for along time, and not just because singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan used to be a rockcritic himself. There’s the band’slongevit... Lees meer

The Dig are the kind of outfit that make being an NYC rockcritic, discovering new bands, worth it. The four-piece, with origins in grade school in Westchester County, havelive shows (QRO review) th... Lees meer

Oh, Lizzie Powell, it's been too long! Canada's given a lot of greatalt-songstresses, from Leslie Feist (QRO live review) to Emily Haines of Metric (QRO livereview), and a year or two ago, it seem... Lees meer

As incredible as it may seem now, it was only a few yearsago that R.E.M. seemed destined for passing. The iconic alternative band may not have been decliningsince they signed to major label Warner... Lees meer

Somewhere along the line, Canada's Tokyo Police Club got areputation for being something ‘less than indie’. The utter punk-catch of debut EP A Lesson In Crime, shows with mosh pits (QRO live revie... Lees meer

What do you do after you had one of the the best albums of 2007 (QROTop Albums of 2007)? If you're Britt Daniel of Spoon, aftertouring the top-notch Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (QRO review), you let the band l... Lees meer

The rich western world outside of America has always had an affinity for the synth sounds of the eighties, when the previous decade’s disco merged with that decade’s New Wave. That sou... Lees meer

When Scotland's Frightened Rabbit first appeared on thescene in 2006 with Sing the Greys, theirmixture of stripped and grand, intimate & heartfelt, yet also epic, feltrefreshing - and oh-so Scottis... Lees meer