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Actress - R.I.P.

Tue, April 17 2012 2:00pm - Source: BBC Music

Actress ' Splazsh was one of 2010's best albums, Darren Cunningham's collisional production style creating extraordinary hybrids of everything from Detroit techno and jack house to 2-step garage, EBM and funk-rock.

EMA- Past Life Martyred Saints

Sat, April 07 2012 8:00pm - Source: The Ripple Effect

These three words best describe one of the most entertaining musical artists to emerge in recent years, Ericka M. Anderson a.k.a. EMA.

AU: Both Lights

Mon, April 02 2012 5:34am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Both Lights , Luke Wyland's latest LP as AU , is never the same from one moment to the next.

Vive Latino 2012: Day Two

Fri, March 30 2012 4:06pm - Source: Club Fonograma

Columpio Asesino were already on the main stage, and I regret to report they were a bit underwhelming, but to no fault of their own, really.

Au: Both Lights

Tue, March 27 2012 10:12am - Source: Prefix Magazine

As a musician, Luke Wyland wears his classically trained chops on his sleeve.

Atlas Sound + Carnivores + Frankie Broyles – Hawthorne Theater (Portland, OR; Feb. 27, 2012)

Fri, March 02 2012 5:53am - Source: Melophobe

"Folk balladry and hazy chamber pop" was the description of Atlas Sound given on the Hawthorne Theater 's website.

John Talabot, ƒIN

Thu, March 01 2012 6:08pm - Source: LITTLE WHITE EARBUDS

Plenty of dance music has crossed over into less-specialized music circles through the years, from Inner City and Daft Punk to Justice, LCD Soundsystem, and James Blake.

Free The Brighton Twee

Mon, January 23 2012 4:32pm - Source: The Devil Has The Best Tuna

Who would have thought that a cassette tape (yes it was that long ago) given away free with a weekly music inkie (the NME since you ask) would still hang like the proverbial albatross around the necks of any band daring enough to jangle rather than rock?

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'Nobody has got anything to say anymore'

Sat, January 14 2012 2:18pm - Source: NME

Primal Scream 's Bobby Gillespie has accused bands of "not having anything to say anymore".

Foxes! - Foxes!

Tue, January 10 2012 8:43am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Who would have thought that a cassette tape (yes it was that long ago) given away free with a weekly music inkie (the NME since you ask) would still hang like the proverbial albatross around the necks of any band daring enough to jangle rather than rock?

Jbird: Best of 2011

Wed, January 04 2012 4:31pm - Source: The Sound of Indie

Polly Jean Harvey has been my favorite artist for almost 20 years (!), but I haven't felt this strongly about one of her albums in at least a decade — maybe even since 1995 and To Bring You My Love. Casting herself as an English patriot just to knock those ideals off their pedestal, Harvey uses discordant sounds, off-kilter rhythms, skewed stereotypes…and her tremendous vocal range to create a haunting, hypnotic record.

We All Want Someone To Shout For’s Best Albums Of 2011

Wed, January 04 2012 3:43am - Source: We All Want Someone To Shout For

These are my favorite albums of the year.

[Best of 2011] Rhys’ List

Wed, December 21 2011 2:33pm - Source: Tym-pan-o-gram

I don't really feel like 2011 has been one of those years where one album or artist has just dominated indie music press coverage like we've seen in the past couple of years.

Guest Lists: Guest List: Best of 2011

Wed, December 21 2011 6:22am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Once again we invited artists to submit lists of their favorite things from 2011-- music-related or not-- and as usual there were a wide range of responses, from the requisite lists of albums and songs to slightly more creative fare such as Favorite Chinatowns and Things Not to Do on Tour. The following entires, as well as many of the lists they contain, are presented in no particular order.

The Year End List 2011

Fri, December 16 2011 4:03pm - Source: The Decibel Tolls

The most wonderful time of the year, right guys?

Josh T. Pearson's Last of the Country Gentlemen is Rough Trade's Album of the Year

Wed, December 14 2011 5:23pm - Source: Music Snobbery

I can think of a few reason's why Josh T. Pearson's Last of the Country Gentlemen was named Rough Trade's Album of the Year for 2011.

Aquarium Drunkard :: 2011 Year In Review

Mon, December 12 2011 3:08pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Here it is — our obligatory year-end review.

Animal Collective: 'We're five songs into the follow-up to 'Merriweather Post Pavilion''

Tue, December 06 2011 5:04pm - Source: NME

Animal Collective have revealed that they're currently working on a new album.

Best (?) of 2011: 224 Opinions On Buzz Bands

Mon, December 05 2011 1:22pm - Source: The Rawking Refuses To Stop!

This year, for the first time, I decided to try to keep a running log of everything I listened to, if only so I could ctrl+f to remember if I hated some new band I was being emailed about for the third time.

Stream: Stephen Malkmus Playlist

Thu, November 24 2011 12:46pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Stephen Malkmus has compiled a new playlist containing 'walk on' songs for Pavement.

Introducing: Eliphino

Mon, October 31 2011 12:52pm - Source: Beatportal

For Tom Wrankmore, it's all about the MPC.

Talk Talk / Mark Hollis - Laughing Stock / Mark Hollis

Fri, October 21 2011 5:14am - Source: Pitchfork Media

There are many ways for a band to follow up a hit.

Young Man - Ideas of Distance

Wed, October 05 2011 5:12am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Colin Caulfield's story is entwined with the music of recent indie rock greats.

TV on the Radio Rock Indie All-Star Bill at Hollywood Bowl

Mon, September 26 2011 8:16pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Indie rock went big last night at the Hollywood Bowl, where TV on the Radio headlined a knockout five-band bill to close the historic Los Angeles amphitheater's official summer season.

Most blogged artists: lost track by Daft Punk surfaces

Tue, September 20 2011 1:55pm - Source: The Independent - Music

French trancemasters Daft Punk claim a top spot in The Hype Machine's most blogged artists chart on September 20 with the release of a lost track from 1994.

Audio Archaeology: Boredoms’ Boadrum Concerts

Wed, September 14 2011 5:41pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Japan is a nation with many important accomplishments in the field of noise music (to the point that a sub-genre called Japanoise is pretty widely recognized).

Found Sound 2007

Thu, August 25 2011 5:36pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Each year, at the height of the post-holiday comedown, Pitchfork issues a new installment of Found Sound.

Panda Bear plots fall tour dates

Tue, August 23 2011 9:34pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Animal Collective maestro turned solo extraordinaire Panda Bear will spend the last week of September and first week of October jetting around the United States.

Frank Ocean Scores Fader Magazine Cover, Talks Cars

Tue, August 09 2011 9:58pm - Source: The BoomBox

Fresh off his features on the year's long-awaited collaboration LP 'Watch the Throne,' Frank Ocean , the crooning gentleman belonging to the Odd Future set, has snagged the cover of Fader magazine's Fall Fashion issue.

Shorties (Zombie Literature, Kate Bush, and more)

Sat, August 06 2011 1:09pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The New York Times examines the current state of zombie literature.

Drake Delivers With Nas, Stevie Wonder + More at OVO Fest

Mon, August 01 2011 6:08pm - Source: The BoomBox

By 4PM on Sunday, July 31, the day of Drake 's second annual October's Very Own (OVO) Festival at the Molson Amphitheatre in his hometown of Toronto, Twitter was a flutter with the rumor that Stevie Wonder was currently soundchecking at the venue.

Youth Lagoon

Thu, July 21 2011 3:16am - Source: ca va cool

Last week I posted twelve of my recent favourite tracks , seven of which were by Californians, earning the mixtape the name California Sunrise.

Frank & Beats: Zomby — Dedication

Wed, July 20 2011 9:16pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Despite the Walking Dead, Aaron Frank continues to endorse Zombies.

In the Belly of The Beast: Thoughts and Impressions from the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival (Part 1)

Tue, July 19 2011 5:16pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Day One of Pitchfork Fest has been guinea pig to a variety of ideas; there were those full-album performances that never managed to catch on in the way publicists expected them to, and then there was that flash-pan "write the night" segment which had the ambitious thought to let the fans compose a setlist, which, like its namesake unwittingly implied, lasted only one night in 2009 – ostensibly after it became clear that the set the fans wanted The Flaming Lips to play was what they were going to play anyway.

Pitchfork Festival 2011, Day One: EMA, Curren$y, Das Racist, James Blake, and Animal Collective

Sat, July 16 2011 8:57pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Aaron Frank did not receive free Chipotle.

Pitchfork Festival 2011: Friday Recap

Sat, July 16 2011 6:14pm - Source: Stereogum

The principal principle is a commitment to independent-minded music, and from that viewpoint Pitchfork succeeds in booking the year's best lineup for those whose RSS feeds are dominated by MP3 blogs and Google searches most frequently include the term ".rar".