The Dirty Projectors

Fever Ray Fever Ray ; We don't really know what the point of doing a solo project is when you're just going to make the solo project sound so eerily similar to your full time, two piece band. Read More

Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion": It's a trip, to be sure. Read More

Will 22-year-old Florence Welch get her shit together and avoid the Amy Winehouse bit? Read More

At the beginning of the year I unleashed an article unlike anything I had ever written for this site before. Read More

Whilst our top 50 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. Read More

A.A. Bondy isn't sure what it means to play folk music anymore. Read More

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of New Moon. But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More

Before we get to I Rock Cleveland's Top 20 Albums of 2009, I would like to note a couple things. Read More

Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion": It's a trip, to be sure. Read More

2009 was a fantastic year for local music across the board. Read More