Canadian indie-rock titans Arcade Fire recorded several tracks for The Hunger Games film. "Horn of Plenty" is what they imagine "the national anthem of
Arcade Fire released the music video for “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”, in both a traditional version (above) and interactive form. The latter can
Regular readers know this by now: the aim of Obscure Sound is to expose quality artists that, for whatever reason, have yet to achieve
Josh Taylor takes a look at an overlooked album by an LA-based band, The Spies. Showing influences like Spoon and The Hold Steady, the
September has little value to me beyond the start of football. The weather manages to retain the worst aspects of summer (NYC is 95°F
In preparation for next year's 20th anniversary, Lollapalooza 2010 offered a fantastic display of artists both new and old. Taylor DeBoer was there and
If Funeral was the personal homage to life, love, and loss, as Neon Bible was a straight shot at the gut of political immoral
Max Fishkin provides a second look at Tokyo Police Club's new album, Champ, to follow up our earlier interview of their keyboardist, Graham Wright.
Band of Horses' third album brings to mind both rootsy Americana and straightforward pop-rock, which should not be a surprise to any fan. Its