April was a busy and thoroughly enjoyable month in music. It’s easy to point out that big names dominated most of it, some of
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The Antlers’ previous release, Hospice, was so emotionally stirring that listeners felt personally close to frontman Peter Silberman, like he was a longtime friend
Reviews of these new tracks: Son Lux's "Rising", Shabazz Palaces' "Are You… Can You… Were You? (Felt)", and John Maus' "Believer".
The role of a producer is often undesirable to many young musicians. The arrogance and pretentiousness among many in this niche leads them to
If you asked me about a year ago if I’d want to review the sophomore effort from the Portland-based Fleet Foxes, I’d have told
Like many Elephant 6 acts, the solo project of Olivia Tremor Control keyboardist Peter Erchick has a mysterious enigma that is propelled by not
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. I wrote in depth about the excellent start-up GroopEase last week, noting it as a great way to find
Cass McCombs’ fifth full-length, Wit’s End, is a natural progression. His early material showcased an infatuation for intricately produced psych-rock, never becoming indulgent enough
About nine years ago, it became extremely uncool to like Fleetwood Mac. This pop/rock/soul band created some of the most emotional, daring, bold music
HAL were featured on Obscure Sound over five years ago. They were under-exposed then, and remain so now. That HAL have not released anything
