Describing an Of Montreal show is like setting the scene for a circus. Literally. The amount of cartoonish yet elaborate characters, the band-built set
Merely a few months after I started this site, I deemed an album by Beach House to be “the most atmospherically beautiful debut of
When projects attempt to be conceptual in both their style and purpose, there arises a sensitive area where criticism has difficulty retreating from the
Continuing with the stream of CMJ-bound artists, The Library are a bit different from what many expect at a festival of CMJ’s often frenetic
It would be nice if all New Yorkers were given next week off for the sake of new music. CMJ’s Music Marathon is already
Any music fan can recognize the importance of collaboration in a finished product, regardless of whether they have the liner notes in front of
It was always interesting to me how varying generations perceive music differently. A well-written thesis or book has likely dissected this to pretentious hell
An artist who sports a scruffy beard, sings about “indie queens” and kings, and names their album after a Kurt Vonnegut quote is bound
When I featured the legendary Thom Bell two years ago, it proved to be somewhat contrary to this site’s usual format. I often tend
Psychedelia is rarely looked upon as the most intricate or respectable of genres. Throw in a little reverb here, add some overlapping vocal melodies