Two new tracks from Wolf Parade‘s upcoming third album, EXPO 86, made the internet rounds today. “Ghost Pressure”, a thumping piece of electro-rock, and
Ambiguity and exposure have an interesting bond in the world of independent music. To associate one with the other immediately seems like a contradiction,
Comparisons are futile for Spencer Krug. His rare capacity to manufacture several releases per year is impressive in itself, but Krug’s work ethic is
Richard Swift’s scraggly beard, endearing voice, and piano-based delivery can all be indicative of the past in some way, but such superficial elements cannot
by Mike Mineo ———————————————————————————————– 20. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line Losing a member of a band to death can be devastating. No
I do hope to travel across a wide variety of locations one day, but as a middle-class college student I understand that my resources
Few bands manage to be as innovative and instantaneously accessible as Wolf Parade, the acclaimed joint project of Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. The
In appliance to collaborations in the realm of indie music, it is difficult to find a songwriter that is more sought-after than Dan Bejar.
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The consistency of Spencer Krug, one of the indie-rock’s most consistent songwriters, continues to prove true in Random Spirit Lover, Sunset Rubdown’s second album