Articles by Daniel Sylvester

bEEdEEgEE

Structurally Sound

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2013

For the last 12 years, Brian DeGraw has been steeped in Brooklyn's hearty experimental music scene, starting out in Washington, DC noise ba...

Noah Pred

The Transplant

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2013

Noah Pred was born in Northern California before his parents transplanted the family to Vancouver. Moving to Montreal, then to Toronto, to...

bEEdEEgEE

SUM/ONE

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2013

As a founding member of Gang Gang Dance, keyboardist Brian DeGraw helped transform the five-piece from primitive experimental scenesters to...

Brian DeGraw Talks the Genesis of bEEdEEgEE, Sheds Light on Gang Gang Dance's Hiatus

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2013

After putting out five albums as a member of indie experimental quintet Gang Gang Dance, Brian DeGraw is set to release his first proper so...

Club Thunderbolt

City of Salt

PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2013

Assembled from the survivors of Windsor, ON's '90s and '00s music scenes, Club Thunderbolt definitely act their age on City of Salt. Refere...

Teengirl Fantasy

Nun

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2013

Last year, Teengirl Fantasy released their sophomore album, Tracer, a terrific collection of songs that found the duo expanding into sleeke...

Noah Pred Talks the "More Intense and Emotionally Resonant" Material of 'Third Culture'

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2013

Earlier this month, Noah Pred released his latest LP, the Exclaim!-approved Third Culture. After a four-year break, which saw the U.S.-born...

Grizzly Bear

Shields: Expanded / Shields B-Sides

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2013

Shields, Grizzly Bear's fourth and celebrated new album to date, was highlighted by its pure clarity, both through Chris Taylor's crisp pro...