Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Hey Marseilles

"Lift Your Eyes"

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

Orchestral folk-pop ensemble Hey Marseilles's upcoming deluxe edition of their sophomore album, Lines We Trace, doesn't arrive until Octobe...

Post-Punk Synth Heroes Tuxedomoon Get Reissued via Superior Viaduct

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

San Francisco imprint Superior Viaduct has been reissuing up a storm recently, having lined up re-releases of Devo's Hardcore compilations,...

The Game

'Operation Kill Everything' (mixtape)

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

It's been less than a year since West Coast rap phenom the Game dropped his last studio album, Jesus Piece, but the Compton MC is at again,...

Camera Obscura

"Troublemaker" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

Glaswegian pop outfit Camera Obscura's modern-sounding fifth full-length, Desire Lines, only dropped a few months ago. But when it came tim...

Gem Club Return with Sophomore Effort 'In Roses,' Share New Track

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

It's been a little while since we received any new material from chamber music-geared dream pop outfit Gem Club, but the Massachusetts thre...

Don't Quit Your Day Job: Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Reviews Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

While Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has been spending his time off before the band's upcoming tour by working on his solo electronic p...

Rival Schools Treat 'United by Fate' to Deluxe Vinyl Reissue

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2013

Post-hardcore pioneer Walter Schreifels has spent the better part of 2013 taking a trip down memory lane, thanks to a reunion tour with '90...

The Head and the Heart

'Let's Be Still' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2013

Seattle folk outfit the Head and the Heart first caught our attention back in 2011 with their self-titled debut. Now the enigmatic sextet a...