Articles by Melody Lau

Little Dragon Talk the Collaborative Spirit of 'Nabuma Rubberband'

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

For all the collaborations Gothenburg's Little Dragon have amassed in the past few years, the electro-pop group have remained quite solitar...

tUnE-yArDs

Wrestling With Ambition

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

tUnE-yArDs front woman Merrill Garbus seems a little hysterical, repeatedly describing her current state as "hilarious." She's getting read...

Little Dragon

Nabuma Rubberband

PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

In theory, Gothenburg electro-pop act Little Dragon can construct a massive pop song. The tools have always been there, in their infectious...

Sharon Van Etten Explains the Open-Ended Nature of 'Are We There'

PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

Sharon Van Etten is still trying to figure out where she wants to be in life, as an artist and as a person. This, in part, is why her new a...

tUnE-yArDs

Nikki Nack

PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

It's noted in her press release that Merrill Garbus started anew with Nikki Nack, unlearning already-refined skills in singing and drumming...

tUnE-yArDs Reveals the Beating Heart of 'Nikki Nack'

PUBLISHED May 1, 2014

"I've been trying to say to people that I really didn't want to make this the 'tUnE-yArDs Haitian album,'" frontwoman Merrill Garbus tells...

EMA

Cyberfun Vs. Cyberfear

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2014

The Internet has been both friend and foe for Erika M. Anderson. The rapid-fire culture of music journalism effectively turned the artist,...

EMA's Prescience Revealed in 'The Future's Void'

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2014

On the cover of EMA's new album, The Future's Void, artist Erika M. Anderson is wearing an Oculus Rift, a futuristic headset that simulates...