Articles by Pras Rajagopalan

Of Montreal's Concept Pop

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2008

One thing Kevin Barnes can't be accused of is lacking imagination. The Of Montreal songwriter has created everything from sunny, sugar-pop...

The Clips

Matterhorn

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

In the process of making extroverted synth pop, Vancouver’s the Clips certainly aren’t shy about letting their Brit rock influences show th...

Final Fantasy

Spectrum EP

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Of the two EPs released by Owen Pallett this fall, Spectrum is clearly the choicest cut, touching on his familiar themes of fantastical met...

Rahim

Laughter

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Texture is at the root of all that is good with Laughter, Rahim’s third album. These New Yorkers smooth out the tics inherent in the jitter...

Takka Takka

Migration

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

With a predilection for Indonesian gamelan music and lyrics like "She is the wandering/She is the lion’s king,” the temptation to write off...

The Torrent

EP 07

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Twitchy art school dance floor rock is the name of the game for the Torrent, and it’s a game they play rather well. Especially endearing is...

Volcano!

Paperwork

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Chicago’s Volcano! are the conspicuous new addition to the Leaf label’s usually sedate stable of acts. It’s encouraging though that as an o...

XX Teens

Return to Goon Island

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

At a time when receiving a seal of approval from the NME more often than not leads to crushed hopes and calls for blood, XX Teens must be n...