If you didn’t come across Shugo Tokumaru’s Night Piece in 2004, his second record will probably be a bit of a shock. Foremost because of how...

It doesn’t usually take a band over six years and a couple of line-ups to discover a sound, but then the process usually isn’t such an inter...

Just when you thought you’d gotten that last grotesque fill of the Verve Pipe or Toad the Wet Sprocket or any of the other ’90s "alternative...

Japanese born singer-songwriter Caroline Lufkin began making a name for herself with last year’s "Where’s My Love” single, on which she form...

Radiant Darling originated as a project between Chicago singer-songwriter Ami Saraiya, formerly of the unfortunately named Pelvic Delta, and...

Radiant Darling originated as a project between Chicago singer-songwriter Ami Saraiya, formerly of the unfortunately named Pelvic Delta, and...

Known for their remarkable live show, Need New Body return with a sophomoric effort that succeeds importantly where their debut had failed:...

A unique bricolage of found sound, vocal sampling, a slew of traditional instruments (ranging from banjo to cello) and electronic splicing,...

Grandiose art-pop records are nothing new to of us, of course, as even decades after Sgt. Pepper would be the catalyst for the first loading...

Originally slated to be put out in 2001 on the now defunct Nude label and later re-recorded for this actual release, Per Second loses the gr...

John Darnielle, the man behind the Mountain Goats and perhaps the most prolific songwriter this side of Robert Pollard, once said he didn't...

As much as parts of this mini-album are going to convince you otherwise, Dreamend aren’t just more "wake me when it gets interesting” post-r...

A lot of bands get labelled "indie rock,” dumbing it down as the new vague "alternative,” but few bands play into the genre’s superficialiti...

What a gimmick. Take the 8-bit soundtracks from old Nintendo games like original Mario and Zelda, then sample and splice them, tossing reall...

Favorite Saints are going to be plagued by Death Cab comparisons, most of it having to do with singer/songwriter David Elliot Johnson’s fami...

Fred Durst walks into a bar. He walks up the open mic, letting several loud boos slide off in smugness before introducing his friend Scott T...

Nostalgic for ’90s British guitar-rock? Miss groups like Longpigs, but wish they would’ve been even more like Bends-era Radiohead and fronte...

Dirty Children lead singer Nadia Fay sounds a lot like Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O. From the frequent yelps to the same breathy grunts and lyri...

You can tell a lot by the company you keep. Four-piece pop rockers Hurst have shared stages with groups like Nickelback, Default and Theory...

It's clear from even a single listen of Self Help Serenade that Marjorie Fair are a good band, capable of the kind of hugely cinematic, melo...