Birds & Batteries are a band whose music makes them hard to define. It is not quite rock, not quite electronica, not quite synth-pop, not quite alt-country, and frankly, not quite like...
August 31st, 2010 (5:16 pm)
Shoegaze blossomed in the early nineties, It's heyday marked by artists like Lush, My Bloody Valentine, and Slowdive. The style has recently seen a resurgence with the advent of so-called "Nu-...
August 26th, 2010 (8:51 am)
Some say music is cyclical, that we just rehash genres and eras from 15-25 odd years back, with little progression. Those with a keener eye ear, however, will point out that the notable...
August 23rd, 2010 (6:37 pm)
As a dyed-in-the-wool minimalist, I've always considered it more impressive when great music is made up of very little. Perhaps it's that the lack of instrumentation makes what is there...
August 18th, 2010 (7:08 pm)
With everyone and their dog out there making what falls under the umbrella of "electronic music," one could be forgiven to think that the genre may have reached a saturation point, that anything...
August 15th, 2010 (1:59 pm)
Shigeto is the recording name for Brooklyn-based electronic producer/musician Zach Saginaw. Meaning "to grow bigger" in Japanese, the name fits Saginaw's music perfectly, and under it, the...
August 4th, 2010 (6:45 pm)
Like it, hate it, or somewhere in between, there's no end in sight for this chillwave trend. The good news is that we're going to hear even more sweet chillwave music. The bad news is that for...
July 31st, 2010 (4:00 pm)
One of the things that makes the world of hip hop so exciting is the constant forming (and dissolution) of fresh collaborative groups, many of which end up putting out top-notch albums. MF DOOM...
July 29th, 2010 (7:27 pm)
What is the difference between Instrumental Hip Hop and hip hop instrumentals (hip hop tracks with the MC removed)? Is there a difference? I say there is, and I think it's a critical one....
July 26th, 2010 (11:18 pm)
You may have never heard of "chillwave" until recently, but with roots in post rock, shoegaze, and ambient, and a penchant for easy accessibility, this genre seems to be one to stick around a...