As we enter the next wave of Retro/World/Indie/Afro-Pop music, championed by bands such as Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend, an album like The Golden Age will be become harder and harder to justify.
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Sing the Greys is raw and real, leaving no doubt as to its intentions.
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Motoboy is Sweden’s belated answer to Boy George.
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Sons & Daughters are at their best when they mine the deeper themes of outsider music.
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When asked by Rolling Stone what was on his stereo, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst’s single pick was the “amazing” Capgun Coup
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Balmorhea present the listeners with Classical-inspired, lo-fi instrumental soundscapes, both soothing and confronting.
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It is more than easy to get confused amongst the rapid linking of ideas about Nazis, The Simpsons and porn; though this is the nature of the 12 minute closing moments of Hello, Voyager.
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Ça Va Cogner is the ideal accompaniment for talking with a jaunty French foreign legionnaire named Emilé while sitting in a bar in Panama smoking cigars and drinking punch served in a coconut.
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The Grand Archives sounds very wet
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Accessible and grounded, Circular Sounds is a solid effort from San Francisco indie journeyman Kelley Stoltz, who is establishing himself as a modern day Ray Davies.
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Thao Nguyen’s sophomore album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, is a bundle of scuffed joy.
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The easy, unwound ethos of remote seaside towns is pasted all over The Battle of Land and Sea, from Sarah O’Shura’s airy vocals to the somnambulant tempos.
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