Calexico's new album, Garden Ruin, is change of direction for the band. On this, their seventh album, the Southwestern rockers have finally lost their distinctive mariachi twang. Like Modest Mouse, ' ¦'
You may know Jenny Lewis as the frontwoman for the emerging indie rock band Rilo Kiley, or as a member of The Postal Service, Ben Gibbard's ubiquitous techno side project. You may even know her from her career as a child actress, appearing in '80s movies like 'Troop Beverly Hills.' Well, with 'Rabbit Fur Coat,' Jenny hopes to step out of all these roles and be known simply as Jenny Lewis.
Okay, first up: Matt Pond is a person. Matt Pond PA is a band. The singer-songwriter moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania in 1998, chose the moniker to reflect his new surroundings, and then formed a band to back him up.
The Hold Steady has been labeled by many as a 'bar band,' and while that may sound simplistic, it is anything but. The band co-opts the good-time riffs of artists ' ¦'
It seems that, intentionally or not, each Fiona Apple album has arrived with controversy that overshadowed the actual music. There was the near-pornographic video and her infamous \This world is ' ¦'
It is said a book cannot be judged by its cover, but the same cannot be said of Ryan Adams albums, including his latest, Jacksonville City Nights. Every one of ' ¦'
If downloads were equivalent to album sales, OK Go's sophomore album, Oh No, would have already gone gold. The irreverent band's homemade, unofficial video for lead single \A Million Ways"" ' ¦'
How do you make God laugh?-Make a plan. This dark joke is reportedly the source of Death Cab for Cutie's new album title and a suitable introduction to their wistful, ' ¦'
Each year, a slew of new artists storm the Bilboard charts, but many seem to serve as placeholders for the same archetypes: the edgy mall-punk diva, the helium-voiced pop-punk band, ' ¦'
Singer-songwriter Josh Rouse has been a staple of the Nashville music scene for nearly ten years. During this time, he released four critically acclaimed albums that combined the alternative country ' ¦'
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