The lead single "I Love You" from Berlin-by-way-of-Kyoto dream pop songstress Cuushe's latest album makes a great first impression. At least it di...
DARKSIDE is the project of minimalist producer Nicolas Jaar and multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington. Before they formed DARKSIDE, Jaar was alrea...
If I could level a complaint against Texas-based garage-rockers White Denim, it'd be that their recordings have rarely matched the high-voltage en...
Languorous and sultry, at its heart all of Widowspeak's output to date can be characterized as warm, sensual and comforting. That's why their cho...
It's no exaggeration to say that Love's Crushing Diamond by Jordan Lee, who records as Mutual Benefit, may be the most beautiful record you'll h...
Willis Earl Beal is one of those entertainers who you could obsess over just because of his personality. Put bluntly, he's a little "off." He's st...
Let's be honest, there are a LOT of derivative singer-songwriters out there that compose boring, insipid 60's folk-inspired riffs on worn out acou...
Over the course of a hard earned career, Neko Case has become one of independent music's most ambitious and highly regarded songwriters. She's a f...
According to Wikipedia, a paracosm is "a detailed imaginary world, or fantasy world, involving humans and/or animals, or perhaps even fantasy or ...
Kasey and I first discovered Typhoon during a road trip to Portland three years ago. In part, I picked up their album Hunger and Thirst as a so...
Detroit-based Shigeto (a.k.a. Zach Saginaw) has always been the type of musician who creates deeply personal music. His earliest releases, includi...