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Eternal Summers find trust in others

Eternal Summers started as a guitar-and-drums duo in Roanoke, Virginia, in 2009.

By: LIZ PELLY | December 12, 2012

Tegan & Sara set a new sound

If there were any question that confessional pop darlings Tegan and Sara were heading in a new direction with their forthcoming album, Heartthrob (Warner Bros), the upbeat new single "Closer" dispells these doubts.

By: ANNIE ZALESKI | December 12, 2012

Re-Endtroducing DJ Shadow

After a long phone conversation, the last thing I asked Josh Davis, was, if at age 40, he still had something to prove.

By: DAN WEISS | December 07, 2012

What's F'n Next? | Heaven's Gate

After disbanding his punky noise-pop four-piece Sweet Bulbs last year, guitarist Mike Sheffield dove right into assembling his new Brooklyn band Heaven's Gate by having them open a show he'd already booked for touring friends.

By: LIZ PELLY | December 03, 2012

Parlour Bells' moonlight dance

Cellars by Starlight
Few things that happen so frequently are as revered as nightfall.

By: MICHAEL MAROTTA | December 03, 2012

The Faint: Futurists look to the past

Although we are grateful for our lovely modern gizmos, the consequent deluge of culture and information has made it tricky to pinpoint precisely what makes a record "classic."

By: BARRY THOMPSON | December 03, 2012

Hip-Hop: Get On Down

GIFT GUIDE 2012
The record industry has always treated hip-hop as a disposable commodity, so that even iconic work has gone without the slick packaging of archival rock and pop projects.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | December 04, 2012

Simian Mobile Disco get a move on

Electronic
Occasionally someone will find the Virgin Mary's image on a slice of toast, or they're sure they see grandpa's face in a patch of clouds.

By: REYAN ALI | December 03, 2012

Boxed and Ready: CD Box Sets

GIFT GUIDE 2012
Hey, the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary isn’t the only ancient history to get hopped up about this year — here are some other treasures from the vaults.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 05, 2012

Interview: Sky Ferreira deconstructs her experiences in the major-label system / playing TT's tonight

By: LIZ PELLY | November 27, 2012

The explosive center of Boys Noize

Electro
In recent years, the ascent of electronic music has caused some anxiety among the sensitive and the conservative.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 26, 2012

Slaine’s next number

Rap sheet
It's been two years since Slaine drove the getaway car in Ben Affleck's Boston heist flick The Town .

By: CHRIS FARAONE | December 03, 2012

What's F'n Next? Stepdad

Grand Rapids, Michigan
The kaleidoscopic neon-pop of Stepdad, which shares some sonic DNA with the Double-P, has unpredictably blown out of Grand Rapids.

By: MICHAEL MAROTTA | November 26, 2012

The musical activism of Boots Riley

Hip-Hop
When Occupy erupted last year, politically aggressive artists had the choice either to walk the walk or quiet down.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | November 26, 2012

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Sonic Jr.: On the record with engineer Justin Pizzoferrato

Cellars by Starlight
In talking to a cross section of talented musicians about their craft, certain themes repeat, and sometimes the names of certain people.

By: JONATHAN DONALDSON | November 26, 2012

Lamb of God's arrested development

Lamb of God, a crew of Virginia pummelers who have been riding the rock-and-rollercoaster since their formation as Burn the Priest in 1990, had this year reached a point that veteran bands often do, when the momentum of their early, hungry stage was replaced by a machine-like state of perpetual activity.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 19, 2012