Spin of the Day
The Lumineers
The Lumineers
Colorado folk rockers release a stunning debut four years in the making. Read story.
Frank Ocean
Channel Orange
As a ghostwriter for the dominators of mainstream R&B, Frank Ocean lost the reason he moved to Los Angeles. Read story.
Saint Motel
Voyeur
"Voyeur" has the confidence of an encore track and the earnestness of a debut effort. Read story.
Passion Pit
Gossamer
"Gossamer" builds nicely upon Passion Pit's successful foundation with more busy music that’s light on the acoustic, heavy on the electronic. Read story.
Owen Plant
Beach Busker
Plant's greatest accomplishment is the sense of optimism and genuine happiness that slides off of his acoustic guitar strings Read story.
Twin Shadow
Confess
It took an early morning motorcycle ride through the hills above Los Angeles for George Lewis Jr. to realize his life, his love, his mission. Read story.
Purity Ring
Shrines
No one relays the dark corners of a young imagination quite like Purity Ring. Read story.
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
There really isn’t any groundbreaking equivalent to “Sweet Disposition,” but this record does find the band on the verge of placing its new sound. Read story.
Alberta Cross
Songs of Patience
Swedish/British rock outfit Alberta Cross drops their first full-length album in three years on Tuesday, July 17. Read story.
Natalie D-Napoleon
Leaving Me Dry
It’s been nearly three years since Natalie D-Napoleon’s last EP, Here in California, fell across my desk. Read story.
The Mynabirds
Generals
On the title track to The Mynabirds’ latest, Laura Burhenn instructs her listeners to “put your black boots on.” Read story.
Beachwood Sparks
The Tarnished Gold
It’s hard to picture roving cowboys wandering about in modern times, but if they did exist and possessed musical abilities, they would probably sound something like Beachwood Sparks Read story.
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel
“How can I ask anyone to love me / When all I do is beg to be left alone?” Fiona Apple sings on “Werewolf,” the second single from her jarring fourth album. Read story.
The Tallest Man on Earth
There's No Leaving Now
"There’s No Leaving Now" is an expansion of sounds that finds Swedish songwriter Kristian Matsson moving beyond solitary acoustic guitar songs. Read story.
Hot Chip
In Our Heads
Hot Chip’s new album, In Our Heads, plays out like a jubilant disco-funk house party. Read story.
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