Long before being name-checked by Barack Obama, Katie Crutchfield was an unknown DIY musician. She chose her moniker after a creek near her home and recorded her debut there in a snowstorm. Thus, Waxahatchee was born.
The most significant accomplishment of any movie soundtrack is to compliment the overall mood and creative ideas of the film itself. The best soundtracks become groundbreaking artistic statements in their own right.
Like a high school pitching phenom being whisked away by the majors with a seven-figure bonus, Jimmy Eat World were signed to Capitol Records as teenagers and tapped by the iconic imprint as one of its next big things.
Backed by a pizza joint and armed with a name voted the second worst ever, in their early days Trampled by Turtles treated every podunk bar like the Ryman. Says Dave Simonett, “Every show was an orchestra hall for us...”
Restless spirits and wandering souls permeate Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere. Its forlorn characters are torn between strong desires to return home, follow their heart or chase their dreams.
Matthew Caws’s relationship with Daniel Lorca dates back to when they attended a French boardingschool in NYC. The multilingual musicians’songbook shows that they’ll always love La République.
Jesse Malin knows the way to truly connect with one’s audience is through concrete imagery and a hummable hook. Sunset Kidsis all about making music a co-authoring experience between artist and listener.
Hollywood has soundtracked joy, heartbreak, tragedy, laughter and every other spot on the emotional spectrum with Elliott Smith's songs. These four make a case for him as one of modern cinema’s top musical contributors.
Tycho's intoxicating songs conjure meditative images of waves crashing on secluded island beaches, warm summer breezes blowing over a field of blossoming flowers, a gentle rain nourishing an old growth forest...
Once, twice and, eventually, a third time, that’s what Peter Hook did to fill a New Order-sized gap in his heart. As the bassist once sang with Revenge, “I love a man who stands his ground…”
Death Cab for Cutie singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard has displayed a career-long fascination with the legendary writer Jack Kerouac in his lyrics. These eights songs rival the scope of even Kerouac’s greatest adventures!
Stripped of its penal or militaristic implications, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz's updated moniker promises introspective music and lyrics that encourage listeners to reexamine the world around them.
