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…”
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.
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!
A protest song must be an impeccable composition - one that still shines brightly when removed of its lyrical importance. "Alright" has proven itself by communicating the pain and promise of the Black experience.
The blanket of night is a subject matter that gets Robert Smith’s creative juices flowing and is a powerful vehicle for the frontman’s storytelling prowess. Let’s deconstruct the dreamiest entries in The Cure discography.
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...
Elliott Smith's breakthrough third LP,Either/Or, has seen its cultural appreciation grow tenfold in the 17 years since his passing but Either/Or was treasured from the moment it was unveiled in February ‘97.
The Great Escape may have signaled the end of “The Life Trilogy,” but if any album in the band’s catalog is such a grand getaway, it’s the self-titled 1997 follow-up that finally introduced Blur to the American mainstream.
This is the Black Pumas’ moment. And they are making the most of it. Singer Eric Burton has gone from busking for strangers on the Santa Monica Pier to performing at this year’s Grammys, where his band was up for three awards.
For Katie Crutchfield, the dramatic elements of the world around her are prime ingredients in her own creations. These songs display how beautifully Waxahatchee bends it in her music’s favor.
For a band of quasi-bluegrass musicians from the freezing climes of northern Minnesota whose idea of a big break was playing the local pizza joint every Wednesday night, Trampled by Turtles had grown impressively by 2010.
Since 2004, Nels Cline has been Wilco’s not-so-secret weapon. Now that he has been with the band for most of its existence, it’s not unreasonable to view Wilco’s history in terms of B.C. and A.C. - Before Cline and After Cline.
