Sometimes a record’s appeal is more about a mood or an overall sound than any specific elements. The last two records from The War on Drugs (Lost In The Dream and Slave Ambient), Junip’s 2013 self-titled release, and Lord Huron’s 2012 debut Lonesome Dreams have such distinctive tonal qualities that it’s easy to hear any […]
I have a list of “artists to learn about”, and Obnox has been at the top of it since the summer. I encountered his single “Sit Yo Ass Down” by purely random chance on Soundcloud and it sounded like nothing else: dark and driving with fuzzed out vocals. I had a weirdly hard time finding info […]
I was just pondering writing a post about the artists I hope will release new music in 2015, and Django Django was at the top of the list. Then, like Christmas (without all of the family obligations and head colds), a new song from them arrived today. The band is being a bit mysterious about […]
Andrew from Portland’s Greylag put together a splendidly-curated list of 2014’s musical highlights! Check out all of our 2014 year-end lists here. GREYLAG’S BEST OF 2014 (in no specific order): Broncho – Just Enough Hip To Be A Woman Jodorowsky’s Dune (Film) Ben Frost – Aurora Slowdive live at Crystal Ballroom in Portland Einstürzende Neubauten live at […]
2014 has been great for music and an especially fun one for me since Sound it Out launched this year. I’m super thankful to all of the great writers who have contributed to the site, and I’ve really enjoyed getting back in touch with a lot of music friends that I hadn’t talked to in […]
Acoustic duo Mark Rogers & Mary Byrne merged their minds once again to come up with a joint top ten for the year. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. MARK ROGERS & MARY BYRNE’S BEST OF 2014 (in no particular order): Diane Cluck – Boneset Hurray for the Riff Raff – Small Town […]
JP Caballero from LA’s White Arrows shared a few of his favorite things from 2014 with us. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. JP CABALLERO’S BEST OF 2014: MUSIC: Ariel Pink – pom pom It’s interesting to hear this guy evolve. he’s a student of pop music and pop-culture ephemera, and […]
Ev Gold of duo of heaviness Cinema Cinema weighs in with his top 10 albums of 2014. Word is that they’re working on a new record at Electric Plant Studios – more good news for 2015 releases! Check out all of our 2014 year-end lists here. EV GOLD’S BEST OF 2014: 1) Swans – To Be […]
Mac McCaughan plays in Superchunk and is a co-founder of Merge Records. We’re hoping Mac also returns to his stellar extracurricular projects Portastatic and Go Back Snowball someday soon. All of his favorites from 2014 were live shows. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. MAC McCAUGHAN’S BEST OF 2014: The Clean everywhere […]
Rob Pope plays bass for Spoon (who put out a mighty fine record this year), and also has some great taste in music. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. ROB POPE’S BEST OF 2014: 1. Factory Floor live@ Primavera Sound 2014 2. Total Control – Typical System 3. Under The Skin […]