I'm not saying The Decemberists come off as gimmicky or overtly "hipster" but I have no problem imagining many of the songs here being played at a local renaissance fair or in the soundtrack to one of Wes Anderson's latest movies, and not in an ironic way either. But for as much as I found myself eye rolling, I found myself singing along, which in itself is the ultimate goal of music isn't it.
Humanz was my very first Gorillaz album and it left me as confused and mystified by them as I was before. Genre wise it is literally impossible to classify the album. It felt like they took the parts they liked from each genre and tried to put them together to create one product. It made for an interesting listen and when it worked, it really worked. But that was only about 50% of the time.
For the second year in a row the most talked about inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame isn't from rock, but rap; and for the second year in row there's a lot of bitching about whether or not hip-hop belongs. For a long time, I have been adamantly for it because classic hip-hop definitely shares that same spirit and feeling that birth rock and roll. But as it's grown and evolved as a genre it's become clearer than ever that it's time they cut the cord.
Thirty Seconds to Mars have apparently gone from assailing our senses with Deftones-level walls of sound to ooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing at us with, frankly, derivative tunes. A fairly straightforward EDM experience, but way less rock than there ought to be.
"If the cops saw a busker playing music on the street they would make us go away or even beat us. Busking used to be seen as just a kind of begging. It was a low-class, haram thing to do. If you played music on the street people would assume you were very poor, maybe homeless..."
Life Without Sound is full of that earnest, raw rock that I love so much. No songs aimed for pop stardom or arena anthems. Just a couple guitars, drums, and strong vocals. Just the way I like it.
Is progressive rock truly progressive, or is it just newfangled jazz with a fake mustache? Prog. rock is coming closer to jazz than ever before. Is the music progressing or returning to its roots?
Daughters' latest is a raw, twisted, in your face mass of sound that gets it's hooks deep into your brain with its hypnotic patterns.
While there's no way that this was the exact vision Lil Peep had for this project, they still did a good job of highlighting the immense talent and potential he had as an artist that could blur genre lines and be the face of this new "emo rap" wave.
Ty Segall was my first entry into his catalog, and it was a hell of an introduction. He's a prolific guitarist who's ability to employ a dizzying array of styles is awe inspiring. Will go down as one of the best rock albums of 2017.
On 'Don't Say Anything' The Grand Southern is able, at the same time, to recreate the Laurel Canyon sound and bring it to current times.
The recent auction of 127 of David Gilmour's guitars went for a $21.5 million, with all the proceeds being donated to combat climate change.
When it first appeared on the charts in 1975, it reached No. 3. The main reason for the song's sudden rise seems to be due to its use in a new ad for Amazon Prime.
On their debut, Sonic Fuel take the good old no-frills rock route, and deliver some great results too.
This was my first Feist album and it was an exceptional piece of art; full of raw emotion, minimalist production, and her incredibly layered voice. It was a surreal listen that left me floating through the ether and it's one of my favorites of the year thus far.
Voids was the first album I've heard from Minus The Bear and it was all very solid indie rock with some great guitar work that seamlessly blended their various elements to create some really compelling music.
Florence + The Machine have produced a superb song brimming with brilliant dynamics and depth here and it's a hard thing not to appreciate.
It was passionate, powerful, soulful and vulnerable all at the same time. There were elements of funk and experimental R&B, accentuated by her extraordinary vocal range, and the message of the music was heartfelt and sincere.
The Color of Cyan proves with their latest album, 'Agape', that there's still life in guitar-driven post-rock.
The rock legend is in a generous mood and is making his entire catalog available for free to everyone.
If anybody in modern music is taken as a stereotype of the genius/weirdness combination it is late Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, a founder and brief mailman of Pink Floyd, solo artist, painter, and recluse - often most of these things at the same time.
After Laughter was a surprising return from the traditionally pop leaning punk-rock band that not only managed to reinvent and reinvigorate their sound but has made me a fan in the process. Their 80's pop influenced sound combined with Hayley's still great vocals and punk musings made for an unexpectedly great combination.
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Enter Shikari brought every bit of expected energy and then some. The crowd’s energy was easily that of a group twice the size, and the exchange between the band and crowd was a true spectacle. For this photographer, it was almost enough to set my camera gear aside and wade into the pit. Check out our collection of photos from a fantastic show at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.