In April, the folk-rock band Woods is set to release their sixth album. It's called "With Light and With Love." We preview the first single, "Moving to the Left."
One For The Road
‘Chinese New Year’ Sales
Sales is a duo from Florida with an almost unsearchable band name. To celebrate the Year of the Horse, here's their latest single, "Chinese New Year."
The Notwist Continue Their Evolution
The Notwist started out, as so many German bands do, by playing heavy metal. Nine albums and 24 years later, they've evolved into electronic pop musicians.
Useless Geometry and Geography
A Sunny Day in Glasgow are not from Scotland, which might make their name useless for pinning down their origins - but, as they title their newest track, they are "In Love with Useless."
Looping a ‘Lariat’ Around Stephen Malkmus
Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus is back on the street with a new record, "Wig Out at Jagbags"
Love You, Beyoncé, “XO”
Beyoncé's new album, released by surprise last week, is experimental, boundary-nudging pop distinguished by her most mature songwriting to date - candidly personal yet politically charged. In a year rich in statement-making releases, the record immediately inserted itself on many critics' best-of lists and has become an essential pop culture touchstone.
Everything is Embarrassing for Sky Ferreira
The first single from actress/model/singer Sky Ferreria's EP is perfect for a thoughtful strut across the dance floor.
Phoenix is Bankrupt – but Entertaining
Here’s a contradiction: the band Phoenix hails from Paris. Here’s another: their 2012 album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” went gangbusters, and this April’s follow-up is called “Bankrupt.” So it’s nice to know that the lead single - “Entertainment” - is precisely what it claims to be.
Winning, The War on Drugs
The propulsive rhythms, emotive vocals, and crescendoing choruses that typified The War on Drugs' first album back in 2011 are back in sophisticated style.
Pulling a ‘One-Way Trigger’
Pop-rock powerhouses The Strokes released a new album called “Comedown Machine” in March. Here’s a little piece of the single “One-Way Trigger” - perfect for dancing away the frost.