Hawk And Dove, an indie rock band which consists of members Elijah Miller, John Kleber, Stephanie Sanders, and Adam Sausville, have sculpted an album that transcends the boundaries created by different genres of music. This Yesterday Will Never End has a curiously psychedelic effect on the listener, which can…

On For Now I Am Winter, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds integrates his signature feathery neoclassical sensibilities with an electronic influence. This meeting of the worlds is in and of itself an intriguing concept. The album is a big departure for Arnalds for another reason as well: it is his…

Eksi Ekso are a three-piece band from Boston, MA. Their upcoming album, Archfiend, paints a picture about H.H. Holmes’ life and death as one of the first documented serial killers in American history. It begins with samples and keys used throughout “Pet Monster” and “Glass Damsels.” They create a…

A longtime staple of Temporary Residence, it’s not hard to imagine the slow-burning music of Eluvium getting less attention than the label’s bravado-heavy rock outfits like Envy, Mono, or Explosions In The Sky. Matthew Cooper’s work on the two-disc Nightmare Ending matches the potency of those groups, while taking…

The NowhereNauts are a New York-based band composed of Sofie Kapur (lead vocals), Hunter Lombard (guitar, vocals), Anders Kapur (bass, vocals), and Tony Franco (drums, vocals). After their self-titled debut in 2011, they released their second LP, Warned You, back on Jan. 15.

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Immediately recognized for their unique fusion of punk, country, folk, rock, and whatever other style you want to throw in the mix, the Meat Puppets’ latest album—due out April 16 through Megaforce—is no far cry from the sound and talented writing that has earned them their stripes. Rat Farm’s…

Boxed Wine, a five-piece indie pop band from New Jersey, recently released a three-track EP featuring songs that will be on their new album. The infectious EP leaves one on the edge of their seat for the upcoming full-length, which is slated for a May release. The quintet are…

Hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, The Grenadines are fronted by husband/wife team Michael and Lauren Shackelford. Working with Jim Eno of Spoon and other producers in the music business like Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes) has had its benefits on this Southern indie rock band. With both slow and upbeat songs…

Those like myself who have managed to ignore Cloud Cult for their roughly 20 years of bandhood would do well to hear their 2005 disc, Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus, a 25-track behemoth of creativity that exemplified much of what I love about indie rock: Interesting lyrics, boundless energy,…

Setting the stage for the remainder of Viasava’s debut album, One Year Down, is the instrumental intro, “Day One.” The track is a minute of sporadic keys that form an elongated melody with wandering vocal parts that build tension before the riff of the second number drops. “New Frontier”…