Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Age of Adz’ It’s been a full five years since Sufjan Stevens blessed us with the release of Illinoise. In that duration, the Detroit-born artists abandoned his reported quest to release an album devoted to each of the American 50 states. Just two states down , Illinois and Michigan, Stevens announced that the […]
Atlanta’s self-described “ambient-punk” band Deerhunter have released their upcoming album Halcyon Digest for full stream via NPR. You can also listen to each of the album’s individual tracks on NPR. With their fourth studio LP, the experimental noise-rockers seem to continue their movement toward pop jams, which has us very excited. As lead-man Bradford Cox’s […]
Long known for its historical influences on grunge and indie rock, legendary Pacific Northwest label Sub Pop has diverted from both of those traditions with the signing of its newest members, Shabazz Palaces. The avant-grade, left field hip-hop group hails from the Central District of Sub Pop’s hometown–Seattle, WA. After releasing two EP’s in 2009 […]
Göteborg, Sweden & Slottsskogen park hosted 4th annual Way Out West music festival featuring M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Lykke Li, Håkan Hellström, Iggy and the Stooges, Beach House and more.
Håkan Hellström: While I don’t speak Swedish, I wouldn’t be representing the Goteborg and Swedish music scene without mentioning the indie-pop star Håkan Hellström. Shuffling around between several bands in the 90’s and early 00’s, Håkan (pronounced ho-kahn) made his solo debut in 2000. Since then, he’s acquired quite the following. His performance at Way […]