With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
Watch Florence And The Machine perform “Kiss With A Fist” on Late Show With David Letterman: the band’s network-television debut. Florence Welch shows off her mile-long legs and intense red hair while killing the vocals on the garage-rock tune, from the band’s critically acclaimed debut album, Lungs (Island).
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
Crawling out from the dregs of Kansas City, I Love You offers up a wild amalgamation of dub, noise, punk and African pop with its latest album, Bell Ord Forrest (Joyful Noise). Opening single “The Colloquialism Is Simply ‘Gas’” hypnotizes listeners with an infectious bass line and pulsating drums only to disintegrate into mountains of [...]
Anders Parker first came to our attention 15 years ago as the guitarist/vocalist for the underrated Space Needle. After the band’s demise, Parker issued four albums as Varnaline and two under his own name and collaborated with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar as Gob Iron. His latest release is double album Skyscraper Crow (Bladen County), which features [...]
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
Former members of Days Away and Unlikely Cowboy have united for sunny/hazy folk band Good Old War. The Philadelphia outfit sounds a bit like a countrified version of another outstanding Philly group, Dr. Dog. Here is Good Old War with new single “Maybe Mine.” Featuring Pet Sounds harmonies, acoustic-guitar jangle, tambourine, beards and flannel, the [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Ray Davies The Kinks frontman plays Letterman. Ray Davies is promoting the recently released The Kinks Choral Collection with The Crouch End Festival Chorus. The Colbert Report (Comedy [...]
With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]
