Ian Vanek is the drummer and vocalist of art-rock group Japanther, and the artist now focuses his time on Howardian, a solo side project of pure Pacific...

Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley are Tennis. The duo released their third record “Ritual In Repeat” on Sep. 9 through Communion Music. Looking at...

Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack of the indie-folk duo Wye Oak might be the deepest, most cosmically-aligned artists the music world has seen in a while. Known...

Swedish pop duo Icona Pop has been everywhere in the US this past year, thanks to their summer smash hit “I Love It,” featuring Charli XCX. The song...

  Yes, Daft Punk and Kanye West have released some of the most talked about albums this summer. But here are a few more album’s worth checking...

The man in the mask is back. Since the late ‘80s, DOOM (English born Daniel Dumile) has had many musical incarnations and was part of numerous exceptional...

RECORD OF THE WEEK Solange Knowles has been trying on a rather different outfit as of late, and it’s not just her artsy fashion choices. As recent...

Earlier this year, Inland Empire’s Xibalba released “Hasta la Muerte,” its first release on the new label, Southern Lord. The album was a ball-crushing...

Animal Collective released “Centipede Hz” on Sept. 4. This is the band’s latest album since “Merriweather Post Pavilion” came out in early...

Courtesy Annika BerglundThere couldn’t possibly be a better name for Vancouver-duo Japandroids’ second full-length studio album, “Celebration Rock.”...

He’s probably the hardest working modern guitarist out there today, or just the most indecisive one, but Jack White is back in a big way, with his...

The Los Angeles-based quartet Silversun Pickups is back with its third full-length album, “Neck of the Woods.” Back in 2006, the band’s first...