R.E.M.
It is safe to say that you may have heard of a little band called, R.E.M. This vaguely familiar band was formed in 1980 and releases their fifteenth album this Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: alternative
Deerhunter
The inspirations and instrumentation that must come together to create the left-of-center indie rock of Deerhunter seem to make odd bedfellows. The stuff of which might produce a colossal mess Continue Reading →
St. Vincent
Her voice is a soothing, mellow coo set against the instrumental backdrop equivalent to an anxiety attack. It may seem odd that such a strange description of music can be Continue Reading →
Joy Division
To be frank, if you haven’t heard the song “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” you need to take a listen. Go ahead…I’ll wait. Now, picture this song released in the Continue Reading →
Neko Case
With a clean, controlled, vibrato-less voice as smooth as untouched ice, Neko Case guides listeners through her story-like songs. This alt-country songstress (yes, the genre Country just made an appearance Continue Reading →
The National
This is a band with a distinctive voice at the helm, a killer drummer as an anchor and some finely constructed tunes that can navigate across the line that separates Continue Reading →
Nada Surf
Nada Surf, often referred to as an alternative power pop band, surfaced on commercial radio in the summer of 1996 with a single called “Popular.” Yes, I just used the Continue Reading →