Gayngs
I know what you’re thinking (trust me, I’m very intuitive), “Music inspired by the 80s electronic sound can be so neon, futuristic and loud!” Trust fair readers that while the Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Bon Iver
The Antlers
A singer/songwriter that morphed into a trio, it seems that the music of The Antlers has evolved into a completely new genre over the course of just 4 releases. Instead Continue Reading →
Bon Iver
His debut reinvented the conventional idea of a guy and his guitar. A falsetto and 3 winter months in a cabin in the woods was what Justin Vernon needed to Continue Reading →
Elliott Smith
Indie music can be busting at the seams with innovation and unique instrumentation. Sometimes it takes a guy and a guitar to realize the mastery that can still be applied Continue Reading →
Fleet Foxes
When you hear the word Folk, you may have a particular artist or picture come to mind. Be it Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell or perhaps a hippie with a guitar Continue Reading →
James Blake
The new prodigy of indie music hardly made his entrance with a bang, but the unassuming whimper that is the style of James Blake should not be mistaken for meekness. Continue Reading →
Iron & Wine
There are artists who pick up an acoustic guitar and pluck away creating nice singer/songwriter tunes and then there is Sam Beam. This former film professor of Miami writes songs Continue Reading →
Antony and the Johnsons
The voice of Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons is hardly conventional, but where some artists veer away from convention for shock and show, Antony is an earnest master Continue Reading →
The xx
With a stark black wardrobe and understated demeanor, it would be easy enough to dismiss The xx as a trio of sullen teens (despite now being in their early twenties). Continue Reading →
Jónsi
A distinctive falsetto voice seems like the opposite of the current trend in pop music. Throaty rockers and voices echoing from the Warped Tour seem to permeate Top 40 radio, Continue Reading →