Rock and ambient music might as well reside on opposite sides of the galaxy, so it’s almost shocking when a band like Deerhunter melds the two so effectively. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
If music ever needs FDA approval in the future, bands like this will be the reason why; Magic Kids’ sugar-coated songs paint a mental picture of smiling clouds and double rainbows, with a unicorn or two tossed in for good measure. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
More than a quarter of a century into the band’s career together, it’s inspiring to hear Melvins continue to deafen new generations of listeners. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
On their 20th album together, Melvins’ members still know how to throw their weight around. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
On its self-titled debut, Happy Birthday flirts with several flavors of love, and ‘Girls FM’ is where taste gets confusing. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
Being a hotbed of international travel, of course Panama’s music is as diverse as its population. Throughout the ’60s and ’70s, it wasn’t uncommon to hear intricate mixtures of calypso, jazz and cumbia throughout the isthmus. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
The 11-minute ‘Colouring of Pigeons’ takes The Knife’s experimental, cerebral side to new heights. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
In music, trends are always rising and fading in popularity, but nostalgia never dies. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
Short-sighted music fans might scoff at the revivalism of, say, Ariel Pink, but plenty of acts have built healthy careers around the art of bringing back the past. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
Souljazz doesn’t reinvent soul, jazz or the fusion thereof, but it plays all of the above with the passion that drove its forefathers. Anthony Fantano Read Quote
