Animal Collective
"What Would I Want? Sky"from the EP Fall Be Kind2009iTunesThere was reason to expect that Fall Be Kind would be an abrupt turn back to the abstract abrasiveness Animal Collective was known for before this year'...
A Lull
"Spread It All Around" MP3from the album Confetti2011iTunesConfetti, the debut full-length from Chicago-based A Lull, is heavy on percussion, guttural beats, and sonic tricks. They evoke the psychedelic sounds ...
Braids
"Plath Heart"from the album Native Speaker2011iTunesDecamping to Montreal to produce and record their debut Native Speaker, Braids' lush pop epics reveal a band maturing way ahead of its age. The group's compos...
Local Natives
"Sun Hands"from the album Gorilla Manor2010 (U.S.)iTunesIn an age where music is as accessible as an "I'm feeling lucky" Google search and a quick click of the "download" button, it's easy to get bogged down by...
Miike Snow
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"Black and Blue"Miike Snow2009iTunes
To get the formalities out of the way, Miike Snow is not a singer/songwriter named Mike. Miike Snow isn't even a he, actually. It's an indie-e...
Atlas Sound
"Walkabout"from the album Logos2009iTunesIt's as if Bradford Cox has a giant bolt of stained, candy-colored shoegaze-pop gauze in his brain. He yanks off a few yards every few months, and lo and behold, there's...
Grizzly Bear
"Cheerleader"from the album Veckatimest2009iTunesThe neo-classical precision of Grizzly Bear's music — the feeling that its choral harmonies, woozy orchestrations, and slippery waltz signatures aren't just writ...
Yeasayer
"Ambling Alp"from the album Odd Blood2010iTunesExperimental Brooklyn-based tripsters Yeasayer have released a new song called "Ambling Alp," and if it's any indication of what their forthcoming album Odd Blood ...