Features
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best 60 Albums of 2009
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.
Friday, December 11 2009
The Best Electronic Albums of 2009
We have no idea where the hell electronic music is going in the next decade, but if you can't find something in the wide stew of sonics out there to get excited about, check your pulse. You're probably dead.
Monday, December 10 2007
The Best Electronica of 2007
As electronic music's edges bleed out all over the genre map, some sounds have been resurrected, others minimally revised, but the sum total shows a genre that, diffuse identity or not, continues to exert its pull on rock, pop, and the dancefloor.
Reviews
Wednesday, November 28 2012
Dan Deacon: 7 November 2012 - Chicago
Dan Deacon creates a shared musical and interpersonal experience involving himself and everyone in the room. Also, there’s dancing. Lots of dancing.
Friday, August 31 2012
Dan Deacon: America
That spastic weirdo knob twiddler has made an unapologetically earnest album about the state of America's psychic and physical landscape. It's not wacky, it's not pretensious, and it'll blow you away.
Monday, May 10 2010
Dan Deacon: Woof Woof EP
On this limited-edition EP, Dan Deacon's "Woof Woof" and two other Bromst tracks find new life through adventurous reworkings.
Wednesday, August 26 2009
The Totally Raging in the Round Pool Show: 1 August 2009 - Flying W Airport & Resort, Medford, NJ
An airplane-shaped pool, cheap drinks, a beach volleyball court, barbecue, water ice stand… and a few bands for good measure.
Friday, March 27 2009
Dan Deacon: Bromst
Dan Deacon holds a warped funhouse mirror up to his inner electronic composer. Don't worry, he hasn't matured. Rather, he's evolved.
Blogs
Thursday, January 17 2013
Dan Deacon - "Guilford Avenue Bridge" (video) + Tour Dates
In advance of a world tour commencing on 8 February, Dan Deacon unleashes his latest video. "Guilford Avenue Bridge" was shot by Alan Resnick during Deacon's last tour and features highlights of his electrifying performance style.
Thursday, October 4 2012
Dan Deacon - "Crash Jam" (stream)
Dan Deacon releases the second single from his recent LP 'America'.
Monday, July 23 2012
Dan Deacon Releases Video for "True Thrush" and Announces Massive Tour
Dan Deacon's latest album, America releases on 28 August in North America and 27 August everywhere else. Deacon has just dropped a video for "True…
Thursday, July 23 2009
Dan Deacon - "Get Older" and more (Live @ Todd P's) (video)
Noisevox is a new live music site, focused mainly on indie rock and they've come out of the gate with an impressive array of weekly…
Wednesday, May 20 2009
Dan Deacon: 16 May 2009 – Bowery Ballroom, New York City
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