The 10 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2011
“Indie rock” is a huge catch-all term. 2011’s best indie rock albums list focuses on artists who are more rock-oriented, taking their cues from the genre’s styles and traditions.
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Future Islands Continue to Soar on ‘As Long As You Are’
Future Islands' sixth album, As Long As You Are, is more of the same -- deeply confessional synthpop -- and that's a beautiful thing.
The 10 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2010
"Indie rock" is a term as amorphous and hard-to-pin-down as some of its associated lingo. But for our purposes here, we'll go with a line of demarcation strangely omitted from the discussion much of the time: the rock portion of the equation.
Governors Ball Day 2: The Distractions of Björk, Future Islands, Ryan Adams + More (Photos)
The end of Day 2 was a choice between Ryan Adams and Deadmau5, but before them Future Islands, Björk and many more provided welcome distractions.
PopTalk: The 2015 Grammys, “True Artistry”, and Meme Culture
The latest PopTalk podcast takes a look at whether or not, as Kanye West suggests, the Grammys and awards culture in general can or should care about "true artistry".
The Best Albums of 2014
From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
Future Islands – “Doves (Vince Clarke Remix)” (audio)
Check out a new remix from Future Island's recent album, Singles, by Erasure member Vince Clarke.
Future Islands: Singles
The layperson finally arrived to Future Islands, the question was: What would they find here on the beach of the band's new fame?
SXSW’s Little Sister: Savannah Stopover Music Festival
As far as festivals go SXSW is a lot like the high school cheerleader. Everyone either wants her or wants to be her. If this be true, then the Savannah Stopover Music Festival is her little sister. Younger, more modest, and increasingly harder to overlook.