Tag: Pitchfork

Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Steven A. Clark and a lengthy list of others represent a progressive movement in both Black music (if such a thing truly exists) and in pop/R&B as these artists and their […]

Comprised of John Paul Pitts (lead vocals, guitar), Thomas Fetke (guitar, backing vocals), Kevin Williams (bass, backing vocals) and Tyler Schwarz (drums), the West Palm Beach, FL-based indie rock band, Surfer Blood can trace their […]

The Olympia, WA-based act Broken Water released their latest effort, Wrought last month to critical praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Stereogum, KEXP and others for the fuzzy, droning power-chord rock sound that channels the Pacific […]

Born in Milwaukee, WI and currently located in Chicago, the 23 year old singer/songwriter Lili K. began performing in church and school choirs and started writing original material when she had turned 10. As a […]

As a music journalist, it’s often extremely convenient to get caught up on your local scene or your national scene. Sometimes it’s out of unadulterated and unapologetic biases but usually it’s out of both laziness […]

Receiving critical praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Dazed & Confused and others, Danish producer and electronic music artist Tomas Barfod’s debut effort Salton Sea made Barfod an international, electronic music star, thanks in part to a sound […]

Danish producer and electronic music artist Tomas Barfod released his debut solo album, Salton Sea to praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Dazed & Confused, thanks to a sound that’s been described as a sophisticated mesh of electronics, and […]

Robert Alfons, a Toronto, ON-based electronic music artist and producer, writes. records and performs under the moniker of Trust. Alfons’ 2012 debut album, TRST was released to critical praise from  Vice, Pitchfork and The Guardian and was nominated for a Juno Award in his native Canada.  […]

September Girls, who derive their name from a Big Star song – interestingly, via the Bangles – formed in 2011 and quickly recorded a number of demos and began booking gigs across both their native […]

The Toronto, ON-based, Robert Alfons writes, records and performs under the moniker of Trust. His 2012 debut effort, TRST was released both critical praise and commercial success — critics at Vice, Pitchfork and The Guardian reviewed it favorably and the album was […]

Nepenthe, the third full-length release by the Brooklyn-based artist Julianna Bardwick. Upon the album’s release, Bardwick and her album have received critical praise from a number of media outlets including the likes of Pitchfork, the Fader, […]

Formed in Dublin, Ireland back in 2011, the quintet of September Girls, who derive their name from a Big Star song via the Bangles, quickly recorded a number of demos and began booking bigs both […]

Escort is a 17 member — yes, 17 — member disco act founded by producers Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, and fronted by the incredible Adeline Michèle, and features a cast of musicians who have played […]

Album Review: Cut Copy’s Free Your Mind

Cut Copy Free Your Mind Modular Recordings/Loma Vista Recordings Release Date: November 5, 2013 Track Listing Intro Free Your Mind We Are Explorers Let Me Show You Love Into the Desert Footsteps In Memory Capsule […]