Today’s track comes in as a request from the lovely Bridge staff writer, Josie Harpole. M. Ward creates songs that…
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo (album review)
“Eyes slowly open. Note the surroundings; a ragged old couch with a quilted sheet covering the base, half-open windows hidden by broken blinds, a filthy glass submersed in aged tabloids…”
R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now (album review)
“R.E.M. is a group synonymous with the development of alternative rock. The band enjoys a cultural legacy comparable to classic rock artists of the early 1970s and R &B groups of the 1960s…”
SOUNDWAVES: (Song Of The Day) Foster The People
Continuing the trend of music you can move to, today’s track is “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People. While…
SOUNDWAVES: Listen To New Broken Bells
Broken Bells, the uber-talent sandwich that is James Mercer of the Shins and Danger Mouse/ Brian Burton of everything else…
SOUNDWAVES: (Song Of The Day) Passion Pit
Put on your dancing shoes before you listen to these guys. Passion Pit’s infectious synth filled electro-pop creates the perfect…
DeVotchKa – 100 Lovers (album review)
“What is the most common setting to experience a new album? The car stereo? On the couch with a pair of headphones? The answer is inconsequential to DeVotchKa…”
Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine (album review)
“Chillwave is cool. It is a very stylish subgenre of music, brimming with a vintage cheesiness that somehow transcends irony and ultimately becomes endearing…”
Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (album review)
“Sweeping crescendos, elegant harmonic timbres, vast sonic landscapes, relentless and powerful rhythms; when one mentions “Mogwai”, many will know what to expect…”
SOUNDWAVE: (Song Of The Day) Local Natives
The Local Natives create wonderfully laid back “psychedelic-folk music.” The band has been fairly under the radar but are slowly…