February 22, 2012 It’s two days before the Darkness fly to the States and commence rehearsals for their first US tour in eight years. Actually, it’s been more than half a decade since the foursome—frontman Justin Hawkins,...
February 22, 2012 Over the last few years, Tesla Boy has sent analog disco pop surging through Moscow like volts of neon. After dropping their debut album Modern Thrills, the foursome has taken over Russian dance floors,...
“Je veux.” I want. In this song, which became a huge summer hit in France in 2010, Zaz shares a wishlist that’s anything but materialistic. All she wants is “some love, some joy, some good cheer/It’s not your money that will make me happy,” she sings in...
A new gem has surfaced in Tokyo in the form of Jesse Ruins, a duo project marked by dreamy atmospherics, thwacking beats, and a hefty dose of mystery.
Comprised of producer Nobuyuki Sakuma and a woman...
We hope Dustin Wong never learns to read music. It might ruin everything. Like countless great musicians, Wong studied art before playing in the art-rock...
The German electronic underground has always been a world apart, but Emika is on the crest of a wave that's crashing the depths of sub-bass on everyone's doorstep in 2012.
The Berlin-based producer...
Dustin Wong is an unlikely candidate for a guitar hero. An art school grad, born in Hawaii, raised in Japan, currently in Brooklyn, Wong doesn't read music, but he understands it better than most, with...
No, they're not from Australia. Despite the vocal polyphonic splits, candied synthesizers, and Bag Raiders via New Order warmth, Tesla Boy actually hails from....Moscow.
Yep, Russia is the new neon,...
Soca isn't like other music. The rest of the musical world has SXSW buzz, taste-making blogs, and indie posturing to determine who is a big deal. Soca musicians have Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival. And...
Greece is home to one of the world's least known yet most intriguing black metal scenes. Greek black metal bands often draw on Greece's own rich ancient mythology instead of Nordic legends -- bypassing...
From the land of future beatmaking obscura, Faces bubbles up from a subterranean jazz club where reality is spotty, and the hookahs are plentiful.
The 12" split between Los Angeles' Mike Gao (a...
Androsace the plant is an unassuming but hardy species with tiny flowers that can be found in cold, rocky environments across Asia and Europe. Androsace the band is a force of nature that can mainly be...
Hailed as Sweden's answer to Phoenix, The Concept's infectious, happy-go-lucky tunes fit the pop music formula to a T. The Stockholm sweethearts happen to know just a bit about the pop music industry-- all four members have served under the pop...
