Email Author M.T. Richards

2011 Stories by M.T. Richards

• SBTRKT: Show Preview

  published October 26, 2011

  Very little is known about Britain's SBTRKT. On his self-titled 2011 debut, the Afro-Caribbean producer born Aaron Jerome drops a... More >>

• Anika: Show Preview

  published October 19, 2011

  Germany's Anika is a study in paradoxes. Her lyrics convey desperation and self-erasure as she delivers them in an unflappable monotone.... More >>

• Van Hunt: Show Preview

  published October 12, 2011

  Two years ago, Maxwell drew widespread hysteria from R&B nerds when he released the sleekly sexy BLACKsummers'night. R. Kelly's... More >>

• Chris Taylor: Show Preview

  published October 5, 2011

  There appears to be very little that Chris Taylor can't do. He's the face of Grizzly Bear, a Brooklyn-based quartet that makes folk... More >>

• Amon Tobin: Show Preview

  published September 28, 2011

  Rio de Janeiro-by-way-of-London producer Amon Tobin chops and splices samples with the precision of DJ Shadow. He has an ear for... More >>

• Junior Boys: Show Preview

  published September 21, 2011

  Abstract pop music experienced a renaissance in the mid-'00s. Matmos and the Fiery Furnaces both released career-defining albums, while LCD... More >>

• Bon Iver: Show Preview

  published September 21, 2011

  Last November, Justin Vernon was plucked from obscurity when Kanye West enlisted him for West's blockbuster album My Beautiful Dark Twisted... More >>

• Iceage: Show Preview

  published July 20, 2011

  Discomfited teenagers have been belting out fiery rock tunes for generations. But there is something very novel about Iceage. The Danish... More >>

• Pink Martini: Show Preview

  published June 29, 2011

  Portland's music scene these days often gets pigeonholed as a mix of folk, indie rock, and alt-country. But the Oregon city's most vibrant... More >>

• Kurt Vile: Show Preview

  published April 20, 2011

  The rusted guitar flourishes and quaking electronic textures of Kurt Vile's new album, Smoke Ring for My Halo, come across like a... More >>