This is famously the season when we buy things nobody really needs. But exhaustive spending isn't limited to the holidays. Artist Kate Bingaman-Burt attempts…
Vampire Weekend's shaky smart-aleck stand
Preparations/Interregnums (Warp)
Dark Stars (Drag City)
Caribou twists your melon with intelligent psych-pop
Loco Dice (born Dice Corleone) currently resides in Brooklyn but hails from Düsseldorf, home of original German techno robots Kraftwerk, an obvious influence on…
The Flying Club Cup forsakes Eastern European baroque for a more nuanced, French-influenced sound.
Brooklyn's MC Lyte (Lana Moorer) is probably the only major female rap star to never be embroiled in a scandal. Even without the scuffles,…
Bishop Allen comprises two Brooklyn musicians who just so happen to be actors. Lead singer Justin Rice and guitarist Christian Rudder starred in acclaimed…
They're from opposite coasts, but Brooklyn's Newcleus (best known for the '80s club hit “Jam on It”) and L.A.'s Egyptian Lover (who penned “Egypt,…
