The elder statesmen of modern rock found their balls again with 2008’s Accelerate (which really rocked) which help cleanse the palate clean of the bad aftertaste that was 2004’s Around the Sun (which really sucked).
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Don’t crank dat just yet after seeing Soulja Boy’s name. I’m A Goner by Matt & Kim featuring Soulja Boy and Andrew W.K. is actually a pretty good collaboration sponsored by Converse’s Three Artists initiative.

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Sophomore albums are wont to be met with a multitude of expectations, so much so that it’s almost a custom for critics to make quote-ready disavowals of them. Gloss Drop, to be pandering ourselves (and punny), battles the pressure its critical darling predecessor Mirrored has set upon them. Making it harder for the predominantly instrumental band is the fact that they not only have to live up to the hype but also attempt to do so without an arguably pivotal member; founding bandmate Tyondai Braxton. [more »]

French electro artist, SebastiAN is here to give the likes of Daft Punk a run for their money. His new album Total is hot of the press and giving electroheads something to quite literally, rave about. [more »]

Prior to An Album (unofficially and cheekily pronounced “anal bum”) you will need to see them live to understand why this local band has been one of the fastest rising bands in the past year. [more »]

What do hip hop producers dream of? Electronic music apparently if AraabMuzik is anything to go by. [more »]

When we heard of Martin Solveig’s first single ‘Boys & Girls’, we were not convinced with his music until the club banger ‘Hello’ was released last year. Smash is Martin’s 5th studio album and he has brought the varying genres of electronica, house and dance pop along to the party. [more »]

Indie rockers The Kills may have gained public recognition due to guitarist James Hince’s relationship with supermodel Kate Moss, but indie fans would know that the band has been around for over a decade. [more »]

The internet phenomenon that is Odd Future shows no signs of stopping with the release of the collective’s de facto leader’s first physical album. Goblin is a continuation of Tyler’s internet debut, Bastard, a fictive exploration of the rapper’s psyche.

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Kitsuné Maison 11 has presented to us, yet another infectiously catchy album, full of indie electro choons that will have you moving non-stop. The opening track ‘Let’s Go All The Way’ is produced by a band so fresh off the block, that they haven’t even named themselves yet! [more »]