Nov 22, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

While particularly verbose in conversation, needing only the simplest prompt to launch into the details of his life and work, songwriter and composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone is completely silent as a frontman. More

Nov 19, 2013 By Laura Studarus Web Exclusive

NONONO producers-turned-band members Tobias "Astma" Jimson and Michel Rocwell have been working with hip-hop luminaries for over 10 years in their native Sweden. So perhaps, on some level, it's appropriate to say that Swedish pop trio NONONO arrived with significantly more experience than the average musical newbies. More

Nov 15, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

If they were ever to fuse their collective DNA in some future sci-fi experiment, the members of HAERTS are in full agreement that their resulting progeny would be unlike any other. "It would be beautiful," laughs frontwoman and vocalist Christina "Nini" Fabi. "But I would have to give birth to it, don't forget." More

Nov 12, 2013 By Dan Lucas Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

About an hour's train ride north of London, Kettering, England has the country's second oldest theme park, was once a hotbed for Britain's boot and shoe industry until many of the factories closed in the 1970s and '80s, and was visited several times by Hollywood actor Clark Gable during World War II (he was stationed at a nearby air base), but it isn't particularly well-known for its music scene. More

Nov 08, 2013 By Austin Trunick Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

The cool, breathless dream pop on Postiljonen's debut, Skyer, has a transportive quality to it. Their rolling synthesizer lines and love for big, audacious saxophone solos may call back to some of the 1980s' cheesier pop songs, but in this producer trio's skilled hands, it never feels anything but earnest and modern. It's their sound's ability to induce nostalgia that gave the project its name.

Nov 05, 2013 By Tyler Huckabee Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

Talking to Aluna Francis, you get the idea she was born to do this sort of thing. She sounds thoughtful without being pretentious, candid without appearing bitter, and articulate without sounding canned. Simply put, she seems like the sort of person who should be famous. More

Nov 01, 2013 By Danielle Sills Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

One of the best parts of being a kid is the ability to dream without bounds. The world is just waiting for you to accomplish anything and everything. Doubts don't cloud your vision; incredible thoughts seem close and obtainable. More

Oct 25, 2013 By Frank Valish Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

One of Thomas Sanders' first musical memories involves music's connection with a sense of exploration, wonder, and movement. More

Oct 23, 2013 By Chris Tinkham Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

I've just finished one of the most disgusting jobs I've ever done in my life," says Andrew Hunt, vocalist/ guitarist for the Liverpool art-rock five-piece, Outfit. In the weeks leading up to the release of the band's debut LP, Performance, Hunt has been spending time in New York with his girlfriend, who lives in Brooklyn. More