Apr 15, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

The full-length debut from sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin plays as a fully-formed version of the three DIY singles the sisters already released as Bleached. ­Ride Your Heart features echoes of the punk of the sisters’ previous band, Mika Miko, but Bleached is very much a different beast. More

Apr 12, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

Iron & Wine’s last two records—2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog and 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean—found leader Sam Beam diving into uncharted musical waters after the calm, acoustic songwriting of Iron & Wine’s first two albums. More

Apr 11, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

Listeners who turn to The Flaming Lips looking for a good time, return now from whence you came. The music included on The Terror is as nightmarish as its name would suggest.  More

Apr 11, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

"There’s a little spaceship/Hiding in the clouds/You want it to love you/Its peaceful voice is loud.” The opening line of The Terror could describe The Flaming Lips themselves as they prepare to land with an unsettling new mission. More

Apr 10, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

It's been 10 years since The Postal Service's seminal Give Up was released into the world. To say it found a wider audience than its creators expected is an immense understatement-Give Up demolished all sales projections, trickling into the hearts of minds of millions of bedroom-bound brooders across the world. More

Apr 10, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

Some bands run a cosmic treadmill trying to keep pace with current trends; others are content to keep mining the formulas that brought on their biggest successes. This "classic lineup" of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark—on hiatus from 1986-2006—seemed fine to pick up right where they left off. More

Apr 09, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

In many respects, Generationals is the epitome of an indie-rock group. A duo unencumbered by extraneous personnel, New Orleans natives Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer craft their pop with equal parts melodic effervescence, twee charm, organic instrumentation, and synthesized drive. More

Apr 09, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

Could it be that after an era of being shamed by America and France in particular, English pop music has finally got its act together? Following the likes of Egyptian Hip Hop, Alt-J, and Wild Beasts, Marple, England's Dutch Uncles seem to be spoiling their fellow countrymen with another serving of eminently enjoyable yet intelligent electronic pop.  More

Apr 08, 2013 Music Issue #45 - Winter 2013 - Phoenix

In today's climate of disposable indie rock bands, longevity should—ostensibly—be something to celebrate. Mudhoney's 25 years of making albums together, though, is somewhat inexplicable, especially if Vanishing Point is a reflection of the band's current creative mindset. More