In the short yet monumental history of hip hop music, the period between 1988 and 1996 is often referred to as the “Golden Age.” While the appellation may carry some nostalgic baggage, it represents...

Back in 2006, a small dream-pop band named Beach House tiptoed into indie music waters, making only a relative splash with their self-titled debut LP. Although slightly unrefined and jagged in spots, that album...

Alan Palomo isn’t just another electronic musician reveling in the by-gone sounds and (excessive) glam of the 1980s. In fact, the founder of the Austin, TX-based electropop outfit Neon Indian is anything but. Enigmatically...

There's something undeniably refreshing about a group of 20-year-olds writing and self-producing one of the best albums of 2009. I’m referring here to The xx, a dream pop foursome out of South London —...

The French duo, Air, has been celebrated for their unique melding of futuristic synth-pop beats and nostalgic seventies references. In 1998, their debut LP, Moon Safari, made many year-end top-10 lists and solidified their...