Though Arcade Fire have always been comfortable making grand statements, they’ve also been generous with nuance. After joining forces with LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy on 2013’s Reflektor, the Canadian outfit bring in a similarly impressive crew of co-producers—Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, Pulp’s Steve Mackey—for Everything Now, an album whose jaunty, disco-indebted art-rock is weighted with haunting takes on information overload (the ABBA-esque title track) and nostalgia (“Signs of Life”). “If you can’t see the forest for the trees, just burn it all down,” frontman Win Butler sings on “We Don’t Deserve Love,” a gorgeous yet disorienting ballad at the album’s conclusion. “And bring the ashes to me.”

2012 studio album from Leeds based Shoegaze/Alt Rock outfit IlikeTrains. The Shallows explores our relationships with technology. Set to a dark motorik pulse and haunted by machines, production duties were handed to Richard Formby, celebrated for his work on the Mercury Prize-nominated Two Dancers by Wild Beasts. The Shallows deals with themes of information overload, charts a history of how our tools have shaped us, and asks how our recent reliance on digital technology to obtain information has changed the way we think and retain knowledge.

After a Kia commercial & Google search, I found the wonder that is "How You Like Me Now?" The song was so good in fact, I couldn't resist buying the full album, to which I implore you to do also. Stepping into the music of The Heavy, you know you're stepping into something special. The quality of some of the songs on this album is just so good, so energetic, it transcends almost everything else in rock n' roll over the past 10 years. Heck, Letterman even had them play an encore for the first time in his show's career. And after sampling The Heavy, you'll be hard-pressed not to order an encore as well.

Gram Rabbit emerged from the high desert of Joshua Tree, California armed with a repertoire partaking of reverberant space rock, electro-pop glitz, shadowy spaghetti-Western twang, and the low-down sexiness of the seemlier Las Vegas lounge in equal measures. This trio was born from the muso-spiritual melding of diverse, extraordinary souls: singer/keyboardist/guitarist Jesika von Rabbit; guitarist/singer Todd Rutherford; and Travis Cline, their sample-guru and bassist.

Gram Rabbit’s debut album, Music To Start a Cult To, was recorded with Ethan Allen producing (Tricky, Kristin Hersh and Luscious Jackson, etc.) Echoing the musical and personal odysseys that led to the band members creating this album, each track takes the listener on a unique journey shepherded by the stirring, soulful, and seductive vocal stylings of bewitching front woman, Jesika von Rabbit.

Music To Start a Cult To kicks off with the leather-chapped sing-a-long "Dirty Horse," a fanciful recounting of a rapprochement between Jesus and the Devil. "Witness" is an ode to self-actualization, set to a sinuous beat and Space Invaders synth stylings. "Kill A Man" sets a deceptively winsome commentary on the culture of gratuitous violence to gentle guitar strumming, interwoven with electronic cirrus clouds. "Devil's Playground" is somber tumbleweed-choked country-folk depicting the common struggle of everyday life.

Imagine walking into a honkytonk, deep in the heart of desert country. The clientele includes devil worshippers, witches, hippies, rock climbers, military men, and the random soul-searching tourist, all gathered to hear alien frequencies channeled by Morse code keyboards, slithering reverb-laden guitars, tick-tocking drum machines and samplers that yield a shocking surprise every 40 odd seconds. All eyes, however, are focused on the singer; she's wearing bunny ears. Oh-so-sexily, she deadpans, "Sometimes all it takes is a little smile or some chocolate cake; to put a spring in the step of the bi-polar fool."

自主制作でひっそりと出された一枚目のアルバム以降も、変わらずマイペースな活動を続けて来たミツメ。
今年春にリリースされたカセットテープ・シングルでは、郷愁を誘うフォーク・サイケロックを見せた1stアルバムから大きく方向転換。シンセサイザー・リズムマシンを取り入れたスペーシーな SF・ポップスを展開し、話題を集めました。
その流れを汲み、メンバー4人がそれぞれの興味を追求する中で、さらに多様なアプローチを貪欲に取り入れていった本作は、
ダブからシンセポップ、ファンクチューンまで実に多様な楽曲が収録されています。
S.F、ニューウェーブ、特撮、80年代…そんなものが今回のキーワードになっているそう。
近年の海外インディーにも接近しながら、日本語で歌われる素朴な歌と、どこか歪で間抜けな質感は、ここにしかないサウンドではないでしょうか。
また、本作も前回に引き続き、作曲、アレンジ、録音・ミックスに至るまで、メンバーと彼らの友人であるエンジニアを加えた5人のみで制作されているようです。
実験性と冒険心に溢れた4人組の動向に、今後も眼が離せません。

Teens of Denial is the thirteenth studio album by American indie rock band Car Seat Headrest. It was released on May 20, 2016 by Matador Records, serving as the band's second album for the label and the follow-up to their 2015 debut major-label release, Teens of Style.

Foals have announced the details of their fourth album, What Went Down.
The follow-up to 2013's Holy Fire, which was recorded in France, will be released on 28 August.
The first single from the album will debut exclusively on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show on 16 June.
The Oxford based group teamed up with producer James Ford, who has previously worked with Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, Jessie Ware and Mumford & Sons.

self-released EP which is sold on live venue

◎ 2011年度最佳專輯強勢候選作品，全球樂評一致痴迷推薦
◎ 英國水星音樂獎提名樂隊，第三張邁向極致高峰內省大碟
◎ State、Independent on Sunday、Entertainment.ie滿分讚譽；BBC、Drowned In Sound、NME、musicOMH、Clash、PopMatter、AMG齊聲四顆半星等級好評；Pitchfork 8.2/10搖旗吶喊
◎ 聽著他們性感撩人的枕邊細語，分享他們滿溢氾濫的多愁善感，然後跟著一起沉淪讚嘆
NME：「他們完成一張曠世經典！」
BBC：「本張作品極可能就是2011年度最佳專輯！」
musicOMH：「毫無疑問是今年最出色的專輯之一！」
Clash Music：「一張不能不擁有的專輯！」
Entertainment.ie：「每次聆聽都有新的樂趣，從頭到尾讓人傾心！」
Pitchfork：「毫不妥協，正是他們成功的秘訣！」
The Fly：「適合從頭聽到尾的完整作品！」
The Music Fix：「美麗動人、縈繞不去，讓人沉醉其中！」
Mojo：「證明這個獨特有趣的樂隊正攀向高峰！」
AMG：「他們成軍以來最平易近人且具原創性的作品！」
Uncut：「不僅是他們至今最棒的作品，也是今年最好的專輯！」
本張大碟《Smother》面市後，另類樂壇的前輩們無一不感受到改朝換代的壓力。專輯開場歌曲〈Lion`s Share〉由單調平板的顫音起頭，主唱Hayden Thorpe清亮的嗓音，不久後即追疊而上，稀疏的鋼琴聲此起彼落，三者強弱變幻無常。當你陷入深思神遊之際，也跟著呼吸吐納Wild Beasts滿溢氾濫的多愁善感。
Hayden Thorpe獨樹一格的歌劇式假音唱腔，加上與Benny Little、Tom Fleming、Chris Talbot三位團員的良好默契，讓「瘋狂野獸合唱團Wild Beasts」這組年輕樂隊，在短短幾年內就攀上事業高峰。2007年二月他們獲英國傳奇音樂廠牌Domino Records網羅，同年五月NME雜誌即點名他們為十大最有潛力的新興樂隊之一，他們隔年發行的首張處男專輯《Limbo, Panto》，亦獲外界一致好評。2009年他們趁勝追擊，發表第二張官方大碟《Two Dancers》，除了攻佔Drowned in Sound、The Fly、The Guardian、NME、Q、Pitchfork各大傳媒年終榜單外，還獲2010年水星音樂獎Mercury Prize提名肯定。
前兩張專輯，忠實反映出Wild Beasts的音樂性格—年輕人的熱情、創意與無畏無懼的瀟灑。《Smother》宣告他們已正式邁入人生的另一個階段，你以為那是狂歡後的沉穩內斂，閉眼聆聽後才發現這是性感撩人的枕邊細語，輕柔地述說往往需要更多的自信與智慧。本張專輯中的10首歌曲，總計花了他們六個星期的時間譜寫，他們先在倫敦東區創作，之後再到威爾斯停留約一個月的時間，錄音工作才告正式完成。團員表示，Talk Talk、Beach House、Caribou與Oneohtrix Point Never等樂隊，皆對他們的創作產生若干影響。當專輯播放至結尾曲〈End Come Too Soon〉，你鐵定不難理解，為何眾家音樂媒體，紛紛將本將專輯視為年度最佳專輯首選，主唱、吉他、鋼琴、鼓擊在這首歌曲中顯得異常低調，末段的演奏與人聲吟唱，像是一道耀眼的光芒，而你則像水氣一般瞬間蒸發，僅留下一屋子迴盪不散的痴迷讚嘆。

Reflektor is the fourth studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on October 28, 2013 on Merge Records. A double album, Reflektor was co-produced by former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, regular Arcade Fire producer Markus Dravs, and the band itself.

暌违6年之久，Cat Power（原名Chan Marshall）终于带来了她的全新录音室专辑Sun。专辑融合了孟菲斯灵歌和德尔塔蓝调音乐，她全权包揽了写歌、弹唱和录音，连制作都是一人搞定。她签约在贝格Matador厂牌旗下。
Cat Power称这张专辑为“一次重生”，它包含了全部的信心，野心和个性。“比起过去的专辑，这张专辑是说不要回头看，只要信心十足地向往你的未来，实现个人的成就和力量。”它可能是Cat Power迄今以来最个人化的一张专辑了，其中的幽默、愤怒、技术性和带给人的通感都会令人耳朵一振。这张专辑分别在Malibu、Silver Lake、迈阿密和巴黎录制，2012年春天Cat Power和Zdar一起完成了混音。

沉寂了2年，来自意大利的Yuppie flu带来了Toast masters。此为乐队的第四张专辑，而我却是第一次
听他们。寒ing……
做为欧陆知名Guitar-pop天团，我却在曲里行间不经意嗅到了英国气息。幻觉的咩。评论有说他们有
Mercury Rev 气质，不知各位看官是否认同。甚至在第5首Make aStand的开头，感受到了Mew的轻盈。而
在Mew的新专辑中，那种气质已经被别的东西所代替，不甚惋惜。
我很同意听什么要看什么样的情绪这种说法，那么，如果你此刻心情愉快的话就试着一起听听这张专辑。
一种愉悦的氛围始终贯穿整张。从01开始到第3曲stray on fire，将氛围做一个连贯的传递。再由
04.a good guide引导，到05.Make aStand，07.Better than ever，10.Vultures and fortune此起
彼伏也都不曾缺乏。试听的是Better than ever，却是难得的透着一股子淡淡的忧伤。总之三言两语也说不出
什么，耳听为实，推荐！