Possibly the definitive indie-pop band of the 2000s, the Shins have straddled the underground and mainstream like few others. Smart enough for the hipsters, yet accessible enough for the masses -  The Shins are hard not to like. 
Ten years ago, the fledgling band from Albuquerque, NM released their first EP, Nature Bears a Vacuum on […]

Deemed the last major remnant of the ill-fated electroclash genre (which they probably never really belonged to in the first place), Ladytron have long been held to inflated expectations to evolve. Their previous album, Witching Hour, was largely hailed as a graceful shift towards a more refined, nuanced, and even (gasp!) organic sound. That album’s […]