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Fleet Foxes have holed themselves away in Seattle to drum up material for a second album, which the band promises to release sometime next year. “I listened to the first record again, and I was kind of nonplussed,” says frontman Robin Peckfold. “There are definitely super-upbeat songs that are...

This week we’ve got no time for snappy intros, no time to come up with any witty banter or half-serious boasts. There’s really not a moment to spare, such is our determination to get the piping hot jams right into your grubby little mitts. So we won’t talk about girl group-jacking weirdos we found...

I was at the QEH last night for the London première of Richard Barrett’s Mesopotamia; I may have more to say on this in the next day or two. In the meantime, my article on the piece has just this morning been published in INTO, the magazine of Sound and Music: In March 2003, as a [...]

We covered 2007 in a similar way before -- way back in 2007 -- but not to this extent. Some of these lists from our editorial staff go up to 20 rather than 10, so there is more Radiohead, Panda Bear, White Stripes, UGK, and probably M.I.A. (There is the exact same amount of Amerie, Frank Zappa, and...

The 2009 Grammy Awards nominations were announced last night during a live broadcast on CBS from L.A.’s Club Nokia. Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations, including Album of the Year. Also receiving nominations were Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews and the Black Eyed Peas. [Variety.com]...

Today calls for drastic action, and when that particular call goes out, the Saints answer every time. “I’m Stranded” is the best song from the best punk rock record ever (I’m Stranded). It isn’t subtle and it isn’t pretty, but if it doesn’t make you feel alive, you might want to call for an...

Enikő Magyar, viola Timothy End, piano Delius – Violin Sonata no.3 (arr. L. Tertis) Patterson – Tides of Mananan Bridge – Short Pieces Wilson – Mürrische Erde, wp Bliss – Sonata St John’s, Smith Square, 2 December 2009 The tone of the viola, fuller and darker than the violin’s, is an obvious draw for composers, but it is its range, closer to that [...]

By Dan Visconti One of my absolute favorite parts of most traditional Thanksgiving dinners is "leftovers"; having just completed a large musical project, my compositional life is littered with musical leftovers as well.