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Stepping out from behind the piano/drums of Melbourne indie pop three-piece the Basics for the third time, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist ... More

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Atlas Genius first came to attention with "Trojans," and it's easy to hear why this song -- which the band recorded in their own studio -- became a ... More

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In the years between their debut and Coexist, the xx's sound took on a life of its own, thanks in large part to Drake's hit duet with Rihanna, "Take ... More

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Swedish siblings the Knife released their fourth album, Shaking the Habitual, seven years after the 2006 release Silent Shout. The record was ... More

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Within and Without is Washed Out's debut album for Sub Pop and the first chance a wide audience will have to hear Ernest Greene's brand of dreamy, ... More

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Though the term "witch house" is often thrown around too loosely (and often derisively), Grimes' wispy vocals and four-on-the-floor beats are ... More

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In 2010, Mike Milosh flew to Denmark to work on a Quadron remix with that duo's Robin Hannibal. The collaboration grew into another duo, named Rhye, ... More

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While Owl City's 2009's runaway hit single "Fireflies" was recorded by Adam Young in his basement, The Midsummer Station is tailored for commercial ... More

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Unlike her indie-disco counterparts CSS, the Gossip and Ting Tings, New Zealand one-woman show Ladyhawke has yet to break through to the mainstream, ... More

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From the introductory sweep of sweet synths that brightens "After Sunset," A Thousand Words' opening track, it's clear Styrofoam has made a dramatic ... More

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No matter how much Crystal Castles insist they're named after She-Ra's fortress and not the 1983 arcade favorite, thanks to the Atari sound chips in ... More

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When accomplished electronic music producers speak of making proper songs instead of tracks -- most ominously, there's the one-two punch of "Dance ... More

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On Ulrich Schnauss' third album Goodbye, he gently fades away from Boards of Canada style breakbeats and deep into a shoegaze slumber that drifts ... More

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America doesn't have a lock on all the off-kilter singer/songwriters. Take a listen to the very individual Argentine Juana Molina. On her second ... More

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Despite the abundance of lo-fi acts and artists revisiting the sounds of their childhood in 2010, How to Dress Well remained unique. Tom Krell's ... More

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The two previous full-length albums by Nobukazu Takemura available in the United States were his playful Child's View album Funfair and the much more ... More

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Chromeo may be campy, but they have a completely sincere love for '80s synth funk, so it only seems natural that the duo would be invited to compile ... More

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Iceland's Múm proves to be as successful at creating emotional ambient electronic music as they are at posing for album covers (the twin sisters in ... More

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After the pastoral pop of Finally We Are No One, Múm returned with Summer Make Good, which continues the more organic-sounding trend of the group's ... More

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