Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory | TBL Pt. 2

Artist: Cloud Nothings Album: Attack on Memory Released: 2012 Rating: 4/5 Stars By Chris Kopcow These days, pop/rock revivals seem to be two decades removed. In the late ’90s and early 2000s, bands like the Strokes, Interpol and the White Stripes channeled the post-punk and new wave groups of the late ’70s and ’80s, while …

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FKA twigs – LP1 | TBL Pt. 2

Artist: FKA Twigs Album: LP1 Released: 2014 Rating: 4/5 Stars By Chris Kopcow “Futuristic” is a weird word to use when describing music precisely because it’s so vague. Does that mean it sounds like it’s made with not-yet-existing technology? Or that it sounds like what we imagine the kids twenty years from now are listening …

Interpol-El Pintor | TBL Pt. 2

El Pintor reveals that in the past four years (the band’s longest gap between records), Interpol have lost their bassist but not their identity or sensibility...

The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers | TBL Pt. 2

Artist: The New Pornographers Album: Brill Bruisers Released: 2014 Rating: 3.5/5 Stars By Chris Kopcow There may not be a more aptly titled record this year. The New Pornographers, a supergroup that, let’s face it, more people probably know than the solo projects of its members, have always trafficked in contemporary renditions of classic pop. …