Indie 500: Metric, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Doves, M. Ward, Julie Doiron, & Dennis Wilson
by Vadim Rizov
Metric’s instrumental members are pretty much impeccable.
Franz Ferdinand seem to have conceived their third album with the express intent of annoying people.
Indie 500: Andrew Bird, Bishop Allen, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, & Animal Collective
by Vadim Rizov
I’ve always been a trifle suspicious of my love for Andrew Bird.
The curious Mr. West’s folie de grandeur didn’t, as initially widely predicted, blow up in his face.
Indie 500: Neon Neon, David Byrne & Brian Eno, T.I., Los Campesinos!, Clipse, and Radiohead
by Vadim Rizov
Like the music it emulates, Neon Neon is both disposable and surprisingly durable.
Like tectonic plates, Radar Bros. move exceedingly slow but eventually build up something momentous.
Top 10 lists are an exercise in futility, scenester-ism and dick-measuring.
Like clove cigarettes and emo hoodies, some things just go better with teen angst.