
“There’s too many artists, too much hype and not enough genius.” Those lines are taken from the bridge of the opening track on The Black and White Years’ latest release Patterns , and it seems to quantify every notion that contemporary skeptics have about today’s musical climate. Bands get hyped and they fizzle out after a descent debut only to end up swallowing Soco-lime shots at the end of the bar in the Brooklyn Bowl like Neon Indian is probably doing right now. (Just kidding NI, I love you.) The odds of success in today’s indie [...]