Video: The Dear Hunter "We've Got A Score To Settle" Live

The Color Spectrum runs the music spectrum gamut from hardcore rock to post-rock and everything in between. It's a true tour de force -- and one of the best albums of 2011. The first thing that hits you about the Dear Hunter's newest release, The Color Spectrum, is the length. Clearly, the Dear Hunter themselves understood that a 36-track, nine-EP collection of songs would be intimidating to the casual listener -- to fix this issue, a shortened 11-song "greatest hits" compilation of the collection was created and released this June on CD. The Complete Collection itself was released [...]

Coachella's 2012 lineup is officially one day old and that means it's time for some post-reveal analysis. In the pages that follow, we run through the biggest highlights and surprises appearing on this year's bill, in addition to the most glaring omissions. We also highlight five names worth knowing as you prepare for April's big weekend(s). Highlights At the Drive-In Best known as the duo behind prog-psych wunderkinds The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedrix Bixler-Zavala got their start as At The Drive-In, easily the best relic of the late [...]

Formed in 2004, in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra have released three albums to date. Their most recent release, Simple Math, was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN and released in May of 2011. They have now embarked on a huge headlining tour to support the album before taking a break to work on some side projects once the tour comes to a close. Manchester Orchestra has appeared four times on the Late Show with David Letterman in addition to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. [...]

Every Tuesday, record store shelves are re-stocked with the new album releases of the week. There's more releases than we can share with you, but here are a few highlights to get you started. This... Continue reading "This Week's Releases: The Dear Hunter, Sebadoh, Junior Boys, Marissa Nadler" >