• Wavves Leaks Album Art, Criticizes Record Label: 'You Don't Scare Me'

    Nathan Williams of pop-punk surf-y outfit Wavves blasted a series of tweets in response to his current feud with Warner Brothers. Currently at work on two albums, including collaboration with The Cloud Nothings, Williams "battle" with his label has escalated over the past week.
  • Music Times 25 Best Songs of 2014: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Hozier, St. Vincent & More

    2014 was the year of a thousand controversies: Taylor Swift pulled all of her music from Spotify, Sun Kil Moon started a feud with The War On Drugs, Jack White accused The Black Keys of ripping him off (again), and almost nobody went platinum. When you put all of that aside, however, what you're left with is a bunch of incredible songs, which is really what it's all about. Here are the 25 best songs from 2014, as determined by Music Times writers Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, Kyle Dowling, and Carolyn Menyes.
  • Cloud Nothings Shares Video For 'Psychic Trauma' [WATCH]

    Cleveland indie rock band Cloud Nothings has shared the video for its song "Psychic Trauma," which you can watch below. The video features the three-piece band performing the song through a psychedelic black-and-white filter and was directed by John Ryan Manning, who has also directed Cloud Nothings' previous music videos, including "Hey Cool Kid," "Forget You All The Time," "Should Have," "No Future/No Past," "Fall In," and "I'm Not Part of Me."
  • 6 Bands That Began as Solo Projects: Grizzly Bear, Foo Fighters, and more

    Unless they're singing folk songs like Bob Dylan, solo artists are rarely "solo" in the most literal sense of the word, typically employing a backing band to play along with them on record and during concerts. However, just as some artists leave their bands in pursuit of a solo career, some solo artists feel more comfortable playing music within a band environment. Here are six great bands that began as solo projects for one of the members.
  • Concert Review: Cloud Nothings at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 4/13/14

    What sets Music Hall of Williamsburg apart from all of the other major venues I’ve been to is the absence of a barricade between the audience and the stage. For the first time in my life, I was able to stand right next to the stage and rest my arms and my beer on it. I chose to hang around stage left, and it turned out to be the best spot in the house for taking photos of the bands.
  • Seven Great Albums Recorded by One Person: Prince, Paul McCartney, and more

    Typically, when an artist puts out a “solo” album, they usually just sing and play one instrument (if that) while every other part is filled out by their band members or session musicians. While there’s nothing wrong with making an album that way, there are other artists who insist on controlling every aspect of their albums, even if it means playing each and every instrument on their own. Here are seven great albums that were created almost entirely by a single person.
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