• My Bloody Valentine Working On New EP

    My Bloody Valentine plans to record a new EP this fall, according to Kevin Shields. The frontman told NME yesterday that he was "working on some new songs at the moment" that would form the basis of an EP.

  • 6 Indie Bands Who Relocated from Their Hometowns: The National, The Shins

    It's not at all uncommon for individual artists to relocate in order to integrate themselves into a new scene, or to meet new artists. However, it's far less common for an entire band to leave its hometown in favor of a more artistically viable city. Here are six indie rock bands who relocated from their hometowns.

  • 6 Albums Recorded Without the Entire Band: The Beach Boys, Smashing Pumpkins

    When you see an album by a solo artist like Michael Jackson or Tom Waits, nobody actually expects them to be the only musician performing on the album (unless they’re Prince). The same thing goes for some albums by bands. Just because the name of the band is on the front of the album, it doesn’t mean the entire band actually performed on the album. Here are six albums recorded without the entire band.

  • 8 Albums That Close with Their Best Song: The Clash, Morrissey, and more

    I've previously written articles about albums that open with their best song, as well as albums that close out pretty anti-climactically, so I thought it would only be fair to take a look at albums that have excellent closing tracks. Here are eight albums that saved their best songs for last.

  • 9 Incredible Albums with Awful Titles: Green Day, the Beatles and more

    There are some albums where everything comes together perfectly: the music, the lyrics, the cover, the title, everything. However, some of the greatest albums of all time were given titles that don't serve the music at all. Here are nine great albums that were given awful titles.

  • 5 Bands Who Hit Their Stride After Adding a New Member: Nirvana, Rush, and more

    Any musician can tell you about inexplicable musical chemistry. There are some people, who for one reason or another, just bring out the best in your playing and writing. Lennon and McCartney had this chemistry together, but some bands don't find this chemistry until after they've started making music. Here are five bands that hit their stride only after adding someone new to the line-up.

  • 8 Albums that go against the theory of the sophomore slump: Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel and more

    The theory of the "sophomore slump" is that an artist has their whole lives to create their first album, but then suffers creatively when they have only a short time to create their second. Andrew W.K., The Stone Roses, Television, Interpol, and Best Coast are all examples of artists who have fallen into this trap, but it's not as widespread as music historians may lead you to believe. There are a huge number of bands whose second albums either made up for the false start of their debuts, or rode their debut's success to even greater artistic heights.
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