Track Work: The Sea Life, ‘Prozac And Merlot’
Even for a band that trafficks in dream pop, The Sea Life’s new heavy-lidded single “Prozac and Merlot” sounds especially…
Category: Sounds
On Its Confident Debut, Phox Puts A Reluctant Voice Front And Center
Phox frontwoman Monica Martin has an impeccable voice. But if it weren’t for bandmate Matt Holmen and the rest of the Wisconsin band, it might have stayed hidden.
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 30 to July 6
Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week. This week’s Sound…
NPR Music’s 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)
A selection of 25 deep, joyful, rewarding albums from every genre, out of every corner of the world, from the first six months months of 2014, picked by NPR Music.
NPR Music’s 50 Favorite Songs Of 2014 (So Far)
Our 50 favorite songs from the first half of the year offer many different pleasures and got stuck in our heads for different reasons, but they all managed to become essential.
Latitudes: International Music You Must Hear In June
From unlikely marriages (J-pop and metal? K-pop and hip-hop?) to a case of intoxicated ecstasy, five songs you can’t miss hearing.
‘Us Conductors’ And The Strange Beauty Of The Theremin
Sean Michaels has been on a quest for a few good theremin players. “I’ve spent the past several months scouring…
Strand Of Oaks On World Cafe
Fueled by a string of tragic personal incidents, from infidelity to a near-fatal auto accident, Timothy Showalter’s new album HEAL functions as a cathartic memoir. Hear three songs.
Track Work: The Tender Thrill, ‘Serena’
With its new EP, New Blues, D.C. garage-rock band The Tender Thrill isn’t proclaiming to hit the reset button on…
Song Premiere: Sylvan Esso Mixes It Up With Grouplove
Sylvan Esso remixes Grouplove by stripping a song down to its essence. It’s addition by subtraction — and you hear it here first.
Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 23 To 29
Today Bandwidth introduces Sound Advice, our new Monday playlist that pulls together all the music we think you need to…
Track Work: Mike C., ‘New Shoes’
More rappers these days seem to be performing under their government names, and it seems like their attempt to appear…
Track Work: Art Sorority For Girls, ‘Man With A Van’
After cutting his teeth in New York’s anti-folk scene, Daoud Tyler-Ameen moved to D.C. for a job and brought his…
Track Work: The Ar-Kaics, “No No No”
The Ar-Kaics aren’t a D.C. band, but they might be the closest thing Richmond has to one: The garage-rock quartet has…
Track Work: GEMS, “Scars”
Last year, dream-pop duo GEMS released what I consider D.C.’s best pop recording of 2013, the shimmering and sad Medusa EP….
Listen: The Space-Cumbia Of G-Flux And Afrodita
D.C. producer G-Flux stumbled upon Mexican duo Afrodita in the most typical way: over Facebook. But the dance music they’d…
Bob Mould’s Beautiful, Ruinous Life In Punk
With Hüsker Dü, Mould helped invent alt-rock, and he’s kept innovating ever since. “For so many years, I ran away from my own sound,” he says. At 53, he’s caught up to himself.
A ‘Pink Frost’ Remake Heralds The Return Of The Chills
The revered New Zealand band is working on a new album, and decided to tease it by giving 1984’s “Pink Frost” a makeover. Let us know what you think: Heresy or hurray?
Recommended Dose: The Best Dance Tracks Of May
No “may” about it — these definitely were the best electronic jams we heard last month.
The Silence And Awe Of Arvo Pärt
The Estonian composer’s contemplative yet powerful music has found popularity beyond the borders of classical music. He’s making a rare appearance in the U.S. to attend a festival of his music.