Starting out as a Valentine's Day gift for his girlfriend, this set of lap-pop serenades deftly toes the line between beat-driven, Hot Chip floor geeking and twee atmospherics. [Recommended]read more

Remember when Seth Cohen was obsessed with Death Cab for Cutie and you were like "Fuck, now my favorite band is ruined forever." Or you were like "Awesome! Now my favorite band can gain lots of new fans and make lots of money!"? Well get ready for that to happen many, many times over. Josh Schwartz, the genius (or idiot, depending on where you s...

Their first show was a year ago, and they've played around 30 shows since. Fast forward to CMJ where they express wonder at playing a whole two gigs in one day to a camera crew at MTV, and you see the quick rise that we figured after their Pianos residency a few months ago. MTV pegged the Cambridge outfit as CMJ's buzz band -- a meaningful nod i...

A couple months back, Scott and Amrit ventured out to catch Passion Pit at Pianos. Since then, the Boston Frenchkiss signees have continued popping up here/there. The consensus (at least around here, like in my kitchen) is that their best song is "Sleepyhead." It's also the lead track from their re-released Chunk Of Change EP, so makes sense tha...