Future Islands have been getting tons of attention ever since 4AD signed them and David Letterman co-signed them. One of the oddest examples is this new “moving portrait” from Google Play in which footage of bandmates Samuel T. Herring, William Cashion, and Gerritt Welmers staring sentimentally at the camera is matched with a...

A good trick to getting a handle on BORIS’ constantly shapeshifting style is paying attention to how they are spelling their name. If it’s lowercase then you can expect something experimental, droning, and maybe even gentle; if they spell it uppercase then you’re getting the heavy, hook-filled metal that they make w...

Future Islands got everyone’s attention this year through their triumphant Letterman performance and became the band to see at SXSW. But the fact is that the Baltimore band has been building a cult following through their live shows and albums for roughly half a decade. On their current tour for Album Of The Week pick [...]

A little more than two years ago, the Cleveland-born band Cloud Nothings turned their attention toward scraping, discordant, fearsome late-’80s underground rock on their album Attack On Memory, and the results absolutely ruled. Next week, they follow it up with their new LP Here And Nowhere Else. It’s the band’s fir...

Kanye West’s relationship with Nike has always been contentious, and he recently announced that he’s leaving the sneaker brand behind and starting up a partnership with Adidas instead. But Kanye’s Air Yeezy Nikes have long been a top prize for people who pay close attention to sneakers, and his Yeezy 2 is a sort of ...