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I just love a great groove.
Stay adventurous with that musical taste.
I've never spent any money on advertising.
I don't know if TV is where I see my format working.
A lot of bands change, and a lot of bands break up, but only a few grow.
The only thing I get more than Anthony Fantano hate is Anthony Fantano memes.
The U.K. trio Let's Wrestle doesn't make music for its art, but for its attitude.
The personality and songwriting of Holy Ghost! trumps the originality card any day.
In music, trends are always rising and fading in popularity, but nostalgia never dies.
On their 20th album together, Melvins' members still know how to throw their weight around.
I don't really think reviewing music is something you're going to get famous doing overnight.
Tame Impala is more about impact than innovation, sure, but the music still stuns on contact.
For more than 15 years, Mogwai has built a reputation on its monstrous ambitions for rock music.
The 11-minute 'Colouring of Pigeons' takes The Knife's experimental, cerebral side to new heights.
Outside of Peruvian rap-rock, few genre tags raise eyebrows quite like the words 'Nigerian disco.'
Let's Wrestle would rather poke fun than point fingers, even if there's a problem that needs fixing.
Since reuniting in 2002, Mission of Burma has become the triumphant story of a band that time forgot.
King Khan and the Shrines may look and sound bizarre, but don't feel left out; it's not an exclusive club.
I've obsessed over a lot of bands in my time, and I'm sure I'll become infatuated with a lot more in the future.
Some art needs to be hung on the wall and stared at inquisitively, while other pieces require a more active approach.
There are so many artists, so many songs, so many producers, that it's hard to keep track of whose music is worthwhile.
The Internet is the fastest way to get what you want and expose yourself to music you would never have heard otherwise.
Four Tet, a.k.a. Kieran Hebden, is a U.K. electronica artist whose diverse tastes have helped fuel a lengthy discography.
On its self-titled debut, Happy Birthday flirts with several flavors of love, and 'Girls FM' is where taste gets confusing.
In terms of sound, it's nothing huge, but when it comes to passion, The Tallest Man on Earth can be spotted from miles away.
Anybody could put their thoughts on a record out there. I think the world of reviews and opinions is now very much a meritocracy.
Souljazz doesn't reinvent soul, jazz or the fusion thereof, but it plays all of the above with the passion that drove its forefathers.
With its breezy guitars and sweet backing vocals, 'Norway' blows away any semblance of Beach House's previously bleak approach to pop.
Gang of Four doesn't reinvent anything in 'Never Pay for the Farm,' but its members are having a blast with their second lease on life.
The Italian duo Dumbo Gets Mad specializes in psychedelics for the sober, bringing experimentation together with detailed pop songwriting.
For all its reverb and defiant noise, the sound of Black Tambourine barely reached past the borders of Washington, D.C., in the early '90s.
More than a quarter of a century into the band's career together, it's inspiring to hear Melvins continue to deafen new generations of listeners.
Memes just show that people are engaged about something. A meme is just a little inside joke for a group of people that care about a certain thing.
The Internet has essentially democratized the music industry in terms of what is popular and it's democratized the music journalism industry as well.
Seabear's love of soft folk sounds is unquestionable, but that doesn't stop the Icelandic band from infusing its music with layers of instrumentation.
With its distinctly rural feel, the New York band Woods makes an ideal soundtrack for balmy walks amidst mammoth trees and crunchy beds of dead leaves.
From 'The Money Store,' 'I've Seen Footage' seems to run the beats from Tone Loc's 'Wild Thing' and Salt-n-Pepa's 'Push It' through a rusty meat grinder.
Rock and ambient music might as well reside on opposite sides of the galaxy, so it's almost shocking when a band like Deerhunter melds the two so effectively.
On 'Kaputt,' singer-songwriter Dan Bejar reevaluates his band's sound and drifts away from the David Bowie comparisons that have plagued even his best albums.
While some artists hunt for more groundbreaking ideas, A Hawk and a Hacksaw finds novelty in tradition, proving that what's new depends only on who's listening.
I'm not trying to rub shoulders with any record executives. If rubbing shoulders in the industry is what I wanted to do then I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing.
Short-sighted music fans might scoff at the revivalism of, say, Ariel Pink, but plenty of acts have built healthy careers around the art of bringing back the past.
Cryptic messages and abstract statements are littered throughout the music of Happy Birthday, but it hasn't made the band's sun-baked pop-rock any less infectious.
If you want to truly take in the subtleties and detail of your favorite records, then enjoy them the same way you would a movie. Make music an event, not a side dish.
Bands such as LiLiPUT and Essential Logic were just as unorthodox as Gang of Four or Wire, even taking their sounds a step further with shrieking vocals and saxophone.
With heavy hitters like 'Who's in Control' and 'Stunde Null,' it's easy to imagine British Sea Power wailing on Flying Vs in front of a packed arena of screaming fans.
The musical era depicted in 'Round and Round' may not be pop's brightest moment, but rather than abandon its ideas, Ariel Pink reclaims them for himself and holds on tight.
Despite being an ocean apart, New York's ESG and France's Lizzy Mercier Descloux were shooting for roughly the same idea: disco beats with a rough and energetic presentation.
Holy Ghost! wears its influences proudly: Look no further than the duo's video for 'I Will Come Back,' a shot-for-shot remake of the music video for New Order's 1983 single, 'Confusion.'
Rather than highlighting music's differences, Kids & Explosions' Josh Raskin mixes songs together based on their surprising common ground, making them blend rhythmically and melodically.