 The Bird and The Bee in Outerspace: Rayguns Are Not Just the FutureBy
Brian Castleberry
In the eclectic world of indie pop music, there’s nothing particularly new in the idea of mining historical periods of music for inspiration. But L.A. duo The Bird and the Bee have taken this notion to an extreme with Rayguns Are Not Just the Future a love letter to the kitsch-pop of the mainstream ‘60s.  Former Jayhawks Mark Olson and Gary Louris Reunite with Ready for the FloodBy
JBev
Time erodes most things, but the chemistry between two songwriters is usually impervious to even a large span of years gone by. That maxim proves true in the case of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the two leading lights of the Jayhawks who recently reunited to record Ready for the Flood.  The In Sound from Way Out: Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post PavilionBy
Brian Castleberry
With Merriweather Post Pavilion, all of a sudden, the ferment and experimentation that has typified indie rock in the last few years has its historical marker: an eclectic masterpiece that gathers its myriad influences together and pushes them all in a new direction. |
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