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Pendulum are the sound of youth – just not mine

5239 days ago
Guardian MusicBeing a music critic is no barrier to enjoying big, loud, dumb music. But age most certainly is ...My dad always prided himself on bening open to new music in middle age. When I started buying records and going to gigs myself, he embraced the Jesus a... more info

The Hypnotic Allure of Braids

5241 days ago
Culture BullyDrawing influence from such acts as Animal Collective, Montreal's Braids offers music that is both strikingly familiar and genuinely rewarding. This profile tracks the band's beginnings in Calgary, Braids' evolving sound, and the group's rapidly incr... more info

New band of the day – No 798: Cerebral Ballzy

5241 days ago
Guardian MusicA reaction to middle-class Brooklyn pop, this 'ghettocore' doesn't work as comedy or cranial assaultHometown: New York.The lineup: Mel, Honor, Mason, Jason, Abe.The background: There were only four tracks on Cerebral Ballzy's MySpace so we tried to f... more info

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today | CD review

5243 days ago
Guardian Music(4AD)Eccentricity is a valuable commodity in pop music. For every space oddity wired differently from other mortals, however, there are many faux fruitcakes deranged more by the application of drugs than the perturbations of their talent.The jury is ... more info

Yeasayer | live pop review

5244 days ago
Guardian MusicKoko, LondonBrooklyn's Yeasayer have souped up their hybrid sounds and taken their new LP on the road. Who's going to say nay to that?They are one of the hippest references to drop this year, so it's just as well that Brooklyn's Yeasayer are aptly na... more info

Taken By Trees – “Anna (CFCF Remix)”

5245 days ago
StereogumVictoria Bergsman covered Animal Collective’s “My Girls” as “My Boys” on her second Taken By Trees album East Of Eden. She also got Panda Bear to provide backing vocals on an original album track, “Anna.” The latter has received the rem... more info

Dan Deacon Gets Lightning Bolt, No Age, HEALTH, Xiu Xiu for Whartscape

5245 days ago
PitchforkFive years ago, Baltimore's art-damaged Wham City collective started running their Whartscape festival at the same time as Artscape, a gigantic free arts festival that takes over Baltimore every summer. This year, though, the Wham City folks have ... more info

Cerebral Ballzy just wanna have fun

5252 days ago
Guardian MusicThese New York punkers may have a rubbish name but with tracks like Underage Drink Forever and Puke Song what do you expect?There's a new band in New York City. Of course, there are a lot of new bands in New York City, but a good chunk of them belong... more info

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

5253 days ago
Said the GramophoneThe Hoof & the Heel - "Fireworks" [video, buy]. Tragically Hip - "Fireworks" [buy]. Animal Collective - - "Fireworks" [previously, buy]. Three albums, from three different years, and the best song on each is titled "Fireworks". In every case,... more info

From your nerves

5253 days ago
Music for RobotsIt took me a while to realize I like Animal Collective. Dada Trash Collage - In Season. Well, as is the case with many artists, it depends on the song. When they give us something we can grab onto - "Chores" from Strawberry Jam, say, or "Summertime C... more info

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