Song Quotes by Anthony Fantano

Stay adventurous with that musical taste.

— Anthony Fantano

For more than 15 years, Mogwai has built a reputation on its monstrous ambitions for rock music.

— Anthony Fantano

Since reuniting in 2002, Mission of Burma has become the triumphant story of a band that time forgot.

— Anthony Fantano

Rock and ambient music might as well reside on opposite sides of the galaxy, so it's almost shocking when a band like…

— Anthony Fantano

There are a lot of songs that, you know, just get me excited because they create a certain, I guess, set of…

— Anthony Fantano

Souljazz doesn't reinvent soul, jazz or the fusion thereof, but it plays all of the above with the passion that drove its…

— Anthony Fantano

The group disbanded prematurely in 1983, but its records made a sizable mark: Mission of Burma became a band's band; leaving noticeable…

— Anthony Fantano

If music ever needs FDA approval in the future, bands like this will be the reason why; Magic Kids' sugar-coated songs paint…

— Anthony Fantano

Tightly embracing guitar effects and tape loops, Mission of Burma made sound an important commodity in rock 'n' roll, and its members…

— Anthony Fantano

Occasionally, I'll want to cover something that's outside of my audiences' tastes or interests. Every week or so I have to try…

— Anthony Fantano

Ab-Souls Outro' serves as a jazzy, spoken summation of 'Section.80's themes. Guest cohort Ab-Soul opens the song with one urgent verse after…

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A formidable game of 'Name That Influence' could be based on the music of the seductive rock duo Girls: The band's first…

— Anthony Fantano

Music can provide a much-needed break from life's harsh moments, but Eddy Current Suppression Ring has no interest in creating a sonic…

— Anthony Fantano

Bands such as LiLiPUT and Essential Logic were just as unorthodox as Gang of Four or Wire, even taking their sounds a…

— Anthony Fantano

Of Montreal's early releases were loaded with playful but confessional acoustic tunes, but the band soon embraced glam-rock's freakier side on albums…

— Anthony Fantano

Formerly known as The Muslims, The Soft Pack brings a lot of swagger to its garage-rock sound. There's a load of gimmick-free…

— Anthony Fantano

Justin Broadrick's career isn't widely celebrated, but it's still shockingly uncompromising. From his place at the beginning of grindcore with Napalm Death…

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The Beach Boys set the bar for pop sunshine more than 40 years ago, and the genre hasn't changed that much since.…

— Anthony Fantano