Tame Impala's music revisits a time when guitar effects and studio tricks were music's newest frontiers; when rock was barely old enough… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
The musical era depicted in 'Round and Round' may not be pop's brightest moment, but rather than abandon its ideas, Ariel Pink… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Short-sighted music fans might scoff at the revivalism of, say, Ariel Pink, but plenty of acts have built healthy careers around the… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Jesu's walls of distortion are uplifting in comparison to those of its doom-driven contemporaries. The band's 2009 album 'Infinity' has its bleak… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
For artists, looking back in time for ideas is commonplace, but there's an overwhelming sense of '70s and '80s nostalgia in California… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times and Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983' covers a short chunk of time in Nigeria's musical culture -… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
There's always going to be a moment where it's out with the old, and in with the new. That's probably going to… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Since reuniting in 2002, Mission of Burma has become the triumphant story of a band that time forgot. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Bands such as LiLiPUT and Essential Logic were just as unorthodox as Gang of Four or Wire, even taking their sounds a step further… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Tame Impala's music revisits a time when guitar effects and studio tricks were music's newest frontiers; when rock was barely old enough to drive… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Some art needs to be hung on the wall and stared at inquisitively, while other pieces require a more active approach. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
The Internet is the fastest way to get what you want and expose yourself to music you would never have heard otherwise. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
The U.K. trio Let's Wrestle doesn't make music for its art, but for its attitude. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
A formidable game of 'Name That Influence' could be based on the music of the seductive rock duo Girls: The band's first single, 'Hellhole… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
With its breezy guitars and sweet backing vocals, 'Norway' blows away any semblance of Beach House's previously bleak approach to pop. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
Occasionally, I'll want to cover something that's outside of my audiences' tastes or interests. Every week or so I have to try and cover… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
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… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
I don't really think reviewing music is something you're going to get famous doing overnight. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
