Band Quote by Anthony Fantano

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

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

Some art needs to be hung on the wall and stared at inquisitively, while other pieces require a more active approach.

— Anthony Fantano

The Internet is the fastest way to get what you want and expose yourself to music you would never have heard otherwise.

— Anthony Fantano

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

The U.K. trio Let's Wrestle doesn't make music for its art, but for its attitude.

— Anthony Fantano

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

With its breezy guitars and sweet backing vocals, 'Norway' blows away any semblance of Beach House's previously bleak approach to pop.

— 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 and cover…

— Anthony Fantano

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

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

I don't really think reviewing music is something you're going to get famous doing overnight.

— Anthony Fantano