Wild Beasts: TAS In Session

June 27, 2014|Kara Manning

Wild Beasts' fourth album, Present Tense, finds the British band evolving dramatically, leaning on more synths and less...

The Afghan Whigs: FUV Live

June 18, 2014|TAS Staff

The Afghan Whigs first made a splash back in 1988 when they self-released their debut, Big Top Halloween. But the Ohio band...

Kins: TAS In Session

June 13, 2014|TAS Staff

The Australian-born, London-based Kins is a guitar-pop band specializing in what its members call "the sound of doubt...

Sylvan Esso, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Sylvan Esso: TAS In Session

June 06, 2014|Kara Manning

You may already be familiar with the two musicians in Sylvan Esso from their previous work. Singer Amelia Meath began in the...

NO: TAS In Session

May 30, 2014|Kara Manning

Yes, there are two Los Angeles bands that carry the Google-proof moniker of NO, but we're smitten with the resilient Echo...

Sharon Van Etten and band at Rockwood Music Hall (photo by Gus Philippas for WFUV)

Sharon Van Etten: FUV Live At Rockwood Music Hall 2014

May 29, 2014|TAS Staff

“This is a song about Google Maps.” That is how New Yorker Sharon Van Etten introduced her new song, “I Love You But I’m...

Timber Timbre: TAS In Session

May 19, 2014|Kara Manning

Earlier this spring, Toronto indie rockers Timber Timbre released their fifth album, a haunting collection enticingly...

Lykke Li: FUV Live

May 15, 2014|Kara Manning

Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li attacks her songs with steely resolve, even if there's a wounded quality to her angsty...

Eagulls: TAS In Session

May 02, 2014|TAS Staff

Raucous rockers Eagulls hail from Leeds in northern England, the city that also spawned Wild Beasts and Alt-J.  Although...

St. Lucia: TAS In Session

April 25, 2014|TAS Staff

St. Lucia's Jean Philipe Grobler has been singing ever since he was a choir boy in Johannesburg, South Africa. His music...