Eric Swedlund

Experimental, instrumental Austin quartet The Octopus Project pulls off an impressive feat of symphonic cohesion on its fourth album, the refreshingly unique Hexadecagon. Originally...

After fourteen albums that blistered eardrums with remarkable consistency, Bad Religion isn't keen on throwing curveballs. Thus, its new release, The Dissent of Man,...

Brooklyn band The National broke through, at least to the rock snob crowd, with 2003's Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. Alligator, released in 2005,...

Once far ahead of its time, trip-hop pioneer Massive Attack now sounds dated, returning with a new album treading the same grooves that made...

Frightened Rabbit makes the transition from a promising band to one demanding attention on The Winter of Mixed Drinks, an album that pairs its...

With an icy darkness and a fiery bombast at its command, the Besnard Lakes have crafted a sweeping third album of songs that awaken...

The Bay Area has seen an explosion of young bands that play music with an eye toward finding new rearrangements of rock's early influences....

He's the grandfather they never knew. But the stories are rich and wonderful: the defiant Okie rambler, surveying America from the top of a...