P.S. I Love You -Review: P.S. I Love You - Death Dreams
Oh, Canada... we like to bag on you because you say "aboot" instead of "about" and your cops get around on mooses, but you've really done a lot for us when it comes to indie rock. You've given us Metric, Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade... and P.S. I Love You, whose ...
Norah Jones -Little Broken Hearts
Remember this day. Norah Jones’s release of her new 2012 album, Little Broken Hearts, is going to be the day she takes her rightful place in the hearts of lady hipsters nationwide. This Danger Mouse-produced al...
Amadou & Mariam -Folila
My first exposure to the Mali husband-wife duo Amadou & Mariam was hearing their breakout 2005 album Dimanche A Bamako played over the speakers at a Barnes & Noble. I was grooving to a xylophone break-down so hard I found myself buying the CD. It was pretty okay. They were bi...
Miike Snow -Miike Snow Review: Here Comes the Abominable Jackalope
Sweden has blessed the world with many wonderful things: hot blondes, cheap furniture, and smörgåsbords. They've also provided us with a whole slew of overly decadent music like Yngwie Malmsteen and Europe. But for all the speed metal and seemingly endless countdowns, Sweden has al...
The Shins -Port of Morrow
On Thursday, I enter the last year of my twenties, and it seems only fitting that a new Shins album should come out during my birthday week, to make me realize how depressingly old I really am.
Watching The Shins performance of "Simple Song" on SNL, I realize that lead singer ...
The Decemberists -Decemberists Review: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
Double albums have a stigma within rock 'n' roll. Usually the product of a lack of self-editing and grandiose ego, multiplying your output sometimes decreases your fanbase, but live double albums allow bands to stuff fan-favorites (if they have any) into a package reminiscent of a concert experience. From Frank Zappa<...
Cursive -Cursive Review: I Am Gemini
Goddamn, Cursive fans are nuts. Once the band comes up for discussion, it is either "Accept them as your lord and savior" or "You are a robot." I have dabbled in various songs, enjoyed Ugly Organ thoroughly, and thought their live performance was one of my recent favorites. Since I do not hav...
Shearwater -Animal Joy
Every other time I've tried to listen to a Shearwater album, I think I've fallen asleep by the fourth song. "Animal Joy" is a welcome variation, as song number four, the propulsive "You as You Were," shows the folk-rock act has taken on a renewed initiative keep its listeners...
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Best Indie Songs (Week 21)-10 Must Hear Picks!
So, I was debating how to bring you this week's best indie songs. Inside a glass pyramid of emotion? On the corner of North 7th St in Williamsburg, Brooklyn? Standing next to the Academy Award wi
Best Indie Songs (10 Must Hear Tracks)
So, while Charles Ramsey was busy charming the internet, in both meme and, of course, auto tune form, BitCandy was filtering through it, for the top indie songs of the week... Today's Best of Ind
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Best New Videos: QOTSA "…Like Clockwork"
In anticipation for their 6th studio album …Like Clockwork, Queens of the Stone Age has released five videos featuring the artwork by the UK's Boneface and the animation of Liam Brazier. Unawar
Best Music Video: Mother Falcon "Dirty Summer"
We call 'em like we see 'em here at Bitcandy. We think "Dirty Summer" by Mother Falcon is one of the best music videos on this or any other blogosphere. We unashamedly love Mother Falcon here, going o
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Best Alternative Pop (10 Favs) Week 21
The Billboard Music Awards happened this weekend and surprisingly, the show wasn’t all crap. An (un)lucky fan got a face full of Miguel’s crotch and Prince kept the bitches in check with h
Pop That Doesn't Suck - Week 20 (10 Favs)
While the world is losing its shit over the new Daft Punk album (I mean really...this gives a new meaning to the word overkill and media saturation), we were busy filtering through tonz of tunes to br
