Fauzia Arain

If the gentle laziness of the guitar's wail and organ's heady fog on the album's first track, "Next Exit," is any indication, Interpol is definitely more comfortable in their Armani...

Earlimart Treble & Tremble Channeling a deeply mourned Elliott Smith, be it intentional or not, Earlimart songwriter Aaron Espinoza's sweet, breathy delivery will feed that gaping wound in the hearts...

The Paper Chase God Bless Your Black Heart With angst-ridden, lovetorn themes, The Paper Chase's terse musical stylings and unsettling samples set it apart from both Cursive's experimentation and Bright...

Royal City Little Heart's Ease At times stricken by flat vocal production, Royal City battles this affliction with vibrant-yet-easy guitars and an occasional enchanting harmonica or crisp, vivacious drum part....

The Killers Hot Fuss The Killers' debut is just what media giants launching prototype indie rock radio stations are looking for--garage revivalists with a fondness for synthesizers and a refined,...

Deerhoof Milk Man Dissecting palatable sound and gluing it together with zany noise and vigilant quiet is a risky business, but maybe more bands should reconsider the venture. Deerhoof has...

The Bens The Bens EP Ben Folds, Ben Lee and Ben Kweller make up the sensitive singer-songwriting bonanza known as The Bens. The four-song import--now available online--that they cranked out...

Liars They Were Wrong, So We Drowned If you relish texture and appreciate recurring oddities, then this is your bag. Layering sparse tribal beats with futuristic sound effects and art-star...

No More Songs About Sleep And Fire These punk-pop Champaign vets are doing a fine job of keeping up with the kids on their eighth album. Poster Children still know...

Denali The Instinct Denali's second effort plots them solidly progressing on the indie-rock map. With nine tracks of confident and hauntingly beautiful music, "The Instinct" proves that the four members...