Future Islands and similar artists

The flagship title from Flipturn's latest album Burnout Days is an invitation to nostalgia and romance, and I adore it.One of my biggest discoveries t...

Flipturn creates pulsing waves and energy beams with "JUNO" from their upcoming album Burnout Days.Ever since "Space Cowboy," Flipturn has been on my ...

The National channel into our souls with "Tropic Morning News" — a heartfelt new age indie rock anthem."Tropic Morning News" is like a misty cloud was...

Artistic ChaosPhoenix drops a chaotic, enjoyable, and addictive bop, that gave me the most colorful buzz.Unapologetic music can often go two ways; eit...

Prepping for my winter romance with melancholy, Σtella's "Charmed" spins in the background as we whip out the knit-wear and enjoy the moody skies.I ha...

Take Me Higher on a Mustang GTThe Cold War Kids' sound has always been dripping with Americana and nostalgia in a new age of sonic entertainment. "Wha...

Lovers and BeastsA deeply unnerving and beautifully constructed narrative, hidden behind alt-pop female vocals and some quietly overwhelming electro-r...

The Electrically Paused ForestIt's weird to listen to some chillwave songs and find yourself wanting to hug someone, specifically someone you just had...

The Old Man at The Edge of TimeThere's something about older musicians that truly enthrall me sometimes, their lyrics become far more impactful to me ...

This song, and perhaps the new album, will likely polarize longtime fans of the band. "Severed" is not just different to any song I’ve ever heard by ...

Before clicking play on this song I assumed Alessi Brothers were some sort of Italian EDM band. Oh boy oh boy was I wrong. Alessi Brother are in fact...

Just two weeks shy of the release of their upcoming album, The Far Field (out April 7th on 4AD), Future Islands treat us to another single. 'Cave' fol...

Future Islands is back with "Ran," the first single taken from their forthcoming album The Far Field. If you're a Future Islands fan you'll be all ar...

Smooth vibes. I flipped and flopped on this one, but I'm a bit buzzed now and hitting "play" for the third time in as many days has convinced me that ...

Wild Beasts' newest track "Celestial Creatures" is a leap into otherworldly electro-rock territory. Wild Beasts have always teetered on the edge of i...

Thank God for noise-canceling headphones, because I wrote this from the complete opposite of a "Quiet Room." There's a party going on in my office, as...

"Youth Without Love" was but a lonely Julian Casablancas demo that was just "sitting around" when Sean Tillmann, aka. Har Mar Superstar, came across i...

Thank goodness for music that doesn't try too hard to take over your weekend. This song, while appropriately titled after one of the more rambunctiou...

The artists behind two of the year's best releases, St. Vincent and Future Islands, joined forces at the majestic Chicago Theatre last night for the W...

While the original version of this song is a good listen, I'm absolutely loving the chilled out, funky vibe of this remix. BADBADNOTGOOD's remix of "...