Matt Conner

The support isn’t that surprising for Peter Bradley Adams, but he does admit it’s humbling. After raising $20,000 on Kickstarter to fully fund his next album, it’s clear the acoustic songwriter’s…

Working together with up-and-coming artists in New York City, fellow citizens Hunters, Run! are in the midst of releasing a series of four EPs — although that title should be used loosely. Really,…

I’m well aware that I’m a grouch and a cynic. If I were cast for The Muppet Show, I’d be one of those old guys up in the balcony, complaining about everything from the omnipresence of Crocs to the…

For now, The Five Ghosts is my favorite album of 2010. The latest Stars release is simply that good. Perhaps that’s because producer Tom McFall, from 2004’s Set Yourself on Fire, kept kicking the…

Benjamin Curtis wants to be able to tell you the truth about School of Seven Bell’s latest album and direction without fear of being described as “corny.” It’s an interesting request until you…

Ed Vallance is on the move. From Scotland to Los Angeles from Brooklyn. From acoustic to “space rock” (although he himself wishes he could come up with a better term). The songwriter’s music has been…

“Heaven’s On Fire,” the second track on The Radio Dept.’s flawless new full-length Clinging to a Scheme, begins with a primal summation of all that the Radio Dept. seek to represent. A sound clip of…

I hate it already. If there’s any word(s) to describe the feeling, I’d say “sonically violated” if I wasn’t so afraid of being labeled dramatic. Just being honest.
What’s funny (in a non-funny way)…

Hunger and Thirst, the debut album from hyper-staffed Portland upstarts, Typhoon, begs to be taken seriously. Thematically, the band makes a point of touching on anything and everything tragic about…