As the frontman for one of the most critically-acclaimed bands of the last decade, Sigur Ros's Jonsi Birgisson has come to be a familiar name for many fans of independent music. His ethereal falsetto has graced plenty of albums including the Sigur Ros magnum opus "()." Now, with his debut album, "Go," Jonsi finds himself exploring new avenues of musical expression while retaining his post-rock roots.
With twenty years of music making under his belt, lead singer Rich Mattson is taking a blue-collar rock with a touch of '70s pop approach this time around.
It's rare that a band today can make an album that gets better with each and every repeat, but The xx have done just that. They've gone from a group of brand-new English kids to one of the biggest bands in the independent music world in just under a year, but The xx deserve every mote of the attention that's been thrown their way.
Despite being a brand-new band, Rogue Valley have some elements of familiarity to The Current listeners. From their orchestral-folk sound to their leader, local hero Chris Koza, Rogue Valley are primed for a round of success in the Twin Cities.
Three albums into an astronomic career, Beach House is the critically renowned project of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, Baltimore natives who make ethereal dream-pop sound easy.
Somewhere between hardcore music and Bruce Springsteen lie Titus Andronicus, one of the latest bands in a rich vein of hard-rocking Jersey kids. They're only on their second album, "The Monitor," a concept album inspired by the Civil War, but they're riding a huge wave of buzz from the Internet.
According to music aggregator Metacritic, Spoon are the best band of the 2000s, which is nothing to sneeze at. Their excellent new record, "Transference," keeps the Austin four-piece's rock revival tone while channeling lyrical inspiration from frontman Britt Daniel's personal life.
