In the tradition of such artists as Five for Fighting, Spiral Stairs succeeded in confusing me into thinking he was a group and not one person. So in order to prevent any more confusion, I will put this plainly. This is Scott Kannberg’s (aka Spiral Stairs) solo career debut. Previously the guitarist of the Stockton, Californian group Pavement (1989 – 1999), and Preston School of Industry (1999 – 2004), Scott worked with fellow musicians and friends, including some from PSOI, to make The Real Feel. Spiral Stairs has retained the …

Bradford Cox, lead singer of Deerhunter and the mind behind Atlas Sound, describes the process of writing a song for his solo project as “completely stream-of-consciousness,” an especially apt description for Atlas Sound’s second album, Logos. While most of Deerhunter’s work follows the typical structures of pop music, Atlas Sound gives Cox a chance to meander a bit — to mixed results.
Logos begins with Cox’s slow, distorted vocals on “The light that failed,” accompanied by layers of bells, electronic beeps and a simple, repetitive riff of an acoustic guitar.

The Drums, originally from central Florida, hearken back to the days of surf and sun with their incessantly catchy brand of jangle pop and 50’s rock. Their debut EP “Summertime!” landed firmly in WCWM’s A-list upon its release, and beyond campus the band has been burning up the ears of critics worldwide. Recently, the BBC shortlisted the band as one of the top 15 bands to watch in 2010, while NME declared them “New York’s coolest new band.” Lead singer Jonathan Pierce was courteous enough to take some time to answer a few questions while the band finishes their debut LP for 2010.

So we love Karen O. She has this incredible energy, a haircut few people can pull off, and really great outfits. And oh yeah, her music is pretty great too. Remember when she did that fan video for “Cheated Hearts” that included just about everyone who has ever wanted to impersonate Karen O?
Well, as if The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s lead singer wasn’t already near and dear to our hearts, we can now credit her with the soundtrack to the greatly anticipated cinematic adaptation of the children’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are. I mean, I was dying to see this movie the second I heard about it, but now that I know Karen O is involved, I’m pretty close to implosion.