Vee Hua 華婷婷This video for VITAL’s new song, “Airport,” is a dreamy exploration of light and distance. The best part, I’d say, is that it’s abstract, but still ties into the song’s themes. Dazzling! Download the band’s...
Bear Hands are on tour right now with Passion Pit, and the hype surrounding the Brooklyners is friggin’ huge! If this song is any indication, though, the hype might very well be warranted. Stop blowing up the scene, Brooklyn. Directed by Ted...
Allen Huang"... Brian Wilson became the central figure in my writing -- sort of an easy place to start in sorting through the intense emotions of that breakup and the process of making music." -- Charlie Gokey
Lauren FukanoA week-and-a-half after returning from SxSW 2010 should be enough time to blend back into mainstream society, recover from strep throat, and map out my SxSW favorites. Yet unlike some of the other REDEFINE writers, who rambled down the West Coast...
Somehow, REDEFINE had unwillingly gotten a subscription to SPIN Magazine last year, and I was recently perusing it when I stumbled across something really hilarious and ridiculous; SPIN had a “[15] Songs You Must Hear Now!” section, and...
I’ve always felt that the oversaturation of The Killers and The Bravery had signaled the end of newer new wave bands that were coveting bands like Joy Division, The Psychedelic Furs, and The Smiths with great success. But the simultaneous...
I didn’t really know what to expect when The Wonder Years’ album The Upsides wound up in my inbox. For one thing, my only exposure to the band had been on the Kid Dynamite tribute record, “Carry the Torch,” in which they did...
With a trio with names like Davis, Sarah Brooks Levine, and Matthew Gibson Brown, Nite Nite may seem like a subtle, young impression that aims to make subtle ripples in an ostentatious, exhibitionist genre like goth pop. Just the word...