Wye Oak, Eels, and more albums to know about this week
Wye Oak’s sixth album is beautifully dense, while The Deconstruction proves the Eels haven’t lost their touch for…
Dirty computers, invasions of privacy: The 26 most-anticipated albums of April
April promises another strong, diverse set of new releases to follow up an excellent March, with albums from favorites…
Speedy Ortiz and Hop Along go head-to-head in our pop-culture name game
In the past, when The A.V. Club has asked artists to play our pop-culture version of Concentration, it’s involved a…
The 15 best albums of 2015
It might sound cliché at this point, but in 2015, the music industry bounced back. Maybe not all the way back to its…
Hop Along goes acoustic in this stripped-down session
On this year’s excellent Painted Shut, Philadelphia‘s Hop Along broke out of its cities ever-growing music scene to…
Dogs On Acid want you to “Keep In Touch”
Though The A.V. Club has covered Dogs On Acid before, the band recently signed to Jade Tree records and has since…
The best albums of 2015 so far
Considering we’re only almost to July, 2015 has seen an abundance of musical riches so far. From new albums by old…
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The genre-defying Hop Along isn’t a “secret” anymore
It’s ironic that, when Hop Along’s sophomore album—and its first for Saddle Creek Records—was announced, the band was…