The new recording by The National, entitled ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ serves up relentless despair with slices of hope in a frequently dazzling sonic texture that becomes surprisingly endearing. Though not cheerful, not for a moment.

What people like to forget about is that in his car songs, Bruce Springsteen usually fails in driving despair away, which is what makes his car songs so immensely powerful. Here’s a look at a few of his most devastating.

The new release from The Fabulous Thunderbirds is titled On the Verge on Severn Records, and it’s a blast of the T-Birds trademark blend of Blues, Rock, and R&B – much like the blend of ingredients found in a spicy bowl of Texas chili.

With their scintillating debut album, ‘Beyond Wilderness’ , Vancouver electro-pop group Gold & Youth are poised to take over the role of Canada’s Indie Darlings.

The Vancouver electro-rock group known as Gold & Youth launched their debut album Beyond Wilderness yesterday in a very untraditional venue for an album release: the evening found the band performing in the high-end fashion quarters of notable retailer Harry Rosen in Vancouver’s downtown glam-depot, Pacific Centre.

Daft Punk’s massively anticipated new album Random Access Memories is now available to stream in its entirety until release day of May 21. Check out the album here; it’s as brilliant as you expect.