Chamber Pop

    Genre that combines rock music with the intricate use of strings, horns, piano, and vocal harmonies with an emphasis on melody and texture

    Have We Met

    Destroyer: Have We Met

    Destroyer is almost an idea more than it is a band. It's a thing that lives inside Dan Bejar's head. It makes almost no sense when you pull back from it, and almost less
    Prophet

    Ramona Falls: Prophet

    For this album to live, something good had to die. Brent Knopf, lead singer of one of my...
    The Riptide

    Beirut: The Rip Tide

    It seems Mr. Condon has gone out of his way here to cut through the nostalgia and make...
    Kaputt

    Destroyer: Kaputt

    My reaction to this album was somewhat akin to my reaction the first time I heard Spoon’s Girls...
    The Orchard

    Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard

    So your drummer and songwriter dies after recording your debut album. It’s met with decent, and deserved, accolades....
    OK Bear

    Jeremy Enigk: OK Bear

    Stealing his cover art idea straight from Sebadoh’s Bakesale, Mr. Enigk skips making another album of nursery rhymes...