Their debut album, Days Are Gone, has only been out for two days, but the Haim sisters are already exhausted. Less than 24 hours ago, they were in top form onstage for an intimate performance at Rough Trade East in London; this afternoon, after nearly two
Eight years into her solo career, Annie Clark says she still feels like a new artist. She might as well be, she says, since her fourth St. Vincent release is the first to resonate very far outside of the indie rock universe.
It's the night after Future Islands' network television debut on The Late Show, and David Letterman is trying not to laugh. "Let's dance!" he declares, after a joke about a candy store falls flat.
"This is our decision/To live fast and die young/We've got the vision/Now let's have some fun." Those words, taken from MGMT's 2008 breakout single "Time to Pretend," have become a rallying cry of sorts, a party-'til-you-die anthem for people who want to