Indoor Recess Patrick Krief is probably best known as the lead guitarist for indie darlings the Dears, but what people are discovering is that the Montreal native is a formidable solo artist in his own right. Starting in 2007, Krief released a debut EP titled Take it or Leave, followed it up with 2009's Calm Awaits under the band outfit Black ...

EMI Singer-songwriter Emeli Sande may be little-known on this side of the pond, but it won't be for long if her UK rise is anything to go by. Her first album, Our Version of Events, came out in mid-February, debuting at number one, pushing Lana Del Rey off her mantle, wowing Simon Cowell (who declared her his "favorite songwriter at the ...

Redferns New York trio fun. -- the indie outfit who recently took their stylistic combination of Queen, Weezer and Sha Na Na to number three on Billboard's pop album charts, not to mention the industry organ's front cover -- may have unintentionally made a concept album with 'Some Nights,' their sophomore offering on Fueled by Ramen. ...

Dana Eldeson, NBC | WireImage 2011 was another dismal year for the economy. With U.S. layoffs soaring, European protests raging and 'Occupy Wall Street' dominating North American news all fall, the recession was etched into our collective psyches. Yet somehow the music industry saw a boom in sales after a seven-year slump thanks, in large ...