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2005 Stories by Jason Heller

• M83

  published January 13, 2005

  Anthony Gonzalez lives in Antibes, France, but if you didn't know that, you'd swear M83's mastermind was from fucking Pluto. He's like the Little... More >>

• Idiot Pilot

  published January 13, 2005

  Strange We Should Meet Here, huh? Not really. After all, you expect a flashy, sassy new band like Idiot Pilot to wake up in bed with a... More >>

• Constellations

  published January 13, 2005

  Promises are worth about as much as the bullshit they're written in. Local bands are the worst: They come on all young and passionate but wind up... More >>

• Robert Schneider

  published January 13, 2005

  Robert Schneider has had a year that actually kept up with his head-spinning hyperactivity. Besides releasing 010, the raw, compelling... More >>

• Spearhead

  published January 13, 2005

  From the punk-industrial insurgency of the Beatnigs to the messianic agit-prop of the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Michael Franti has been a... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published January 13, 2005

  With the demise of '90s bands like Silver Scooter and Butterglory, the universe was left with an aching void. Indie rock got operatic. Emo got... More >>

• Drivers Wanted

  published January 6, 2005

  I was a little bit self-conscious after everybody dubbed our last record a road record," confesses Limbeck singer/guitarist Robb MacLean. "We... More >>

• Okkervil River

  published January 6, 2005

  There's a kind of tiredness that slinks up your legs and into your stomach, tendrils of fatigue that twine around your spine before plunging deep... More >>