#are we there

BEST OF 2014Best Tracks from NYC Bands

There were a lot of great songs released in 2014, and many came from bands who are from New York City (or, like many of us here, just currently call it home). Here are some of the year’s best tracks from the city that never sleeps. Ava Luna: “Plain Speech” from Electric Balloon (Western Vinyl,...

Emily Daly

ALBUM REVIEWSharon Van Etten "Are We There"

"I can't wait 'til we're afraid of nothing," sings Sharon Van Etten, in her silvery and harmony-braided way, on the opening track of her new album Are We There. "I can't wait 'til we hide from nothing." The song-- "Afraid Of Nothing"-- has a sweeping clean-slate quality to it: it's a fresh start, a...

Carena Liptak