The vehicle of frontman Sam Beam’s hushed, honeyed vocals and magnificently preposterous facial hair, Iron and Wine has risen to become one of the great, albeit lesser-known indie bands. Read more...

Filled with chatter among friends, Bruin Café, a hub of activity on a normal school day, hosts another sound familiar to many café-goers: the thumping beats of hip-hop from Camden Anderson. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Camden Anderson raps under the moniker Internal Definition. Anderson recently released his mixtape “Talk Now.”

For many, garish, displeasing and downright obnoxious may be the only words that come to mind when describing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ latest album cover for “Mosquito.” Simultaneously, however, those may also be the absolute last words that come to mind in describing the sounds of “Mosquito.” Over the past decade or so, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have succeeded in establishing a sound completely its own. Read more...

A 13-minute love ballad, titled “You Lust,” that stretches back and forth from captivating melody to synthetic breakdown, separated repeatedly by an ominous whisper and finally ending with a woman’s spoken psychological confession – there’s just nothing like The Flaming Lips, for better or for worse. Read more...

In 2009, Los Angeles-based band Local Natives burst onto the indie music scene with its breakout debut album “Gorilla Manor.” Read more...

This article is a longer version of the Q&A that ran in print. English duo Simian Mobile Disco, composed of James Ford and Jas Shaw, will take the stage this Saturday and April 20, bringing their trademark brand of electronic beats along with them. Read more...

Photo: English electronic music duo Simian Mobile Disco will perform at this year’s Coachella Festival. Daily Bruin spoke with member James Ford about the group’s beginnings and latest album.