Tops

Long-running music blog Gorilla Vs Bear’s year-end lists are always pretty different from your average Best Albums list, albeit in a way that fits in with its trippy dreampop tastes. Their 2017 top spot goes to Yaeji for her pair of 2017 EPs…

“Boutique” music festival Full Moon returned to Governors Island with an eclectic lineup that included Vic Mensa, Kelela, Connan Mockasin, Abra, TOPS, Awesome Tapes From Africa, and others.

TOPS’ new album Sugar at the Gate is out today via Arbutus. They’ve further refined their ’80s-style pop of 2014’s very good Picture You Staring, with a better batch of songs…

While mostly known for crystalline, ’80s-inspired pop, like their terrific 2014 single “Way to Be Loved,” here TOPS deliver grungy shoegaze, still with melodic backbone.

The beachside fest takes place at NYC’s Governors Island in July.

Montreal’s TOPS are back with new album Sugar at the Gate which will be out June 2 via Arbutus. According the press release, the band “lived and recorded at “Glamdale”, a mini-mansion and former brothel located in the Jewel City, Glendale, CA.” The California sun seems to have treated TOPS well as new single “Petals” […]

“The Growlers may be the most interesting band in the world, certainly one of the coolest. Nor gypsy, nor goth, nor surfer, nor punk, yet somehow all of them.” – Julian Casablancas

The 2016 edition of Pop Montreal happens September 21 – 25 at venues all over the city. It’s the 15th anniversary of the festival and they’ve just announced the finalized lineup…

Allah-Las and TOPS on tour together in September and October.

The Los Angeles band played Full Moon Fest over the weekend and are sticking around to play tiny East Village club Berlin tonight.