The Occurrence - Category: Music

  Sweeping, mountainous instruments aloft the golden contralto of Nadine Shah populate the British songstress's new single, "Stealing Cars." The triumphant song, which marries a Johnette Napolitano voice with the dramatic flair of My Brightest Diamond, previews...

  Think of bicoastal indie rock outfit Hideout as the Intergalactic Postal Service. Like Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello before them, Gabe Rodriguez and Cory Stier pieced together their debut album in separate states. But unlike...

Something old, something new. The soundwaves are always undulating back and forth like so. Same goes for tech innovations within the music world. Here we explore two novel approaches to every artist's goal of getting...

From the legendary Hip-Hop group Jurassic 5 comes Marc 7 with the music video for his new single, "I Who Have Nothing.” The song can be found on his latest solo project, Food, Clothing and Shelter,...

  Always avant-garde and a little cheeky, San Francisco’s Deerhoof have made their most accessible record yet. La Isla Bonita (Polyvinyl) files down their quirks without rendering them dull. The spastic drums of Greg Saunier and...

What was once an antiquated sport of the nebbish and the meticulous has now become a widespread phenomenon. No, not chess. We’re talking record collecting. Gradually, the disappearing species of music stores evolved (or revolved)...

Houston songbird LOE gives us a solemn yet warm greeting on her eight-track debut album entitled HELLOE. Reminscent of the dark coolness of Fiona Apple's catalog and hauntingly gentle rhythm of Joss Stone's voice, LOE...

After releasing the lead single, “Sea Full of Sharks,” which was featured right here on Occur in mid-September, Oswald delivers his debut EP in the form of Ride. The 18-year-old California emcee taps into his conscious side...