Email Author Jay Bennett

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Nothing Not New"

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2010 Stories by Jay Bennett

• Interpol's Fourth Full-Length Feels Flat

  published August 19, 2010

  On Interpol's self-titled fourth album, the onetime kings of the New York indie-rock scene are still the well-groomed gloom merchants that... More >>

• Indie Rockers Versus Make an Artful Comeback

  published July 29, 2010

  The influential New York indie-rock band Versus, which made two highly regarded records in the 1990s (Secret Swingers and Two Cents Plus... More >>

• Beach Fossils

  published July 29, 2010

  As if they were the anti-Wavves, Brooklyn's Beach Fossils wring from their kick-back, lo-fi stoner beach pop impossibly clean, intertwining guitar... More >>

• Jaill

  published July 22, 2010

  "Yes, I'm running as fast as I can / Toward a stunning and imperfect plan." The couplet appears midway through That's How We Burn, the fine... More >>

• M.O.T.O.

  published July 1, 2010

  For nearly 30 years, pop-punk rascal Paul Caporino and M.O.T.O. (Masters of the Obvious) have been forging timeless sing-along punk with... More >>

• Stars

  published June 24, 2010

  The Canadian band Stars was the first musical act to publicly boycott Arizona in the wake of the passage of the controversial... More >>

• Crystal Castles, Against Me!, and Blitzen Trapper; June 8 Was a Record-Release Bonanza

  published June 10, 2010

  When you write an album review every single weekday — as I have done at New Times' music blog, Up On The Sun, since January 1 —... More >>

• Sleigh Bells

  published May 27, 2010

  Treats, the debut record by the Brooklyn boy-girl duo Sleigh Bells is one big sugar rush, a summertime explosion of electro pop that, by... More >>

• The Black Keys

  published May 20, 2010

  The blues take a back seat on The Black Keys' sixth record, Brothers, and the results are impressive. The two-man band from Akron, Ohio,... More >>

• LCD Soundsystem

  published May 13, 2010

  If LCD Soundsystem's third record will indeed be the band's last (as main man James Murphy has indicated), at least they're going out on top. Not... More >>

• Night of the Hunter

  published May 6, 2010

  Late bloomers hold a special place in our hearts. They represent perseverance, new directions, and second acts. Such is the story of Long John... More >>

• Beach House and Other Indie Bands Are Escaping to the Beach in 2010

  published April 15, 2010

  Spread out the blanket, hoist the umbrella, slather on the SPF 50, sip a beer pulled from the cooler, and gaze at the pelicans dive-bombing the... More >>

• Hope for Sun

  published April 15, 2010

  Spread out the blanket, hoist the umbrella, slather on the SPF 50, sip a beer pulled from the cooler, and gaze at the pelicans dive-bombing the... More >>

• Nothing Not New: I'm No Critic But I'm Also Not a Fan. I'm a Listener

  published February 18, 2010

  They say everyone's a critic. That doesn't include me, apparently. Even though I am paid to write about music — thanks to my role as... More >>