Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Rado notes, that musical quest—of being lighter, more accessible, more in line with the kind of songs you might encounter at a ...

Foxygen, who were just in NYC for a free River Rocks show (and will be back this fall, see below), have had a few PR stumbles this year but now have suffered a literal one. Frontman Sam France, who ...

There’s a lot of pressure facing young bands this week. Playing up to, and maybe more than, 10 showcases in a few days is demanding on its own, but on top of that, bands have to impress the hordes of ...

Audio for First Listens is no longer available after the album is released. When LPs and cassettes gave way to compact discs in the late '80s and early '90s, many bands seized on the format's ...

Foxygen’s “San Francisco” is about as perfect a piece of baroque, groovy ’60s pop as you’re likely to hear all year, and if you know little more about this young LA band than that sunny tune and ...

There is a sense of erudition that comes with listening to a hitherto unknown artist — a sense of having listened to music before it becomes a shower sing-along. Indie-rock duo Foxygen’s latest album, ...

A dense, scattershot batch of could-be songs yet to be realized, the third record from one of Los Angeles’ most promising guitar bands is kind of a mess. Unlike Foxygen’s memorable last album, “We Are ...

Although Foxygen’s tour stop at Metro on Thursday was ostensibly to be its last in Chicago, the mood was more celebratory than sad swan song. Colorful holiday lights were strung around the stage, what ...

Recently, it was announced that Foxygen's current tour will be its last, with a scheduled stop in Milwaukee on Apr. 7 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Does this mean that France and Rado are calling it quits?

Apply the "you are what you eat" idea to music, and it becomes clear from Foxygen's new album that the band's Jonathan Rado and Sam France consume a steady diet of classic '60s pop. Even the album ...