Sex and Scope: Seattle songwriter adds ambition to intimate sound.

Doom Wop: Indie rock chameleons Islands glow in the dark.

Swapping the Score: French duo scrounge inspiration from silent film.

Black Key Bride: Husband and wife get bluesy with the help of Patrick Carney.

Rock By Numbers: Field Music hide in shadows of power-pop heroes.

Faster, Stronger: Brooklyn songstress sheds insecurities on third album

Psychedelic Grown Ups: Kevin Barnes gets personal on Montreal's latest. 

A followup to the fantastic debut album and the equally impressive Broken Dreams Club EP, Girls’ Father, Son, Holy Ghost offers up the same ’60s rock sound — only now with incorporated string orchestrations and a gospel choir — with a confident, well-produced finish.