Dante Durrman

Emerging as a musical hybrid of such diverse bands as Vampire Weekend and Bloc Party, Bombay Bicycle Club, the four-piece indie rock outfit from the U.K., released their fourth full length album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, on Feb. 3.

Award season is in full swing, from movies to music and everything in between. The Grammys, music’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, are promoted as “music’s biggest night.” Of the 82 awards that will be given out this year, only a handful of the categories include contenders that actually deserve their nominations (for instance, Producer of the Year).

Lorde’s debut album Pure Heroine was released as a follow up to her EP, The Love Club. Though groomed by the largest American music label, Universal Music Group (UMG), the same label as record company creations like Justin Bieber and Nicky Minaj, this sixteen-year-old Australian sensation helped write the lyrics to songs that challenge the status quo of popular music. The authenticity of the music shines through, despite the record label’s influence.