You wouldn’t have been faulted for confusing The Mowgli’s with Grouplove when both bands emerged in 2010 with infectious indie pop, day-glow color schemes, shared male-female vocal leads and diverse lineups that highlighted the individuality of each member. But while Grouplove increasingly used more psychedelia and hippy folk on their…

Franz Ferdinand performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on April 28, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Franz Ferdinand have never seemed to care about popularity and record sales. That they achieved it with their debut album was an added bonus. All they’ve wanted to do was make the music they…

Stereophonics, courtesy. To be honest, I had written the Stereophonics off several years ago. They’d fallen into a rut and everything they released sounded the same. It turns out singer-guitarist Kelly Jones thought the band had fallen into a rut as well. Following the release of the band’s previous…