Gotye in his birthday suit We’re getting distressingly close to now, which is making it much harder to pick songs. Time is a fantastic filter. With every year that passes a bunch of mediocre songs are forgotten, so as we get closer to now I’m worried I’m going to…

Photos: Chloe Catajan NAPA — Despite having penned and produced Top 40 singles for the likes of Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw and others; despite a promising career as the frontman of Boys Like Girls; and even despite the surging popularity of his new band, The Night…

Courtesy: Micaiah Carter Visiting churches on Sunday mornings not only helped Kimbra find a deeper meaning of love, but impacted her forthcoming third album, Primal Heart. Before the singer-songwriter moved from Los Angeles to Manhattan, she enjoyed walking up early on Sundays, going for a walk, and finding a…

Kimbra performs at The Independent in San Francisco on Oct. 20, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The first thing I noticed about Kimbra when we spoke a few weeks ago was how fast she talks; like a gatling gun. We chatted for 15 minutes, but she spoke as many words as…