By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Artist: winded Album: Schwartz Goes to Heaven Release Date: June 22, 2018 Label: Community Records Website: https://winded.bandcamp.com/ Bedroom pop can be twee, plain-borderline-boring and uninspired. It can also be intimate, carefully crafted and some of … Continue reading winded: Schwartz Goes to Heaven Album Review
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist New music from a local favorite is always exciting and a just little nerve-wracking. The Bright Light Social Hour released their newest EP Missing Something on the Austin label Modern Outsider (who host 17 … Continue reading The Bright Light Social Hour EP and Release Show
By Jennifer Romero Rap Music Journalist Artist: Father Album: Awful Swim Release Date: September 21, 2018 Label: RCA Records 2018 proved to be in Father’s favor, with not only the announce of his creative partnership of his label Awful Records with RCA Records, but … Continue reading Father: Awful Swim Album Review
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist Artist: Enjoy Album: Small Car Big Wheels Release Date: June 29, 2018 Bandcamp: https://enjoy2.bandcamp.com/ Despite Enjoy having released their first album Gold in 2010, I didn’t discover them until Small Car Big Wheels, their … Continue reading Enjoy: Small Car Big Wheels Album Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Joyce Manor Album: A Million Dollars to Kill Me Release Date: September 21, 2018 Label: Epitaph Website: https://joyce-manor.com/ As word of their frenetic energy and turbulent house shows found its way out of Californian … Continue reading Joyce Manor: A Million Dollars to Kill Me Album Review
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist Artist: Beach Goons Album: hoodratscumbag Label: GRNDW Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://losbeachgoons.bandcamp.com/ In a total of 26 minutes, Beach Goons captures their youthful, California sound on their sophomore album, hoodratscumbag. Following up from … Continue reading Beach Goons: hoodratscumbag Album Review
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Steven A. Clark Album: Where Neon Goes to Die Label: Secretly Canadian Release Date: September 7, 2018 As someone who doesn’t often venture too far from my usual genres of music, I found myself … Continue reading Steven A. Clark: Where Neon Goes to Die Album Review
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Black Belt Eagle Scout Album: Mother of My Children Release Date: September 14, 2018 Website: https://blackbelteaglescout.bandcamp.com/ Black Belt Eagle Scout’s debut album, Mother of My Children, is a beautifully crafted collection of indie-rock songs … Continue reading Black Belt Eagle Scout: Mother of My Children Album Review
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist After some trouble getting in the door, I was able to catch half of Lomelda, the opening band for Frankie Cosmos, at Barracuda on Saturday night. Lomelda is a three-piece group, with soft female vocals, … Continue reading Frankie Cosmos Live at Barracuda
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Artist: Emma Ruth Rundle Album: On Dark Horses Release Date: September 14, 2018 Label: Sargent House Website: https://www.emmaruthrundle.com/ A piece of my heart has belonged to Emma Ruth Rundle ever since I heard 2014’s “Shadows … Continue reading Emma Ruth Rundle: On Dark Horses Album Review
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Director Artist: Ooey Gooey EP Title: Inside Jokes Website: ogooey.com After another long hot summer here in central Texas, it is finally time to cool down and chill out. There’s no better way than to … Continue reading Inside Jokes by Ooey Gooey’s
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: The Shifts Album: Yet Another Change of Plans Release Date: May 9, 2018 Label: Blue Eggplant Records Website: https://theshiftsmusic.bandcamp.com/ The Shifts’ most recent release, Yet Another Change of Plans, is the latest addition to … Continue reading The Shifts Yet Another Change of Plans – Review
By Thomas Dunlap Music Journalist Under the quirky moniker of Brad Stank, Liverpool native Bradley Mullins creates “sexistential” lounge-funk that is both infectious and relaxing. In each of the few tracks he has released, Stank effortlessly combines pleasant melodies with … Continue reading On the Subject of Stank
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Interpol Album: Marauder Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: http://www.interpolnyc.com/ Interpol, New York’s post-punk revival rock band, make their presence known with their first album since 2014, Marauder. Fans familiar with Interpol’s previous albums … Continue reading Interpol: Marauder Album Review
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Sitting down to write a review of Ohmme’s most recent show at Mohawk Austin’s indoor stage is (probably) the hardest time I’ve ever had writing a show review, like… ever. And, it’s not because … Continue reading Ohmme Live at Mohawk Austin
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist Artist: Rubblebucket Album: Sun Machine Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://www.rubblebucket.com/ Before Sun Machine I had never heard of Rubblebucket, but by now I have combed through the entirety of their discography. Sun … Continue reading Rubblebucket: Sun Machine Album Review
By Aimee Huckeba Music Journalist Artist: The Kooks Album: Let’s Go Sunshine Label: Lonely Cat Release Date: August 31, 2018 After a long-awaited four years, The Kooks have released their fifth studio album, Let’s Go Sunshine. The Kooks showed signs … Continue reading The Kooks: Let’s Go Sunshine Album Review
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist Artist: Wild Nothing Album: Indigo Label: Captured Tracks Release Date: August 31, 2018 After three albums, Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing has established a sound that has captured the attention of dream pop lovers everywhere. … Continue reading Wild Nothing: Indigo Album Review
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist Artist: The Naked Tungs Album: Distract Myself Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://thenakedtungs.weebly.com/ The Naked Tungs are back at it again with their second EP, Distract Myself, which they released only a little over … Continue reading Distract Myself by The Naked Tungs
By Conner Yarbrough Music Journalist Artist: Ohmme Album: Parts Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://ohmmemusic.com/ Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, known together as Ohmme, are the Chicago-based duo proving why music, despite the current formulaic pop epidemic, truly is … Continue reading Parts by Ohmme
