By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist Artist: Andy Pickett Album: Andy Pickett Release Date: November 24, 2017 On March 16, Andy Pickett played at The Electric Church for their unofficial SXSW showcase. I had never seen or heard his music before, but I … Continue reading Andy Pickett: Self-Titled Album and Concert Review
By Samuel Peirce Music Journalist Artist: The Go! Team Album: SEMICIRCLE Label: Memphis Industries Release Date: January 19, 2018 Website: https://thegoteam.co.uk/ The Go! Team is the brainchild of English songwriter Ian Parton. Since 2004, the Brighton-bandleader has assembled various talents … Continue reading The Go! Team: SEMICIRCLE
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: S. Carey Album: Hundred Acres Release Date: February 23, 2018 Website: https://scarey.bandcamp.com/album/hundred-acres S. Carey hones in on creating a less complicated alt-folk music with Hundred Acres. More mellowed than his previous two albums, Hundred … Continue reading S. Carey: Hundred Acres Review
By Madeleine Rice Music Journalist Artist: Noise For Pretend Album: Happy You Near Label: HUSH Release Date: February 2, 2002 Jazz excites the senses and floods the soul. Every instrument is at war, yet they all work in tandem. Held together … Continue reading Surpassed Beauty in Happy You Near
By Samuel Peirce Music Journalist Artist: Naked Giants Album: SLUFF Release Date: March 30, 2018 Label: New West Website: https://www.nakedgiants.com/ Seattle, Washington’s Naked Giants brand of psychedelia-drenched, punk-rock n’ roll has yielded them some impressive releases so far (2016’s R.I.P. EP), … Continue reading Naked Giants: SLUFF Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Shy Kids Album: in a state Release Date: February 23, 2018 Label: Culvert Music Website: https://www.shy-kids.com/home After gaining some mainstream commercial success in their hometown of Toronto, Canada, following the release of their 2015 … Continue reading Shy Kids: in a state Review
By Brandon Gutierrez Rap Journalist Artist: Gunna Album: Drip Season 3 Release Date: February 2018 Music Label: 300 Entertainment/YSL Records Georgia’s fabrication of rap stars never stops. It’s like someone pushes a button annually that manufactures and creates a star … Continue reading Gunna: Drip Season 3 Review
By Aimee Huckeba Music Journalist Artist: MGMT Album: Little Dark Age Release Date: February 9, 2018 Website: http://whoismgmt.com/ Little Dark Age is the highly anticipated fourth album of psych-electronic duo, MGMT. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser met as freshmen at … Continue reading MGMT: Little Dark Age Review
By Madeleine Rice Music Journalist Artist: Vance Joy Album: Nation of Two Label: Liberation Music Release Date: February 23, 2018 Where music lacks, words tend to fill in the gaps. Where vocals are unique or objectively undesirable, originality of sound takes … Continue reading Vance Joy: Nation of Two Review
By Eduardo Baz Music Journalist Artist: Shannon & the Clams Album: Onion Label: Easy Eye Sound Release Date: February 16, 2018 Shannon & the Clams have just about perfected their musical style with their prior four releases and their new release, … Continue reading Shannon & the Clams: Onion Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: The Happy Fits Album: Awfully Apeelin’ Release Date: August 27th, 2016 Website: https://www.thehappyfits.com/ Self proclaimed as the “rackety-clacketiest” band we know, the indie folk trio The Happy Fits, fronted by fencing champ Ross Monteith … Continue reading The Happy Fits: Awfully Apeelin’ Review
By Caroline Janes Music Journalist Artist: American Pets Album: Doing the Best We Can Release Date: February 16, 2018 Website: http://www.americanpets.net/ For all of you Young the Giant and Strange Birds fans, I have the band for you. American Pets … Continue reading American Pets: Doing the Best We Can Review
By Clayton Ambrose and Cheyenne Young Music Journalists The release of the remake of Seattle indie rock outfit Car Seat Headrest’s 2011 album Twin Fantasy provides music fans with a unique opportunity. The album, given the subtitle Face to Face … Continue reading Mirrored Perspectives on Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
by Madeleine Rice Music Journalist Artist: GEA Album: Butterflies Label: Self-Released Release Date: September 11, 2017 The album art for GEA’s Butterflies is minimalist in color, layers of watercolor arranged symmetrically to fittingly create a subtle depiction of a butterfly. The … Continue reading GEA: Butterflies Review
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Lowpines Album: In Silver Halides Release Date: February 23, 2018 Website: https://lowpines.bandcamp.com/ Lowpines’ debut album In Silver Halides is the “lofi-Anglo-Americana-pop” project of London native and Bear Driver vocalist/guitarist, Oli Deakin. Lowpines is more downbeat and … Continue reading Lowpines: In Silver Halides Album Review
By Clayton Chaney Music Journalist Artist: Hippo Campus Album: Landmark Record Label: Transgressive Release Date: February 24, 2017 Website: http://hippocampusband.com/ It’s been just over a year since Hippo Campus released their debut full length album Landmark and I still can’t fathom all … Continue reading Hippo Campus: Landmark Review, One Year Later
By Victoria Roxanne Hill Music Journalist One month ago, I received a message on GroupMe from a classmate saying that she was starting a group message for tennis. The text was extremely confusing because I thought that I had accidentally … Continue reading Concert Review: Tennis
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Cecil Frena Album: The Gridlock Label: Hovercraft Release Date: February 9,2018 Creator of both Gobble Gobble and Born Gold, Cecil Frena has been putting out music under different names for years. The Canada-born artist … Continue reading Cecil Frena: The Gridlock Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Insecure Men Album: Insecure Men Release Date: Feb 23, 2018 Label: Fat Possum Records Website: https://fatpossum.com/artists/insecure-men/ Former schoolmates and current musicians Saul Adamczewski, of the band Fat White Family and Ben Romans-Hopcraft, of Childhood, … Continue reading Insecure Men: Insecure Men Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Marie/Lepanto Album: Tenkiller Release Date: January 26, 2018 Label: Big Legal Mess Website: http://www.marielepanto.com/ Marie/Lepanto is the name of the Arkansas street that marks the halfway point between the childhood homes of Will Johnson … Continue reading Marie/Lepanto: Tenkiller Review
