By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Preoccupations Album: New Material Release Date: March 23, 2018 Label: Flemish Eye/Jagjaguwar Website: preoccupationsband.com/ Preoccupations’ newest album is yet another step in their steadily evolving musical presence. Album to album, the post-punkers have continually … Continue reading Preoccupations: New Material Review
By Eduardo Baz Music Journalist Artist: Oh Sees Album: Orc Label: Castle Face Records Release Date: August 25, 2017 2017 marked the 20th anniversary for John Dwyer’s garage-psych rock band Thee Oh Sees. Throughout these 20 years the band has earned … Continue reading Oh Sees: Orc Review
By Madeleine Rice Music Journalist Artist: Ratboys Album: GL Label: Topshelf Records Release Date: 02/23/2018 My 3-year-old self absolutely loved a lesser known artist, Amelia Royko and her only album, Sharp Steel Pinafore. The album balanced rock and the acoustic … Continue reading Ratboys: GL Review
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Johnny Goth Album: Day Dreams EP Label: Johnny Goth Release Date: March 1, 2018 Somewhat of a mystery in the industry, Johnny Goth has been self-producing music for years now. Playing, quite literally, to … Continue reading Johnny Goth: Day Dreams EP Review
By Andrew Vela Music Journalist Artist: The Jesus and Mary Chain Album: Damage and Joy Release Date: March 24, 2017 Label: Artificial Plastic Records I wish I knew where to start writing this, but I’ll start off by just saying this band’s name. The … Continue reading The Jesus and Mary Chain: Damage and Joy Review
By Troy Vita Music Director Artist: Lucy Dacus Album: Historian Label: Matador Release Date: March 2, 2018 Lucy Dacus (day-kiss, not dah-kiss) burst onto the indie rock scene in 2016 with her self-released album No Burden, which caught the attention of Lollapalooza, … Continue reading Lucy Dacus: Historian Album Review
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist Artist: DEGA Album: Dega Label: Lemonade Records Date Released: February 23, 2018 Website: https://www.dega.band/ Debut albums are crucial to a band’s career as they give listeners a first glimpse of what their sound is. With … Continue reading DEGA: Dega
By Victoria Roxanne Hill Music Journalist Artist: Fred Armisen Show: Fred Armisen: Standup For Drummers Network: Netflix Release Date: February 6, 2018 Standup comedians often have vague or completely irrelevant titles in relation to the content of their shows. When … Continue reading Fred Armisen: Standup For Drummers Review
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Camp Cope Album: How to Socialise & Make Friends Release Date: March 2, 2018 Label: Run for Cover Records In the midst of the continuing women’s rights movement, Camp Cope is the voice of many … Continue reading Camp Cope: How to Socialise & Make Friends Review
By Casey Curry Music Journalist This is a record for everyone who came to college thinking they’d figure it out here, but are still waiting for life to start making sense. Sidney Gish in her album No Dogs Allowed paints … Continue reading Sidney Gish: No Dogs Allowed Review
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
