Collecting Memories and Melodies: A Deep Dive into The Sundays

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Collecting Memories and Melodies: A Deep Dive into The Sundays

Soleil Caouette Music Journalist As the temperature drops and the leaves fall from the trees, I believe these peaceful moments should be paired with a certain kind of music. A band that blends dreamy guitar riffs and melancholic melodies is none other than The Sundays. The Sundays produce music close to the listener’s hearts, singing emotional memories and sharing delicate details of their lives. The founders, Harriet Wheeler and […]

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Album Review: I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU by JPEGMAFIA

Marcus Cortez Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist "If I was an NBA player, I’d be Dillon Brooks, but worse." With this opening declaration, JPEGMAFIA starts his new album, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU, immediately alluding to doubling down with his aggressive style and trash-talking bravado for his new album. This marks the fifth studio album from the New York based rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA, following his solo release LP! (2021) and […]

September 2, 2024 343

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Paul’s Boutique: A Production Mastery 35 Years Later

Marcus Cortez Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist In 1989, the sound of hip-hop began to evolve into a more alternative, album-focused sound and creation process. Projects like De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, Big Daddy Kane’s It’s a Big Daddy Thing, and Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (released the year prior) marked this shift. This evolution culminated in what I consider the most creative […]

August 2, 2024 115

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Album Review: New World Depression by $uicideboy$

By Marcus Cortez Rap/Hip-hop Journalist New World Depression marks as the 4th studio album from New Orleans based rap duo $uicideboy$. With their last full-length project, Sing Me a Lullaby My Sweet Temptation releasing in 2022, $uicideboy$ return with 13 tracks on their newest album. Following similar themes of their past album, New World Depression explores the duo’s state of mind in their new mainstream success following 2020’s huge hit […]

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Members of Menorah are seated on a graffitied concrete structure surrounded by nature in black and white, with vocalist Jacob laying upside down.

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Album Review: Menorah’s Sycascend

Lucas Holloway Local Music Journalist In the midst of a musical renaissance throughout the greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor, it is difficult to stand out against a multitude of phenomenal acts and sounds. While the central Texas scene is defined by the innovation of fringe genres, whether looking at the resurgence of new shoegaze acts, punk and psychedelia; a band from San Antonio is making their hometown proud through a […]

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Album Review: EP by Die Mart

by Octavio Benavides Local Music Journalist The sound and style of Austin’s post hardcore band Die Mart stands out from much of the local scene. Their harsh, yet neatly, constructed instrumentals are matched perfectly with raw, visceral vocals of lead singer Cristian Reynoso. The energy that they can create during their shows is unmatched. Yet, like lightning in a bottle, their first album, EP (2023), captures their uniqueness and […]

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Album cover of Amor Prohibido by Selena. : A woman adjusts her collar as she poses in front of a simplistic background.

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Album Review: Amor Prohibido by Selena, 30 years later

By Derek Torres Music Journalist The last album Amor Prohibido, which rising Tejano star Selena released while alive, was reissued with a remaster 30 years to its initial date on March 22. Popularity from the project was garnered from all over and earned her a Grammy for “Best Mexican/American Album.” The release was dubbed Selena’s “best work” for being number one on the Top Latin Album chart and her and […]

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Album Review: Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves

By Soleil Caouette Music Journalist From Golden, Texas, Kacey Musgraves produces a primitive record from her core singing about her healing journey. We are used to hearing songs influenced by psychedelics and her country background, so this is a new version of Kacey with electronic and twee-style sounds. When I think of her music, I am automatically brought back to her plain country roots featured in Same Trailer Different Park, […]

April 11, 2024 117

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Album Review: Unlimited Ammo by Namasenda

By Michael Ybarra Music Journalist Hyperpop is a genre of music dominated by the likes of PinkPantheress, Dorian Electra, Charli XCX and many others, all of whom create music with swift electronic beats fit for an exciting house party. However, Namasenda, a Swedish artist, has been slowly carving out space for herself among these giants. Unlimited Ammo by Namasenda She’s been in the game since 2016, but her debut album […]

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