By Cassidy SegoviaMusic Journalist Not even two months after appearing on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list for her heartfelt memoir, Crying in H Mart, singer/songwriter Michelle Zauner recently launched her third studio album, Jubilee, under her indie-pop project Japanese Breakfast. From the release of her first two albums to her new book, Zauner’s well-deserved recognition from the media automatically placed the new album at a high value. Music […]
By Jesse RodriguezMusic Journalist Running to Utopia is an art collective based out of the Lehigh Valley. The collective consists of rappers and overall artists Kon Grey and Mo Gardens. Their music is rooted in hip-hop and rap but their use of synths, experimental loops, and elements of spoken word makes their music genre-bending all while their lyrical content keeps it grounded and relatable. Pick Me Up from the Middle […]
By Michael KaiserMusic Journalist John de Buck, a.k.a. Apashe, is a 27-year-old DJ/producer from Brussels who is now based in Montreal. In his album Renaissance, Apashe showcases his production and compositional expertise by combining traditional classical music with hip-hop and electronic beats. After creating his own compositions, Apashe flew to Prague to record a 69-person orchestra playing his music. The orchestral tunes can be heard throughout the album, and Apashe managed […]
By Faith VaraMusic Journalist Artist: Phoenix Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Release Date: May 25, 2009 Website: http://wearephoenix.com/ It’s crazy to think that 2009 was a whole decade ago. This is the year Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" was the biggest song of the year and "Avatar" ruled the silver screen. It was also the year French […]
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 the indie-rock outfit’s discography. The group’s self titled 2016 release helped establish themselves as one of Eugene, Oregon’s up and coming bands; frontman Macks Johanesen having been active in the […]
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 of changing their sound with their last album, Listen; with the new record comes the full transition into mainstream pop. Several of the tracks sound as though they can be played […]
By Alisa Pierce Music Journalist Artist: Chris Farren Album: Can’t Die Release Date: September 2, 2016 Website: https://chrisfarren.bandcamp.com/album/cant-die After successfully venturing into fashion design and releasing popular solo splits and EPs, Chris Farren has finally released his debut album Can’t Die. The album was apparently influenced by Farren’s realization that death is something we all experience and that he is not exempt from that. However, instead of taking on an […]
By Ché Salgado Music Journalist Artist: The Avalanches Album: Wildflower Released: July 1, 2016 Label: XL Website: http://www.theavalanches.com/ There were so many people who wanted this album. It was confusing because The Avalanches had a fairly good legacy; They came, they saw, they conquered in the form of making the “Rock City” single, making El Producto, signing to Modular, putting on a sort of Beastie Boys-like performance on Australian TV in 1998, which was […]
By Sawyer Stull Music Journalist Artist: The Walters Album: Young Men Release Date: December 23, 2016 Website: https://thewalters.bandcamp.com/ Young Men is the second EP from the Chicago rock quintet The Walters. The band first found success after posting their song “I Love You So” to reddit, in which it earned over 40,000 plays in two days on bandcamp.com. At the beginning of December this year, it made its way to […]
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