Gilian Prado Music Journalist A good friend of mine (Saidif) had recommended the artist Alex G to me and showed me some songs, deep cuts and the artist stayed on my radar. Later I stumbled across their song entitled Mary. As someone who is into post punk fast paced, garage rock, angsty and full of vigor music, this track was not something that would normally become a song id listen […]
By Gilian Prado Music Journalist The Killers' song, "Rut", is starkly different from other tracks in their discography; the opening line seems to be a woman’s voice pitched up with autotune, suggesting that it’s a conversation that is occurring. Brandon Flowers then responds with the line: “Can't keep my mind off of every little wrong I see the mouths are open but I can't hear the song I've done my […]
By Gilian Prado Music Journalist The year was 2008. Musically we are in the center of the post-punk revival, with the likes of The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand and The White Stripes. Indie rock is in its golden age, and the soundtrack of a film franchise, specifically the first three Twilight films, reflected that. While the Twilight films themselves were made for a target […]
Gilian Prado Music Journalist In honor of Franz Ferdinand releasing their new album entitled “Hits To The Head”;, it features some of the band's most beloved tracks. I decided that we should also acknowledge some of their deep cuts. I've been a fan since I was 14 years old and now at 21 that still hasn't changed and neither has my knowledge of their entire discography, which remains in my […]
Gilian Prado Music Journalist Artist: Black Midi Album: Schlagenheim Release Date: June 19, 2019 Record Label: Rough Trade Records Black Midi popped up on the scene in 2019 and introduced a new generation to noise rock, including myself. Black Midi, if they must be categorized, would fall under the category of noise rock; also known as noise punk is a genre of music that is derived from 80s-style punk […]
By Gilian Prado Music Journalist Artist: Mitski Album: Lush Release Date: January 31, 2012 Lush is undeniably an album filled with feminine rage. In an interview with The New Yorker, Mitski said, “I spent all my teenage years being obsessed with beauty, and I’m very resentful about it and I’m very angry…I had so much intelligence and energy and drive, and instead of using that to study more, or instead […]
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