By Conner YarbroughMusic Director With the end of February signaling the end of Black History Month, various KTSW teams have collaborated to put together Black History (a playlist) featuring black artists across all genres from throughout the decades. This playlist, however, is more than just another set of songs to set a mood. It is, at its heart, a celebration of the often-overlooked influence that black artists have on every aspect […]
By Eduardo Baz Music Journalist We are all aware that music can be a promising medium when it comes to expressing and evoking emotion. After all, music is highly addicting and something we simply can’t get enough of. The range of emotions you feel differ from one person to the next, many in ways that the artist may not have even intended. You may gain the confidence you lack for […]
By Isaac Muñoz Rap Music Journalist Artist: Dave B Album: Pearl Release Date: November 16, 2017 Website: https://soundcloud.com/davebmusic Originating from Seattle, Washington, Dave B delivers refreshing music that comes with bright and upbeat sounds to lighten any mood. He moved to Chicago to attend Columbia, but it unfortunately didn’t work out for him and he moved back to Seattle. He began creating music and released two other successful projects before […]
By Ché Salgado Music Journalist This year marked the 50th anniversary of D.A. Pennebaker’s landmark documentary, Dont Look Back, released in 1967, which follows a young Bob Dylan--quickly ascending to the peak of his fame--on his spring 1965 tour of England. Throughout the documentary there are several moments which offer, more than anything else at the time, a window into the artist (that is, the artist as a concept) as […]
By Neil Manning Music Journalist Artist: Sure Sure Album: Sure Sure Release Date: January 12, 2018 Website: https://www.suresuremusic.com/ Debut albums are always a great experience for everyone involved. A band is finally releasing an album’s worth of their creative input and sharing it with the world. Followers of the band are finally getting more than just singles and a whole new array of people are going to discover this band […]
By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist It’s about that time, ladies and gentlemen. Time for that cool weather to grace our presence with its beautiful and steely chill, albeit for only once or twice a week. However, if those winter winds do ending up rolling up on your doorstep for actual consecutive days, you’re gonna look like a damn fool if you don’t have any music prepared. Luckily, you’ve got me […]
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist There's nothing quite like diving into an album and letting yourself stew in it for a while. To enjoy a record from beginning to end is to appreciate an artist’s full and complete vision, and to get inside their psyche, in a way. But sometimes this can go even further. Sometimes an album doesn’t just show how an artist has been thinking and feeling in […]
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Artist: Jaws of Love Album: Tasha Sits Close to the Piano Label: K-Rizzla Records & House Arrest Distribution Release Date: September 22, 2017 It would be inaccurate to say that all acoustic indie pop albums sound the same. It’s more accurate to say that among the leagues of sad singers armed with guitars and pianos, it can be hard to stand out. In his solo […]
By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist Emotion and music have been tightly knit together for centuries, since long before it was an art-form of the masses. In its current form, the musician funnels their inner feelings into their art for consumers to absorb or reject, relate or dismiss. As the barrier of what is acceptable lyrical content fades further and further into the ether, we get albums concerning the most complex […]
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