By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor Matador Records has become one of the biggest record labels in indie music. Although it seems counterintuitive for a record label to dominate a genre born out of independent production, Matador has managed to produce … Continue reading Boygenius: Boygenius Album Review
By Ashley FarnieMusic Journalist Following the release of their debut album, Nothing Happens, in 2019, Wallows dropped an EP for the soundtrack to this monumental time period. Remote documents the difficulties of love in the midst of a pandemic where … Continue reading Wallows: Remote EP Review
By Gabriela SolisMusic Journalist Over a decade ago, in 2009, Julian Casablancas released his debut solo album Phrazes For The Young. Best known as The Strokes’ frontman, Casablancas took some time after the band’s short hiatus in 2005 to compose … Continue reading Julian Casablancas: Phrazes For The Young Review
By Claudia RuizMusic Journalist Artist: TWRPAlbum: Over The TopRelease Date: September 25, 2020Website: https://lnk.to/overthetopRecord Label: Self-Released Fans of funk-rock, synth-pop, and electronic music alike, rejoice! The newest studio album by the band Tupperware Remix Party, otherwise known as TWRP, dropped … Continue reading TWRP: Over The Top Album Review
By Bradley BarnesMusic Journalist Texas has produced a number of excellent post-hardcore and noise rock bands since the earliest days of those genres. Austin’s Cherubs came out of a 20-year hibernation a few years ago, El Paso’s At The Drive-In … Continue reading Dining With Dogs: The Problem With Friends Album Review
By James LanikMusic Journalist The phrase “dancing about architecture,” used to illustrate the absurdity of the idea of music criticism, has been attributed to many different people, from Frank Zappa to Thelonius Monk, but no one really knows who coined … Continue reading Dancing About Architecture: Music Criticism in 2020
By Ashley FarnieMusic Journalist As their second studio album following Baby Teeth, Dizzy encapsulates the feelings and emotions brought on by young love in their newest release, The Sun and Her Scorch. With a poetic, lyrical title, the entirety of … Continue reading Dizzy: The Sun and Her Scorch Album Review
By Jennifer AriolaMusic Journalist Artist: Alex the Astronaut Album: The Theory of Absolutely Nothing Release Date: August 21, 2020Website: Alex the Astronaut, also known as Alexandra Lynn just released her album The Theory of Absolutely Nothing. The album is folk-pop as well … Continue reading Alex the Astronaut: The Theory of Absolutely Nothing Album Review
By Jennifer Ariola Music Journalist Artist: No JoyAlbum: MotherhoodRelease Date: August 21, 2020Website No Joy is a Canadian band that is focused on indie rock music. Motherhood, their latest album,was released in August. Previously, the band had released three other … Continue reading No Joy: Motherhood Album Review
By Christopher BrockerAssistant Music Director 6lack, which is pronounced black, is a rapper and R&B singer from Atlanta. The numeral six in his stage name pays homage to the east side of Atlanta called Zone 6. 6lack has a background … Continue reading 6lack’s 6pc Hot Ep Review
By Christopher BrockerAssistant Music Director Gary Indiana native Freddie Gibbs returns accompanied by a solidified producer, The Alchemist. Gibbs is coming off the highly acclaimed collaboration album Bandana with producer Madlib in 2019. Bandana was easily the biggest Grammy snub … Continue reading Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist: Alfredo Album Review
By Ashley FarnieMusic Journalist With only 71 monthly listeners on Spotify, Chicago-based BRIDEY’s undiscovered sound includes influences of alternative and indie rock with an emphasis on lyricism to convey the intricacies of life and love. As the second studio release … Continue reading BRIDEY’s Pop Diary EP Review
By Ethan Hamilton Music Journalist For many PARTYNEXTDOOR fans, their first introduction to him was through Drake when he announced that he signed PND to his new label OVO Sound in 2013. It’s been three years since PND’s last release … Continue reading PARTNEXTDOOR: PARTYMOBILE Album Review
By Kevin Baxter Music Journalist Artist: Danny Brown Album: uknowhatimsayin¿ Label: Warp Website: https://uknowhatimsayin.com/ I’ll always remember the first time I heard Danny Brown’s high-pitched sporadic flow. It took me a second to really get into his unique sound, but … Continue reading In Anticipation of uknowhatimsayin¿
By Madisen GummerMusic Journalist One of the many powers of music is its ability to heighten any moment in life, and especially in film. “Call Me By Your Name” is a quintessential idyllic summer, coming of age film, with a … Continue reading Music in Film: Call Me By Your Name
By Anthony VelasquezMusic Journalist Artist:InstupendoAlbum:Boys by GirlsRelease Date: June 5, 2019Website: https://www.instupendo.com/ Philadelphia-based indie electronic, ambient artist-producer, Instupendo got his start by releasing instrumentals on Soundcloud as a pre-teen. Since then, he has released upwards of a dozen projects of … Continue reading Instupendo: Boys by Girls Album Review
By Madisen GummerMusic Journalist No other band is as timeless and enduring as Fleetwood Mac. Everyone knows songs like “Rhiannon” and “Dreams,” popular when first released and still ringing in the ears of generations later. Through their numerous lineups, in-band … Continue reading Rediscovering Fleetwood Mac: Their Top 10 Deep Cuts
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist During the summer of 2009, Fox Searchlight released the quirky “romantic comedy,” “500 Days of Summer.” The story centers around Tom, played by Joseph Gordon Levitt and Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel. Tom, a hopeless … Continue reading Music in Film: A Look Inside the Soundtrack of “500 Days of Summer”
By Alex McMann Rap Music Journalist Artist: MURS Album: A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Label: Strange Music Date Released: March 16, 2018 Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-strange-journey-into-the-unimaginable/1348429248 MURS released his first album “F’REAL” in 1999, but is best known for his collaboration … Continue reading MURS: A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Review
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Insecure Men Album: Insecure Men Release Date: Feb 23, 2018 Label: Fat Possum Records Website: https://fatpossum.com/artists/insecure-men/ Former schoolmates and current musicians Saul Adamczewski, of the band Fat White Family and Ben Romans-Hopcraft, of Childhood, … Continue reading Insecure Men: Insecure Men Review
