By Victor GuevaraMusic Journalist The best way to describe this album would be a complete melting pot of culture. Madlib, the now-infamous producer, DJ, rapper and multi-instrumentalist completely shows off his masterful skill on his newest album, Sound Ancestors. Pairing up with Kieran Hebden, otherwise known as “Four Tet” as the arranger, the two of them created a complete instrumental project that could almost sound like someone's playlist on shuffle. […]
By Gage SuttonMusic Journalist After the release of their debut studio album Nu Religion: Hyena in 2017, THEY. returned in October of 2020 ready to make a statement. The tandem of Drew Love and Dante Jones followed up their impressive freshman album with a sonically pleasing and emotionally charged second album, The Amanda Tape. Mentored by legendary producer Timbaland, THEY. is starting to get the attention their music deserves. These […]
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 new music from the artists on a massive scale without sacrificing the feeling of intimacy between the listener and the artist. One of the label’s largest productions of 2018 was […]
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 distance is the new norm. The opening track, “Virtual Aerobics,” depicts the difficulties of adapting a relationship to the remote realm the world has turned to. From remote learning to […]
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 his very first alternative rock album without most of his usual bandmates. Phrazes For The Young, a reference to an Oscar Wilde book, is a mere eight songs long and […]
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 last month, and it is the stellar project our ears have been craving. During the CO-VID 19 pandemic, the band recorded the entirety of Over The Top in the comfort […]
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 (and the many subsequent spin-off bands/projects) developed a cult-following and Austin’s Scratch Acid were famously cited by Kurt Cobain as one of his favorite bands. Austin-based trio Dining With Dogs […]
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 the idiom first. Regardless, it is undoubtedly an artist’s expression. To one who has made music their life’s work, the brutality of criticism can often seem completely antithetical to stimulating […]
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 the album carries this theme throughout its 11 tracks which begin and end with cyclical bookends allowing for seamless streaming. The intro and outro, “Worms” and “Worms II,” set up […]
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