By Cheyenne Heaslet Music Reviewer Artist: The Starting Line Album: Anyways EP Label: Downtown Records Release Date: February 18, 2016 Website: www.startinglinerock.com Anyone familiar with the pop-punk explosion of the mid-2000s will no doubt remember The Starting Line. Whether from the fresh-faced pop of “The Best of Me” or the infectious vibes of “Island,” it was hard not to form an opinion on the then-young Pennsylvania quartet. While putting out […]
By Kendra Sells Music Reviewer Artist: Nick Grant Album: 88 Label: Culture Records Release Date: February 2, 2016 Website: https://soundcloud.com/nickgrantmusic Nick Grant caught my attention when he dropped his killer freestyle on Sway In The Morning. He then went on to release a collaboration with Killer Mike and Big K.R.I.T in a remix of his song "Royalty” - a teaser to his mixtape 88. Just like any rapper, Grant calls out the players […]
By Allison Belcher Music Reviewer Artist: Wild Nothing Album: Life of Pause Record Label: Captured Tracks Release Date: February 19, 2016 Website: http://www.wildnothingmusic.com/ In the small yet ever-expanding world of dream pop, Wild Nothing plays a vital role as an artist in helping describe this genre of music. With three full length released albums, Jack Tatum, the lead singer and founder of the band, continues to contribute excellent music to the […]
By Natalia Glenn Music Reviewer Artist: Apollo Brown Album: Grandeur Label: Mello Music Group Release Date: September 25, 2015 Website: https://apollobrown360.bandcamp.com/album/grandeur The Detroit producer, Apollo Brown, came out with Grandeur this last September. The album exudes nostalgia and plenty of reflection of existence as a result of the old, polished beats he makes and samples. Bringing together some special emcees to add contemplation and catharsis in the recipe of wonders was […]
By Wes Clary Music Reviewer Artist: Ty Segall Album: Emotional Mugger Label: Drag City Release Date: January 22, 2016 Website: http://emotionalmugger.com/ Coming through with his eighth studio album, multi-instrumentalist Ty Segall creates a loud rock record to kick off 2016. With his first release in two years, Emotional Mugger is an oddball album that has a variety of sounds ranging from the psychedelic pop groups of the 60’s, California garage rock, and noise rock. […]
By Colton Davis Music Reviewer Artist: The Flavr Blue Album: Love Notes EP Label: The Flavr Blue Release Date: December 8, 2015 Website: theflavrblue.com Love Notes, the independently recorded and released second EP from The Flavr Blue since their 2012 album Pisces, is proving quite difficult to categorize. Fronted by Hollis Wong-Wear, best known for her vocals on Macklemore’s “White Walls”, they could best be described as 'soup'. Bear with me, no two songs […]
By Treavian Simmons Music Reviewer Artist: Saul Williams Album: MartyrLoserKing Label: Fader Label (http://www.faderlabel.com/) Release Date: January 29, 2016 Website: http://saulwilliams.com/ Saul Williams is unapologetically black. Within his music, he combines elements of rap, electronic, dance and punk music (all genres that began as dissidents of other genres and started by minorities as counteraction to their mainstream counterparts) to create a swirling combination of Afrocentric protest music. MartyrLoserKing is no […]
By Ryan Lacerda Local Music Reviewer Artist: The Halfways Album: The Halfways debut EP Label: Independent Release date: January 20th, 2016 Website: www.thehalfways.com Featured on KUTX 98.9, the Austin Chronicle, The Daily Texan and winner of the Austin Music Foundation’s Artist of the Month for December, The Halfways released their debut album last month to kick off the year and it is a sonic masterpiece. Vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter […]
By Ezlyh Gutierrez Music Reviewer Artist: Hey Marseilles Album: Hey Marseilles Label: Dine Alone Records Release Date: February 6, 2016 Website: heymarseilles.com Hey Marseilles is another baroque pop band. As a fan of chamber pop, I respect Matt Bishop's ability to combined classical instruments with alternative rock to create a harmony that gives the listener a feel of what we call today, modern folk. This phrase I have just stated to you, however, […]
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