Album review: Lil Nas X’s MONTERO
By Mihret Amdu Yirgeta, October 27 2021—
I’ll be honest – Lil Nas X was nothing more than “the Old Town Road guy” to me for the longest time. I followed him on Twitter because he was funny and that … Read the rest
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Staff Picks: Quarantine album reviews
By Cristina Paolozzi, Sophia Lopez, Rachneet Randhawa and Ava Zardynezhad, July 29 2021 —
Editor-in-Chief: Cristina’s PicksShore by Fleet Foxes
Now, I’m usually more drawn to music that will pump me up — music that I can pretend to fight crime … Read the rest
Scaled And Icy is an explosion of colour in the Twenty One Pilots universe
By Olufunke Ogunmefun, June 8, 2021—
The new Twenty One Pilots album Scaled And Icy was released on May 21 and provided an epic conclusion to what had been six weeks of undiluted excitement and anticipation for the band’s worldwide … Read the rest
New Music: Low
By Troy Hasselman, October 12 2018 —
Low has always dealt with the adverse. From the band’s often melancholic subject matter to their slow-moving arrangements, negativity is central to Low’s music. Based around the decades-long partnership between founding members Alan … Read the rest
New Music: Kanye West
By Thomas Johnson, June 1 2018 —
One the one hand, Kanye West’s intemperate mood swings make it near-impossible to objectively critique his lyrical content. On the other hand, by this point — two decades into his undeniable reign as … Read the rest
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New Music: Sleep
By Thomas Johnson, April 26 2018 —
On the one hand, in a branch of rock as prone to cliché as stoner metal, it might have been laying it on a little thick releasing your first studio album in 15 … Read the rest
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New Music: Grouper
By Jason Herring, April 26 2018 —
For over a decade, Liz Harris has been creating a lot with a little. As Grouper, Harris generates music that’s breathtakingly sparse, with echoed guitar strums and an analog hiss providing a minimal … Read the rest
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New Music: Inferi
By Matty Hume, April 26 2018 —
Goodbye winter, hello technical death metal.
Awakening from the grimdark depths of Nashville, Tennessee, the viciously talented quintet known as Inferi has delivered what may be the most impressive display of unabated talent … Read the rest
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New Music: Speak Low If You Speak Love
By Yasmine Amin, March 23 2018 —
Speak Low If You Speak Love is a hidden gem. The band was formed by Ryan Scott Graham, the bassist and backup vocalist for the pop-punk band State Champs. Straying far from State … Read the rest
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New Music: February Album Wrap-Up
By Thomas Johnson, March 9 2018 —
Roc Marciano – RR2 – The Bitter Dose
Since releasing Marcberg in 2010, Roc Marciano has stealthily carved himself a nook among rap’s elite. He’s a pristine revivalist, one that doesn’t fall into … Read the rest