The Doors – Morrison Hotel By Meghan Colovos | Top Tracks: “Waiting for the Sun,” “Indian Summer,” “Ship of Fools” Ringing in the new decade early on, February 1970 heard the release of Morrison Hotel, the Doors’ fifth studio album. Following the harsh criticism of their previous 1969 album The Soft Parade, the Doors proved …
Tag: Album of the Week
Mar 26
Album of the Week: Where we’ve been, Where we go from here
Friko – Where we’ve been, Where we go from here By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: Where We’ve Been, Get Numb To It!, Cardinal Chicago-based indie band Friko, composed of Nico Kapetan (guitar and vocals) and Bailey Minzenberger (drums), has returned with their debut album Where we’ve been, Where we go from here. The …
Jan 22
Album of the Week: Halos of Perception
Lisa Lerkenfeldt – Halos of Perception By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: Limestone, Cobwebs When thinking of abandoned structures that might rest under a city (perhaps one such as Melbourne, Australia), it’s easy to be suffocated in the silent, damp air. How does sound travel through a concrete maze in an era of rapid urbanization? …
Dec 01
It’s All In Your Head by Dandelion Hands: The Perfect Autumn Album
It’s All In Your Head by Dandelion Hands: The Perfect Autumn Album By Alexandra Henriques | Top Tracks: How To Never Stop Being Sad, I Like You, My Friends Don’t Know (I Know They Hate Me) As temperatures finally start to drop and the leaves on campus begin turning lovely oranges and reds, it is …
Nov 10
Album of the Week: Time ‘n’ Place
Kero Kero Bonito – Time ‘n’ Place By Tifa Nguyen Content Warning: Contains Reference to Self Harm Kero Kero Bonito is a band you’ve probably heard of if you were in those kind of edgy online “meme” spaces back in 2016 where middle schoolers would worship alt-right Youtubers and unironically do Fortnite emotes in …
Nov 03
Album of the Week & Interview: Do You Face The Brutal Reality?
An Interview with Dan Parr of The Last Whole Earth Catalog About Their Newest Album, Do You Face The Brutal Reality? By Alexandra Henriques | Top Tracks: “All and Everything,” “You Never Would Know It,” “31” On October 28th, The Last Whole Earth Catalog released their 13th studio album, Do You Face The Brutal …
Oct 27
Album of the Week: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: Heaven, My Love Mine All Mine, Star Mitski has entered a new era, one filled with self-love and reflection. Marking a new direction after 2022’s Laurel Hell, her new music feels more all-encompassing and personal than ever before. …
Oct 20
Album of the Week: you can’t impress anyone with normal pictures of the sea
Flatsound – you can’t impress anyone with normal pictures of the sea By Alexandra Henriques | Top Tracks: forgive me, a glimpse of heaven, or wherever you are, the romance of the lighthouse On September 29th, Flatsound, the main project of musician Mitch Welling, released his newest album, you can’t impress anyone with normal pictures …
Oct 02
Album of the Week
Rainbow Kitten Surprise – How to: Friend, Love, Freefall By Amal Qazi Rainbow Kitten Surprise, the 5 person indie rock band from North Carolina fondly known by fans as RKS, released their most recent studio album in 2018, following the success of their second and self titled album in 2015. The newest album, How …
Sep 18
Album of the Week
Greg Mendez – Greg Mendez By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: Rev. John / Friend, Maria Philadelphia born-and-raised singer Greg Mendez packs so much life into his tracks that it’s hard not to slip in between them. After writing and reworking his self-titled album for over fifteen years, then taking over a year to …
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