Mar 15
Pharrell Girl Columbia Records, March 03 2014 by Adam Weidemann Pharrell had his hands on two of the biggest pop songs of 2013, but he has had a long and accomplished musical career. Girl is a departure from his hip hop production with The Neptunes, …
Mar 06
Real Estate Atlas Mexican Summer, March 04 2014 Reviewed by Jon Howard Three years after their impeccable sophomore release Days, indie rock outfit Real Estate return with the highly anticipated Atlas. Atlas sees the band leave behind the more cheerful sound of their previous …
Feb 13
Temples Sun Structures Heavenly Recordings, February 10 2014 Reviewed by Jon Howard If you had tried to tell me a few years ago that psychedelic rock was about to make a massive comeback, I probably would have laughed and told you to keep dreaming. …
Sep 26
Drake Nothing Was the Same OVO Sound, Republic Records, September 24 2013 Reviewed by Ben Simpson There is a large collection of artists that don’t think Aubrey Drake Graham deserves the recognition he has received. Common referred to him as “soft”. DMX, Li’l Kim, and …
Sep 13
MGMT MGMT (self-titled) Columbia, September 17 2013 Reviewed by Jon Howard After taking the radio by storm in early 2008 with their inarguably catchy synthpop singles “Time to Pretend”, “Electric Feel”, and “Kids”, MGMT faced a tough decision. Should they produce more radio-friendly synthpop and …