Tag: Indie

Album Review – Charm

Clairo – Charm By Noah Temple | Top Tracks: “Terrapin,” “Add Up My Love” and “Glory of the Snow” Charm is Clairo’s third album and her first independent release, which allows for a cohesive sound as it was made without the constraints of a label. The bedroom pop sensation continues to develop her sound, as …

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Lunar Vacation – Concert Preview

Lunar Vacation at The Atlantis Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Alexandra Henriques On February 18th, Lunar Vacation and Tasha will perform at The Atlantis in honor of Lunar Vacation’s sophomore album, Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire. The album, released in September of 2024, is a dreamy amalgamation of shoegaze, …

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Joywave – Concert Preview

Joywave at 9:30 Club Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Amal Qazi Rochester originating indie rock band Joywave, consisting of members Daniel Armbruster, Joseph Morinelli, and Paul Brenner, is coming to the 9:30 Club on Thursday, October 12th, for their Permanent Pleasure Tour. Permanent Pleasure is their fifth …

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Elliot Moss – Concert Preview

Elliot Moss at DC9 Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview  By Alexandra Henriques Elliot Moss, an indie-electronic artist based in New York City, will kick off his How I Fell tour in Washington, D.C., on April 17 at DC9 Nightclub. The tour celebrates his newest album of the same …

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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 …

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Track of the Day

Lana Del Rey – “Norman f*cking Rockwell” By: Jesse Benitez Haven’t written much on music this week; could be ’cause I’m going through something I don’t realize, or maybe binging Never Have I Ever has me all in my feels. Either way, the queen of melancholic pop, Lana Del Rey, never fails at helping me …

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Track of the Day

Yves Tumor – “Kerosene!” By: Jesse Benitez I know I slacked a little these past few days by not keeping up with the “Track of the Day” posts, but I guarantee you, this song alone (and quite possibly this entire album), makes up for all of it. Released as a single prior to Yves Tumor’s …

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Track of the Day

The Wombats – “Let’s Dance To Joy Division” By: Alexandria McAlpine Twice a year, I pick a song to represent my semester. Then, every time I hear that song, I’m transported back to taste the bittersweet moments of the past for a couple of minutes.  This semester, I’ve settled on “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” …

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Track of the Day

Sunni Colón – “Technicolor” By: Rhema Johnson Normally, I tend to play music from the playlists I’ve made, or stay at the top of my library, to hear the recent songs I’ve added when I just want to play some music. Although, the other day, I decided to play my library on shuffle and I …

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Album of the Week

Bloodboy – Punk Adjacent By: Alexandria McAlpine | Top Tracks: Is Now A Good Time To Ruin Your Life?, All My Idiots Musician Lexie Papillion, the talent behind Bloodboy, has created a slightly-softer-than-punk-rock sound with her debut album released summer 2019. The album has 10 tracks with jazzy grandiose sounds fore-fronted by Papillion’s belting vocals.  …

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