Oct 20
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
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
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 …
Sep 04
Gia Margaret – Romantic Piano By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: Hinoki Wood, Cicadas, Guitar Piece I first listened to this album on an hour-long bus ride through rural Seoul, the quiet ambience reflecting the lush mountains, the pensive tones matching the light drizzle outside. Romantic Piano is twenty-six minutes of ambient bliss, rolling synthesizers, …
May 30
To Learn – Leith Ross | By Kylie Arbini Top Tracks: (You) On My Arm, I Just Don’t Think That You Like Me Anymore and We’ll Never Have Sex Leith Ross’ short and quaint discography has been occupying a comfortable space in our radio station’s studio for some time now. Just last week, “(You) On …
Mar 27
Love Lives in the Body by Soft Blue Shimmer/Live Show Review By Kylie Arbini | Top Tracks: Prism of Feeling, Cloudless, and 9090 From their first EP Nothing Happens Here to their debut full-length record Heaven Inches Away, Soft Blue Shimmer has spent their actively blossoming career crafting and perfectly packaging hazy sonic landscapes for …
Feb 03
Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain By Kylie Arbini | Top Tracks: Family Tree, Ptolemaea, and American Teenager I’m not a particularly religious person myself. While I occasionally attend temple with my sibling and use God’s name in vain at the slightest inconvenience, I most commonly find myself attributing my struggles to the fact that someone up …
Oct 25
Arctic Monkeys – A.M. By Ashlyn Cole | Top Tracks: R U Mine?, Arabella, and No. 1 Party Anthem Sensual and heated. Two words I would use to describe Arctic Monkeys’ hit album, AM. Despite fronting as an alternative rock band, Arctic Monkeys’ has always held a more eclectic sound due to their mix of …
Oct 11
Debut by Bjork By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Venus as a Boy, Big Time Sensuality, Human Behavior Part of the fun of listening to an artist’s entire discography is seeing how they grow and evolve with their music and image over time. For example, listening to Bjork, the famous Icelandic avant-pop star, you find that …
Sep 27
The Mars Volta by The Mars Volta By Emy Gladden | Top Tracks: Flash Burns From Flashbacks, Blank Condolences, Blacklight Shine The Mars Volta broke up after the release and tour of their 2012 album Noctourniquet when leading members Cedric Bixter-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López had a falling out. A decade-long silence after this announcement seemed …
