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 …
Sep 20
Harry’s House by Harry Styles By Tyler Mandell | Top tracks: As It Was, Matilda, Grapejuice I had written about Harry Styles’ sophomore album Fine Line earlier this year, and I felt unimpressed with most of it but hoped Harry’s third LP would help him grow and fix some of his shortcomings. And while it …
Sep 08
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: The Message, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel, She’s Fresh Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s debut album The Message is widely considered to be one of the landmark moments in hip-hop history, though much more …
May 13
Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: My Little Town, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Gone At Last Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon’s third solo album, has always been a bit frustrating for me to listen to. It’s a good album overall, with …
May 13
Bloc Party – Alpha Games By Michael Bamarni | Top Tracks: Traps, Callum Is a Snake, The Peace Offering Bloc Party have recovered from their underwhelming last record, Hymns, with the guitar driven and infectious, Alpha Games What’s more British than Bloc Party? This is my question. I ask with complete sincerity and ignorance. If …
May 11
Vampire Weekend – Debut Album Review By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Oxford Comma and A-Punk It was only a matter of time before I would check out Vampire Weekend’s debut album, considering my love of worldbeat music, such as the work of Talking Heads, David Byrne, and Paul Simon. The album received lots of …
Apr 26
Typhoon to play D.C’s legendary 9:30 Club on May 2nd By Anna Wood Beloved eight-piece indie rock band Typhoon has embarked on their first tour since Covid hit the United States. They will be accompanied by supporting acts CARM and The Ophelias. Typhoon has a large discography. Their most famous songs include “Empire Builder” and …
Apr 12
Jack White – Fear of the Dawn By Michael Bamarni | Top tracks: That Was Then, This is Now, Shedding My Velvet, & What’s The Trick? The former White Stripe has created one of the best albums of his incredible two decade + career with the heavy and experimental, Fear of the Dawn. Jack White doesn’t …
Apr 11
Buy – James Chance and The Contortions By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Contort Yourself, I Don’t Want to Be Happy, Throw Me Away, Incorrigible (Bonus Track) Part of the fun of being a music geek is discovering weird unfamiliar terms and genres to describe music you like. Do you have a thing for …
Mar 24
David Byrne Self Titled By: Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Angels, Back in the Box & Sad Song David Byrne’s solo career after Talking Heads had a lot of uncertainty for a while, with each album seeming to change drastically in terms of direction, style, genre, and songwriting. While I’ll be analyzing his 1994 self-titled …
