Album Reviews
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Title: Pony Artist: Rex Orange County Label: Sony Music Entertainment Release Date: October 25, 2019 Rating: 4/5 It’s clear that bedroom-indie pop artist Rex Orange County has become confident enough to start experimenting with his music. His previous two albums remained safe behind a piano or guitar, but “Pony”, released on October 25, brings in […]
I like many other people on this planet had the intention of going to bed early on Thursday night, only to be thwarted by a Beyonce level release by Harry Styles. Thursday morning was met with a stream of mysterious billboards popping up around the world with the phrase “Do You Know Who You Are?” […]
Album: Headspace Artist: levitation room Label: Greenway Records Release Date: October 4th, 2019 Rating: 3/5 It’s been over fifty years since the cultural phenomenon known as the “Summer of Love” and while the days of gulping acid and opposing LBJ’s war have passed, its vibrant sounds carry on. The L.A-based group, levitation room, […]
Album: Lessons in Love Artist: Sinead Harnett Label: BAD MUSIC Release Date: September 20th, 2019 Rating: 4/5 Sinead Harnett, an English artist, recognized for her combination of R&B soulfulness with hinted electronics released her first studio album on September 20. That does not mean that she is particularly new to the music scene. Harnett has […]
Title: breathe Artist: Tiny Moving Parts Record Label: Hopeless Records Release Date: September 13th, 2019 ★★★ Midwest math rock/emo revival trio Tiny Moving Parts, recently released their 7th studio album breathe through Hopeless Records. With their first studio LP being released all the way in 2008, their sound has evolved, grown, and changed throughout […]
Title: Today Artist: The Babe Rainbow Label: 30th Century Records/Flightless Records Release Date: September 20th, 2019 Rating: 3/5 The always sunny, self proclaimed “monkey disco” group has put forth yet another psychedelic concoction that is bundled in pink gift wrap. Today is the third studio album by the group and it was riding on the […]
Album: Infest The Rats’ Nest Artist: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Date: August 16th, 2019 Record Label: Flightless Records/ ATO Records Rating: 3.5/5 There’s no need to highlight the ever-changing sound of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. As this is being typed, numerous publications and blogs have already made that point known. […]
“Igor. This is not Bastard. This is not Goblin. This is not Wolf. This is not Cherry Bomb. This is not Flower Boy. This is Igor. Pronounced EEE-GOR.” These were the opening lines from a message that Tyler, The Creator delivered to his fans leading up to the release of IGOR. It couldn’t be anymore […]
Artist: Mac DeMarco Album: Here Comes The Cowboy Release Date: May 10, 2019 Label: Mac’s Record Label Rating: 2.5/5 There he goes again, the Viceroy chiefing, gap-toothed, Jonathan Richman inspired, jizz-jazz rocker. Mac DeMarco knows damn well that he’s built an image that is both admired and joked about. The admiration stems from the fact […]
I will always associate Big Thief with a very specific time in my life. For a few weeks during last year’s winter break, I worked for the Department of Residence Services, doing various odd jobs like helping residents retrieve forgotten items from their dorm rooms and shuttling documents around campus. It was an easy job […]