by snoadmin | Dec 31, 2012 | End of the Year Awards
#1 Song: Frank Ocean – “Thinkin Bout You” As a member of the outrageous hip-hop collective Odd Future, Frank Ocean’s hypnotic falsetto and melancholy lyrics stood out amidst the group’s penchant for grotesque imagery and abundant profanity. His single...
by snoadmin | Dec 31, 2012 | Archives-old
Titus Andronicus – Local Business Titus Andronicus’ third album, Local Business, seems to find the band thinking about its long-term career and making some subtle changes in its sound and approach as a result. In this way, the record’s title has a lot...
by snoadmin | Dec 30, 2012 | End of the Year Awards
#2 Album: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange Frank Ocean’s debut studio album, Channel Orange, has not only charted here and internationally but has also won critical acclaim and popular attention worldwide. While leaders in the R&B genre such as Usher and Ne-Yo have...
by snoadmin | Dec 30, 2012 | Archives-old
Perfume Genius – Put Your Back N 2 It When I named Put Your Back N 2 It my favorite album of 2012, I was often met with the response of “ugh, it’s so depressing though.” It’s true; one can easily get caught up in the record’s topics (“17” is about a gay teenager’s...
by snoadmin | Dec 30, 2012 | Archives-old
Mount Eerie – Clear Moon / Ocean Roar Mount Eerie’s latest albums show a perfect contrast: tranquility and disorder. Clear Moon feels emotionally satisfying with elements of Elvrum’s past concepts embedded (the black metal elements of Wind’s Poem, the folk ideals of...
