On the DL: Vol. 2

On the DL: Vol. 2

Hey guys! Welcome back to On the DL Vol.2! I’m super excited to write my second piece for WVAU. Today, I chose to write about Montell Fish’s 2022 album “Her Love Still Haunts Me Like a Ghost”, specifically the song “Pretend Lovers”. Montell Fish is a producer, writer,...
Sounds Like Poetry

Sounds Like Poetry

The wonder of art is that it comes in many different forms, and anyone can create something beautiful. I find music to be a fusion of art; the instrumentals, lyrics, music videos, and performances require an artistic process that results in a piece of art. Music is...
Now Playing: Dad-Certified Classics

Now Playing: Dad-Certified Classics

Dad-certified classics—alas, this is an elusive, genre-bending notion, comprehensively described  as the songs of our youth forced onto us by our weirdly grungy, angsty fathers. Personally, my  experience began in the backseat of my dad’s 2006 Toyota Tundra. In the...
Artist Spotlight: Sawyer

Artist Spotlight: Sawyer

Meet Sawyer. They’re a Nashville-based band composed of members Emma Harvey and Kel Taylor. With over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, the two have come a long way since they first met while attending Belmont University. Belmont, which was founded in 1890, boasts...
Reinventing Rebecca Black

Reinventing Rebecca Black

Over ten years after the release of “Friday,” Rebecca Black reentered the music scene with the announcement of her debut album Let Her Burn in January 2023. The debut single, “Crumbs” set the tone of the album and the songs that followed worked together to solidify...