by snoadmin | Dec 23, 2014 | End of the Year Awards
Courtesy of Merge Records. 2014 was, undoubtedly, the year of the “feels.” Suffice it to say, the “feels” encompasses being emotionally connected, engaging in meaningful interpersonal interactions and absorbing one’s environment. These...
by snoadmin | Dec 23, 2014 | End of the Year Awards
Courtesy of Stereogum. A refrain that repeats “I’m not telling you all I’m going through” sounds like something you might find in a Papa Roach song, an unpolished, unambitious exercise in wallowing in one’s own misery. But in “I’m Not...
by snoadmin | Dec 22, 2014 | End of the Year Awards
Courtesy of Community Records. Despite their makeup of mere guitar, drums, and vocals, New Orleans duo Caddywhompus covers a jaw-dropping amount of sonic and structural ground in six songs. The pair can sustain musical movements such as...
by snoadmin | Dec 22, 2014 | End of the Year Awards
Courtesy of Stereogum. Ty Segall’s last full length, 2013’s Sleeper, was an acoustic album, a departure from his usual heavily distorted guitars. Well for those out there who missed the electric guitar, it returned on...
by snoadmin | Dec 22, 2014 | Archives-old
Rock musician Strand of Oaks, otherwise known as Timothy Showalter, stopped by WVAU on his way to DC9 during his tour with Christopher Denny back in September. He played songs from his latest album, Heal, and a track from his debut album. Listen to his in-studio...
