by snoadmin | Dec 24, 2017 | End of the Year Awards
Photo from tinymixtapes Vince Staples has a lot to say in his sophomore album, Big Fish Theory, and does not shy away letting the whole world know how he feels about issues of race, wealth, and the fragile rap industry. His album is unlike anything that has ever been...
by snoadmin | Dec 24, 2017 | End of the Year Awards
Photo from Consequence of Sound With her first album celebrating its ten-year anniversary, queen of abstract electropop tunes St. Vincent has transferred her ability to teeter the line between rocking out and tugging at listeners’ heartstrings into her song...
by snoadmin | Dec 23, 2017 | End of the Year Awards
Photo from Highlander News Thundercat is the rare musical prodigy where 1) the word prodigy actually applies to his genius, 2) the often random fusion of genres and philosophical musings is purposeful, and 3) his persona aligns right up with the music he makes. It has...
by snoadmin | Dec 23, 2017 | End of the Year Awards
Photo from Sampha Most music fan’s first introduction to Sampha, whether they knew it or not, was on Drake’s 2013 song “Too Much.” The airy vocal sample that comprises the hook of the song is pulled directly from a Sampha song of the same name,...
by snoadmin | Dec 22, 2017 | End of the Year Awards
Photo from Bandcamp Tessa and Max of WVAU asked Protomartyr’s singer, Joe Casey, what he would be doing if he wasn’t in a band. He said “I’d be at home probably watching old episodes of Family Feud on TV wondering what went wrong in my life.”...
