WVAU 2016: BEST NEW ARTIST

WVAU 2016: BEST NEW ARTIST

Hinds‰’s 2016 LP Leave Me Alone is far from their first release; the Madrid-based quartet has been releasing music as far back as 2014, which makes their designation as “Best New Artist‰” a little dubious. However, 2016 is certainly the year that Hinds broke,...
WVAU 2016: BEST ALBUM ART

WVAU 2016: BEST ALBUM ART

Courtesy of Prince Rama I was way into Xtreme Now’s album art before I knew it was inspired by energy drinks and Taraka Larson’s prophetic vision of people base-jumping off planes while the Mona Lisa smiles back at them from their parachutes, but now I...
Midwest Sampler #2: Wichita, Kansas

Midwest Sampler #2: Wichita, Kansas

Did you know that Kansas City is actually in Missouri? Like, the main part of it. There‰’s a city in Kansas called Kansas City that is on the other side of the Missouri river from Kansas City, MO, but it‰’s really just a kind of large, residential suburb,...
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Frankie Cosmos

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos, headed by Greta Kline, is an indie pop/jangle pop superstar, producing short, bouncy, and monumentally vibrant songs. The first time I heard Frankie Cosmos, I was immediately captivated, though I hadn‰’t yet decided what I thought of...