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Songs to Cure Your Seasonal Depression
Every year, there's this horrid and insanely vile horde of emotions that takes over your brain during winter. It feels almost inescapable, some days feel heinous, and others feel like a permanent state of “bleh”. The only thing that can get you out of this endless...
Scoring the Moment: Celebrating Black History Month
As Black History month comes to an end, the first playlist featured in this column will be one celebrating Black voices. “Freedom” by Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar) may be most famously known as the anthem for Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential election, but it also...
The Five Greatest Albums of the 2020s
We are now six years into the current decade, and with that time has come lots of incredible music. From the development of hyperpop to the relative fall-off of modern country music to the constant rebranding of indie rock, the 2020s have given us plenty of...
The Era of College Bands is far from Over: An Interview with PB&J
You’ve heard it before: “The era of college bands is behind us.” The conventional wisdom goes something like this—music today belongs to the solo bedroom producer, to the Doechii’s, the Clairo’s of the world, to whoever is quietly uploading demos to SoundCloud at 2...
9 Grammy Winners Ranked By How Good of Roommates They Would Be
It's housing season here at AU and I’m scrambling to find roommates. I need someone clean but not uptight, quiet but not mad when I stumble into the room at 2 a.m. I’ve asked friends, acquaintances, and downright strangers; everyone seems to have their living...
You may not know them, but you should: Vol. 1: Bo Staloch
Whenever I get asked what I am listening to, I usually respond with the name of a small artist and am met with “oh I don’t know them, who is that?” as a response. I am a self-proclaimed small-artist enthusiast and think I have a talent for discovering small artists...
Mood Ring Vol. 1: Jan-Feb Recap
“Mood rings are jewelry pieces that purportedly reflect the mood or emotions of the wearer.” For many years, I’ve tried to keep a long-running playlist for each year, putting in a song a day. Usually, I’d abandon the playlist by the beginning of February, when I could...
In Defense of “Positions”
Something that really threw me for a loop the other day was how over five years have passed since the initial release of Ariana Grande’s sixth studio album, “Positions.” I vividly remember when this album first came out and how much I enjoyed it both upon first listen...
Carter’s Classics, Vol. 2 – “Getz/Gilberto”
The 1960s are known to be one of the most influential decades in music history – here grew the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Beach Boys, to name a few. This emergence of rock began the takeover where jazz would start to be overshadowed. The works of Miles Davis and John...
Concert Preview: Blood Orange @ The Anthem on 3/3
Chances are, if you have listened to any music within the last decade, you have heard a track produced by Devon Hynes, better known by his stage name, Blood Orange. Last year, he opened for both Lorde and Turnstile on tours, but now he is headlining the stage. Lorde...
For Fans Of, Vol. 1 – Film & Album Pairings
In an age of playlists and autogenerated ways of finding music, “For Fans Of” is here to suggest album pairings to go along with films beloved by Eagles across American University’s campus. Looking through some of the student body’s top films, these pairings intend to...
Subculture Studies, Vol. 1 – New Romantics
In the 1970s, Britain was plagued by economic stagnation. High unemployment, mounting inflation, and the introduction of the three-day week (restricted commercial uses of electricity to just three days) pushed many families into financial strain. Punks channeled their...
Concert Preview: The Record Company @ 9:30 Club on 2/28
Have you ever wondered to yourself: What if I could understand what Dave Matthews was saying? Let us introduce you to your next steel guitar obsession. The Record Company—a Los Angeles blues-rock outfit—is at large, re-touring their hit debut album "Give It Back To...
Carter’s Classics, Vol. 1 – “I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it”
The term “classic” is often thrown around when it comes to music. The truth is that something being “classic” is subjective, just like music in and of itself. That’s why in my column, “Carter’s Classics”, I will be diving into projects that some people don’t...
Concert Preview: Maggie Lindemann @ 9:30 Club on 2/26
Maggie Lindemann has carved out a space in pop music that feels both raw and unapologetic, and she is sure to bring that to the stage of one of D.C.'s most iconic venues. After first gaining attention with glossy pop tracks, she’s fully leaned into a darker, heavier...
Album Review: I Used To Go To This Bar – Joyce Manor
Over the years, I feel like I’ve noticed people slowly giving up on Joyce Manor. Their early work so perfectly captures what it feels like to be young and angry. As their sound has become increasingly polished, many fans have accused them of shedding the rawness of...
Concert Preview: Umphrey’s McGee @ 9:30 Club on 2/14 & 2/15
Drawing on notable influences like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Police, this Indiana-based band delivers a wide variety of sounds spanning multiple genres. At its core, Umphrey’s McGee is rooted in rock. Born out of a combination of University of Notre Dame rock...
The 2026 Grammys – Winners and Losers
For over half a century, the Grammys have been marked as the pinnacle of musical achievement. Yet, with praise of the award show also comes a fair bit of controversy. Wins like Killer Mike’s “Michael” over Travis Scott’s “Utopia” for Best Rap Album, Eric Clapton...
Concert Preview: ALEXSUCKS @ The Atlantis on 3/9
Need to defrost? ALEXSUCKS are bringing their fiery blend of sing-along, dancey garage rock to DC with a show at the Atlantis on March 9th. For fans of 2000s indie rock (The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, etc.), this is one you won’t want to miss. With...
WVAU x AASU DJ SET THIS FRIDAY 2/6!!!
Join us in the Battelle Atrium for a night of dancing and DJ sets by Digital Riot and Angie Teig! This event is in collaboration with the Asian American Student Union @ AU. Door open at 7:30.
No One Noticed — A Poem using lyrics by The Marías
How the hole In my chest Grew each year As everyone Around me Left to Find their Other half. Oh, how I feared Staying in my Too cold, Too empty, Too quiet Apartment, Wondering Was I meant To be a part Of anything? Maybe I Lost my mind Searching for ...
We Cannot Let The Music Go Quiet.
For several weeks, the song “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust topped Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, alongside a number of songs by Caine Walker. All of these charting songs were written and performed by AI, becoming part of a growing trend of AI “artists”...
Album Review: Looking Back on 30 Years of Jagged Little Pill
This past June marked the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite albums, “Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morrissette. I think fondly of sitting in the backseat of my parent’s car when “Ironic” would come on the radio. My dad would revel in how much he loved the song,...
Experience the iHeart Radio Soundbank with Audrey Hobert w/ a WVAU Web Staffer
Audrey Hobert grabbed her guitar, adjusted a blue scarf right above the saddle. “Guys, will you let me play some acoustic songs?,” she asked the audience. The small crowd, gathered by a local radio station, felt enormous as a loud cheer erupted after her question. ...
Pets Talk “Dig The Skull”
There is a kind of magic that can only be created when a truly great band plays in someone’s garage. The last time I saw Pets, I was sitting on top of my car, legs through the sunroof, kissed by rain so thin it was almost mist. Barely cold enough for a sweater, it was...
Ben’s Thoughts on the 2026 Grammy Nominations
This year's Grammy nominations are out, which offers me an exciting opportunity to take a look at a questionable amalgamation of nominees in categories that never quite line up. But who doesn’t love award shows! This year, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a total of...
Reframing the Sabrina Carpenter Album Cover Controversy
Over the past few years, you most likely noticed the gradual rise of a pop superstar. Although not new to the limelight, the release of Sabrina Carpenter’s fifth studio album “emails i can’t send” and the virality of its song “Nonsense” propelled her to a new level of...
“I wouldn’t exist without y’all, and that is simply facts” – Meet Emma Andersen
As she breaks into the music world, Emma Andersen, an emerging folk-pop singer-songwriter, is driven and grateful for the communities that surround her as she gains her footing in the industry. “The whole community aspect that goes into music is why I love to do it,”...
Concert Review: Sydney Rose’s I Know What I Want Tour @ The Atlantis
I walked past countless flower crowns, long white skirts, and outfits that belong on a fairy garden-themed birthday party Pinterest board. It was rainy and cold, but that didn’t stop Sydney Rose fans from lining up outside The Atlantis in anticipation of her show on...
Album Review: Mon Laferte’s “Femme Fatale”
Mon Laferte, one of the biggest artists in Latin America, has released her new album “Femme Fatale”. Laferte is a Chilean Mexican singer whose music transcends genres. She creates gut-wrenching songs; some might even call her the queen of yearning. Her breakout song...