WVAU’s 2019 End of the Year Awards
WVAU Staff
December 31, 2019
Every year, WVAU asks its community about the music that moved them, the songs they listened to on repeat, and the albums they'll never forget. This year we asked for the overrated, the best, and the unforgettable. Most Underrated Album Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's Bandana By James Lepinsky Five years ago, Gary, IN native...
WVAU’s 2019 Songs of the Year
WVAU Staff
December 31, 2019
Every year, WVAU asks its community about the music that moved them, the songs they listened to on repeat, and the albums they'll never forget. This year, we’re once again highlighting what our community says is this year’s best. These are WVAU's songs of the year. 10. Harry Styles - "Lights U...
WVAU’s 2019 Albums of the Year
WVAU Staff
December 30, 2019
Every year, WVAU asks its community about the music that moved them, the songs they listened to on repeat, and the albums they’ll never forget. This year, we’re once again highlighting what our community says is this year’s best. These are WVAU’s top albums of the year. 10. UFOF by Big Thief By Joh...
MetaMusician: My Album of the Decade
Sam Graziano
December 5, 2019
With the 2010’s coming to a close, many in the entertainment industry are writing about what the best album of the decade is. There are many ways to try to answer this question. Recently, Spotify put out data which shows that the top five most listened to artists of the last ten years are Drake, Ed...
Respect the Classics: Queens of the Stone Age and Deaf Radio
Zoe Joy
December 4, 2019
Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) are not (yet) regarded as an official “classic rock” band, so to speak, however, their influence on modern heavy rock puts them at par with the classics. QOTSA has been one of my favorite bands for the majority of my life as a result of my parent’s awesome taste...
Big Meme Moods: “Or whatever Chainsmokers said”
Georgia Abdow
December 3, 2019
We all know and love the iconic college party song “Closer” by The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey. If you don’t, then “do you really college?” No judgment, but after seeing this meme, I thought to myself how EDM is prominent in the college party scene. It is the perfect music to dance and get...
All for Aquarius
JJ Smith
December 3, 2019
It’s almost a new year and time for a new sign, so it’s only fitting for this change to be introduced by the sign of the future and new life, Aquarius. Born January 20th- February 18th, this sign reflects idealism and future promise. As an Air Sign, an Aquarius tends to be rational, communicati...
The Social Dig: Lo-Fi Appreciation
Chanell Noise
December 2, 2019
There is nothing new under the sun; lo-fi musicians included. I implore listeners to appreciate the lo-fi as a technique as opposed to a sub-genre. This allows for a plethora of artists to comfortably sit in the category: Nujabes, Flying Lotus, J-Dilla, Wun Two and more. Or think about the largely pop...
Thanksgiving Time!
Niccolo Bechtler
November 22, 2019
It’s almost time for Thanksgiving break, and we all know what that means: time to gather around a table with extended family members you don’t really know while sitting through conversations that make you angry. It also means that, as finals week approaches, we’re all stupid busy and stressed to...
MetaMusician: The Masters of Album Crafting
Sam Graziano
November 21, 2019
I love listening to albums while driving. There is something about being laser-focused on the road in front of me that puts me in a great headspace to listen to an album front to back. If I’m just sitting at home, I get lost in my own thoughts and surroundings and can’t focus on what I’m listening...
Big Meme Moods: “When someone asks you how your night went”
Georgia Abdow
November 19, 2019
As a college student, the stress and thoughts about upcoming assignments tend to take a toll on me late at night. I have long, insufferable nights of rolling around in bed, trying to ease my mind and fall asleep. I found a meme that embodies this suffering, where it reads, “When someone asks you how...
Fresh of The Boat: The 3 times when my life turns into an Alexander 23 song
Yen Dang
November 18, 2019
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Alexander 23 breaks through the conventional impression of the burgeoning bedroom-pop movement, which is often believed to be made up these kids pushing random keys on their pianos and putting sample beats on loops, and sets himself apart by creating music that has a little...
