Hi everyone! Welcome back to Notes with Nicole. The semester is coming to an end, which means we will be returning home. For some that’s great, for others not so much. Here is a playlist that catches both sides. The bittersweet feelings of returning home from college:...
Surf Curse is a surf rock band from Reno, Nevada. Founding members Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck joined forces with new members Henry Dillon and Noah Kholl to create their latest album, Magic Hour. Freshly signed to Atlantic Records, Surf Curse combines elements of...
I was a casual fan of Indigo de Souza when I saw her perform this past April, but by the end of the night I was obsessed. She was one of those artists that is somehow even better live, delivering an indie rock performance full of emotion, passion, and heartfelt...
I think one of my favorite things about this column is that I can write about quite literally anything I want, so long as it pertains to music in some sort of way. Which is why I can go onto a tangent or two that should just stay in my head, because they really don’t...
Rina Sawayama performed her Hold The Girl Tour at the Fillmore Silver Spring on November 29th. Blessing the DMV with a concert that incorporated several genres, a high-energy performance, and a show to remember. Rina started the concert off by sharing her confusion...
Before his official album release of Actual Life 3, Fred Again.., a London-based electronic, pop, house DJ and producer, decided to go on a releasing spree in any way he could. On social media, Fred Again.. began to reach out to many different avenues for streaming...
It’s the time of year where you just can’t escape Spotify Wrapped—the app itself is bombarding us with their own Wrapped propaganda, Instagram and Snapchat stories are flooded with everyone posting their stats, and Twitter is rotating mockeries and memes on its...
Coming off of Thanksgiving break, all I want to do is go back home at the end of the semester. For me, coming off of a nice visit with my family only makes it harder to come back to AU. Feeling the warm nostalgia of the area I grew up in and having friends and family...
Combining rock and singer-songwriter elements, Julia Jacklin’s album PRE PLEASURE invites listeners to examine their own lives as Jacklin gives a voice to deeply personal yet common experiences and thoughts. PRE PLEASURE, released in August of this year, is Australian...
Three years ago, I received tickets to see Dermot Kennedy at the Upstate Concert Hall, a tiny, whole-in-the-wall venue outside of Albany, New York that prides itself in featuring artists on their way up or on their way down. In the case of Dermot Kennedy, he was on...