Genocide Pact Courtesy of Decibel Magazine As a long-haired metalhead freak, the first thing I did when I came to AU was try to connect with the local scene. And although DC is rich with musical history and has a thriving punk and hardcore scene, I was disappointed to...
End of the Year Awards
WVAU 2015: Best Music Videos
Titus Andronicus ÛÒ The Magic Morning As my entire cohort of Facebook friends and Twitter followers probably know, I was super excited for the release of Titus Andronicus's fourth LP, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, and freaked out when a few lead singles dropped, hung...
WVAU 2015: Best Twitter
Lil B The Based God @LILBTHEBASEDGOD Possibly the only rapper that follows (1.31 million) more people than follow him (1.2 million) on twitter. People today are awfully concerned with their ratios on social media. Lil B is not one of those people. Lil B is not afraid...
WVAU 2015: Best Beef
The Beef of Our Generation: Meek Mill and Drake It seems like a millennium ago… rolling through my neighborhood on a beautiful July morning bumping Dreams Worth More Than Money in my parent's mini van. Singing along to “R.I.C.OÛ, trading off Meek and...
WVAU’s #1 Album of 2014: FKA twigs – LP1
Courtesy of Pitchfork. British singer FKA twigs astounded music critics and lovers with her debut album LP1, a true tour de force that topped nearly every year-end “best albums of 2014” list. On WVAU's various year-end lists, twigs won spots for #7 song of...
WVAU’s #1 Song of 2014: Pile – "Special Snowflakes"
Courtesy of Pile's Bandcamp. “Special Snowflakes” is, in many ways, the sound of potential being reached. It feels sort of ridiculous to say so, being that Pile have an incredible back catalog, and are one of the most beloved cult bands on the East Coast. But on...
WVAU’s #2 Album of 2014: Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Courtesy of Angel Olsen. For me, 2014 will be remembered as the year of Angel Olsen. Her masterpiece, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, stands as a landmark record that expresses sentiments about loneliness, honesty, and vulnerability in a such a way that you can't...
WVAU’s #2 Song of 2014: Sun Kil Moon – "I Watched the Film the Song Remains the Same"
Courtesy of Stereogum. Benji's success story seems to be inscribed in the songs themselves. Mark Kozelek is far from an emerging artist and he's definitely not returning from any type of break. To even claim that Benji was a reinvention for Kozelek would...
WVAU’s #3 Album of 2014: Iceage – Plowing Into the Field of Love
Courtesy of Matador Records. Iceage is by far the best-dressed boy band I'll ever see. After delivering two flawless LPs that made the world see why they possess the title of “coolest Danish post-punk band,” hot babe Elias Bender RÌünnenfelt and his friends...
WVAU’s #3 Song of 2014: Real Estate – "Crime"
Courtesy of Domino Records. "Crime” was first released on Youtube, ahead of Real Estate's third LP Atlas, as a how-to-play guitar tab music video. Both lead and rhythm guitar parts are tabbed out in a sing-along style video, appealing to their masses of guitar...