WVAU Music Staff reviews new albums each week! Here's what the group has reviewed for the week of March 9. Pop/ish Candy Ambulance - Spray [EP] In Tall Buildings - Akinetic Pale Waves - ALL THE THINGS I NEVER SAID Tracey Thorn - Record Lane 8 - Little By Little Hip...
I have listened to Lindsey Stirling since she first started and dropped her first songs. I remember when she appeared on American's Got Talent and she just got crushed by the judges. I couldn't believe their responses to her unique talent that I instantly feel in love...
Every year on March 8th, the international community celebrates women's accomplishments throughout history and across nations. Social media timelines are filled with only a few of the most inspiring and courageous women to walk this planet. It's no secret that the...
I've written extensively about how much I love concept records and rock operas. I've also lamented how the album as an art form has not been as appreciated by the general public as it has in the past (although that is slowly changing—we'll discuss later). And I was...
Image courtesy of Consequence of Sound America's isolating political climate and the resurgence of garage and grunge sounds has proven one thing: punk is far from dead. Part of the Chapel Hill, NC DIY foundation, Superchunk are true veterans in their field, churning...
Photo by Michael Cantor Spring is coming, which means it's about time that you find your windows down joyride playlist. Today, I found my own addition. Bad Moves is a DC-based power pop band with angsty charisma.Their first self-titled single was released on Don...
It was August 23rd, and I had found out that a band I enjoy would be playing at DC9 a few weeks back. I had to go, I just didn't know when they'd return to the DMV, and was too excited by the prospect of hearing their music live. Discovering them during a time where...
If you thought Donald Glover couldn't be more of an icon, you clearly didn't watch the season 2 premiere ofAtlanta' on Thursday. Nearly two years since the release of season 1 - fans were more than excited to finally continue the story of modern-day Ed, Edd, and...
With clarity, I remember the day my relationship with music changed permanently. In a crowded high school cafeteria, one of my friends paged through my saved albums on Spotify. These were the days of The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball. I went to concerts full of...
(In which we take a look at the overrated OK Computer and the underrated Parklife) Looking back at the turn of the millennium is a strange thing to do. The digital revolution, poised to usher in a futuristic new era of civilization, was met with ambivalence by many...