Courtesy of Hypetrak. Tunes played during interludes at music festivals are hit or miss. You just want the show to get on without any interruptions so you can keel over to your favorite headliner. Because of this, no one really gives credit to the DJs who carefully...
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Pop Exodus: God Only Knows the BBC Likes Their Pop Stars
Courtesy of The Telegraph. The BBC did a thing last week, and I think we should talk about it. The thing in question is a song, specifically a cover of The Beach Boys' hit “God Only Knows” with an accompanying music video decked out in spiritual, garden of eden-type...
Live in the Hive: Ex Hex
On September 20th, Ex Hex graced the WVAU studio for a wonderful session filled with riffs, harmonies, and appetizers. It's astonishing how much has changed for the band in the mere 3 weeks since the session. They've embarked on a countrywide tour with Speedy Ortiz...
Vibe of the Week: In the Flowers
Courtesy of Pitchfork. When I first heard Animal Collective, I was completely not on board. In fact, for a lot of people they're hit or miss. “Trippy as hell, man” as a friend of mine always says. But once you get past the initial impression that they're just a...
Coo-Coo Ca-Choo: A Brief History of Paul Simon’s Graceland
Courtesy of American Songwriter. While I wrote about a Paul Simon cover last week, I decided to stick to what I know best and write another piece about him for a second week in a row. I figured I should write about my favorite album at some point in the semester. Why...
The Current: A Dogg and the Pigskin
Courtesy of Snoop Dogg’s Instagram. In this age of technology, crowdfunding has become increasingly popular. The uses of it range from promoting the creation of potato salad to indie films, like Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here. Over the weekend, rap/reggae icon...
Guster, "Simple Machine" (Nettwerk/Ocho Mule)
A twist on their classic style, but still basically the same. Guster has been around awhile. They have formed a pretty solid career within the indie-pop, bordering on indie-rock, scene. They've become notorious for creating catchy tracks that can, at times, make an...
Ausmuteants, "Order Of Operation" (Goner)
Slightly nerdy punk rock. Order Of Operation is certainly a punk album. Fuzzy powerchords, fast drums, yelling vocals, and minute-and-a-half songs. But something that is prevalent on every track that gives the songs a “nerdy” feel to them are the synths. Instead of...
Sinkane, "Mean Love" (DFA)
Emotional existential history set to liquid guitars and groovy baselines. Though Sinkane has spent much of his musical career as as session musician with groups like Yeasayer, Caribou, and Born Ruffians, on his sophomore debut record, Mean Love, the man otherwise...
alt-J, "This Is All Yours" (Atlantic/Canvasback)
Sophomore success with silver lining. Riding on the success of their debut album An Awesome Wave, in 2012, alt-J has been pretty busy. During the past two years they produced a song for the film Silver Linings Playbook, earned numerous awards (British Mercury Prize,...