Synth-pop til you drop Architecture in Helsinki has been on the indie-synth-pop scene since 2000, making this their fourteenth release. With happy, synth heavy pop music, this Australian band reimagines some original 80s songs between their synths, vocals, and lyrics....
Dark Indie Folk After seeing Saintseneca play a live in-studio session here at WVAU… I kind of fell in love. This was before their first full-length album, Dark Arc, had dropped. When I heard them live, I knew I was really going to dig this album. Dark Arc is a...
Sad Black Lips with more of a southern influence The Black Lips are a rock group from Georgia that have been part of the garage rock scene since 1999. Their songs are influenced by classic rock, punk, and even a little bit of country. Their newest album, “Underneath...
Last week's Rainy Day album, High Violet by the National, was chosen by one of the Camerons in my life and dealt with rain concretely, as a recurring lyrical theme. This week's pick is Dilute's second and last release, 2001's Grape Blueprints Pour Spinach Olive...
The more I think about it, the more I become convinced that Don Caballero is the best musical outlet that Pittsburgh has ever seen. Granted, that thought is contingent on the band's immense influence on my musical development. Before I found Don Cab, I was invested...
I have respect for many musicians not just because of their musical nous, but also how they manage to make a living for themselves by writing tunes for the better good of humanity. Top the feat of overcoming cancer, and it sounds even more terrific. Enter Andrew...
Get familiar with American University's very own ambient pop duo, VEDAS. Their debut EP will be independently released by the band on April 15th and their first single, “RuinÛ, is already out now. Their five-track endeavor is marked with spacious sounds, precise...
Noble Kin:The So So Glos :: Melatonin:Caffeine This one man-Brooklyn band simultaneously exudes melodic poetry and brings The So So Glos to mind. With a large lyrical focus on the folk created in the NY scene, Cornish Litany adds a rock twist to the idea of one man...
Just over a week after The Black Keys’ newest single, “Fever,” was released, Jack White released “High Ball StepperÛ. In addition to his latest track, White also announced the release date of his new album, Lazaretto. While this has not been our first...
I am awfully surprised that I haven't discovered this playlist until now. In fact, I feel almost ashamed to be discovering it just now. Nevertheless, it is never too late to appreciate beautifully executed, strangely authentic music, especially when it involves...