Hi friends, today we are going to examine the band Vaults and their song “One Last Night” which, yes, is in the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack but honestly, that soundtrack has some pretty rad songs so give the whole soundtrack a listen. Most people claim that even...
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Why You Should Definitely Be Listening to Post Animal and a Breakdown of Their Debut LP, "When I Think of You in a Castle"
I first encountered the powerhouse of a Chicago psychedelic rock band known as Post Animal when they opened for Twin Peaks last May in the back room of Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill's most-beloved music venue. As soon as their set started, I was struck by their dynamism,...
“X-OffendersÛ: Blondie’s Musical Bombshell
On April 19, 1976, post-punk/new wave band Blondie, a group formed by the recycling of several members of the early 70's rock group the Stilletos and the vocals of a local waitress, broke into the mainstream with their leading single “X OffenderÛ. The new-wave...
"Sometimes I Feel Very Sad:" Why Pet Sounds is the Best Album Ever Made
It's hard to believe that this is the last column I'll ever write for WVAU. As my graduation approaches and I reflect on all I've written about, I found it hard to believe I've never written about my favorite album ever made. I kinda spoiled it with the title, and...
Over/Under 3: On the Origin of the Acoustic Cover
(In which we take a look at the overrated acoustic cover and the underrated literally anything else) For reasons I will never understand, Taylor Swift continues to dig herself into a deeper hole. She just released a cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's “SeptemberÛ in...
Flowers and Fury: Mitski, Lorde, and the Melodrama Tour
Mitski Miyawaki is a twenty seven-year-old New York City-based musician who, since 2012, has been a giant of the Brooklyn DIY community. Her first two albums were products of her music education at SUNY Purchase. Her third and fourth albums were widely praised by...
Concert Review: Lorde
DISCLAIMER: Lorde doesn't have a Bandcamp, but I couldn't resist writing about her. I thanked my Uber driver and followed groups of teenage girls wearing crop tops and bearded men in zip up hoodies. We collectively booked it down 7th St. and darted past purple flags...
Appointment or Disappointment, Whatever I’ll Be Fine
Time is a peculiar thing. My thoughts are not thinking straight, therefore I am writing this in bullets because that's how I'm thinking. I'm feeling hazy. Like smoke. Whatever, here is a list of my thoughts on Pinegroves' Old Friends. The name of the album is...
Mirror in the Sky
While writing “Landslide,” Stevie Nicks most likely did not anticipate the impact that it would have upon endless generations of young people who were desperate to understand the endless changes in the transition into adulthood. At 25, she was going through these...
An Interview with Acid Dad
I went to the Acid Dad show for Teen Mortgage, not going to lie. I knew the latter band way better than the former, and I felt like free tickets to interview some relatively unknown group would just mean a free Teen Mortgage show. This isn't wrong, but it also isn't...









