Vance Joy Delivers Consistent Sound but Minimal Innovation on New Album Natalli Amato March 5, 2018 Featured, New Releases, News, Reviews Vance Joy’s sophomore album, Nation of Two is a safe expansion of the sunny, ukulele-infused indie-folk the Australian singer-songwriter became so well known for with “Riptide,” his career-launching 2013 single...
Kodak Black Misfires On New LP, Heart Break Kodak Chiara Donio March 5, 2018 New Releases, News, Reviews 1 The controversial Atlantic Records rapper Kodak Black is back from incarceration this Valentine’s Day with a new LP, Heart Break Kodak. Known for his repetitious, catchy flow, heavy trap beats, and unapolog...
Shakey Graves’ Release of The Sleep EP Signals a New Direction Alexandrea Costanza February 25, 2018 Blogs, Featured, New Releases, News, Reviews Earlier this month, Shakey Graves, also known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia, the dynamic folk-rock musician from Austin, Texas, released two new original songs in The Sleep EP. The two songs, “Counting Sheep” and “K...
Frank Ocean’s “Moon River” Breathes New Life into the Timeless Song EJ Nelson February 25, 2018 Featured, New Releases, News On February 14, Frank Ocean shared his rendition of the Oscar-winning song “Moon River”, originally written by Henry Mancini. It was first sung by Audrey Hepburn in her iconic role as Holly Golightly in the 196...
Fred Armisen Blends Music and Comedy in New Netflix Special Brian Buseck February 13, 2018 Blogs, New Releases, News, Reviews Fred Armisen is well known for his successful run on Saturday Night Live and his critically acclaimed TV show Portlandia , but not many people are aware that he’s also a drummer. Netflix has recently released F...
Why Justin Timberlake’s New Album Completely Misses The Mark Nicole Engelman February 12, 2018 Blogs, New Releases, News, Reviews It has always been a universal truth that there is nothing that Justin Timberlake can’t do. He can serenade in falsettos, swivel his feet across a stage, and leave an audience gripping their stomachs in stitche...
MGMT Embraces Synth-pop on New Album Little Dark Age Dan Lyon February 12, 2018 New Releases, News, Reviews Little Dark Ages | photo courtesy of MGMT's Twitter MGMT was one of the largest success stories of late-2000s pop music. Songs like “Time to Pretend” and “Kids,” from the college friends turned in...
The Next Incarnation of Miley Alexandrea Costanza October 9, 2017 Blogs, New Releases, Reviews When Miley released “Malibu” in May, her fans knew that once again, Miley’s star persona was metamorphosing. In the years since she entered the public eye, we have seen a fresh-faced Disney tween idol, a heavy-...
Just in Time for Fall, Hippo Campus Releases “warm glow” Stefani Clark October 4, 2017 New Releases, News Minnesota’s favorite indie four-piece, Hippo Campus, just released their latest EP warm glow, almost seven months after their first full-length album. With titles mirroring the all-lowercase EP name, “warm g...
Nines keeps gangster rap alive in London Nick Bellitti April 1, 2017 New Releases The British artist just released his debut album One Foot Out
