Martha Perez-Mendez/Staff Writer A simplistic ode to electronic music, Sylvan Esso has infiltrated the music scene gracefully within the past few years. Composed of a sound melding angst with an upbeat charisma, this duo brings to us a type of juxtaposition that many artists strive for. It is the kind of music that allows you […]
Melanie Cruz/Contributing Writer After almost four years away from the charts, Paramore breaks their previous musical mold with a successfully executed, synth-filled, alternative rock direction in their new album “After Laughter.” With their comeback, the band brings a new sound, a new look, and a new line-up. With the homecoming of Zac Farro on the […]
Natalie Bojorquez/Staff Writer The EP “Cake Daze” has finally been released by Cannibal Kids this past week. Cannibal Kids combine disco and alternative rock to make up their costal, up-beat sound. This EP is a homage to the past of this surf-inspired band; it will be their last EP that has been released independently because […]
Cindy Hernandez/Staff Writer Ytamo’s album “MI WO” is an ambitious album for what it blatantly attempts and succeeds at beautifully. By turning electronic music into a venue for the organic, the natural, and seasonal, Japanese musician Ytamo propels the sounds of the fake as living cohesively, like clockwork, but without unnecessary optimism. In short, the […]
Cindy Hernandez/ Contributing Writer Sound of Ceres, formerly Candy Claws, a boy-girl psych/dream/lounge/honestly magic duo from Fort Collins, Colorado have done it again on their new album “Nostalgia for Infinity.” Three years after the release of their second full length debut Ceres and Calypso in The Deep Time, Sound of Ceres encompasses a mature, enthusiastic, […]
Cindy Hernandez/Contributing Writer On Animal Collective’s tenth album, “Painting With,” the gang minus Deakin explores some of the softness of their predecessors in psychedelic pop, using a canvas of melody, fun and gentle playfulness to establish what could be their safest album yet. Even with the help of collaborators like John Cale, an early founding […]
