Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take On Me” is a drug, and I’ve been fiending for a fix for the last month and a half. My addiction is justified, so please hold your concerns for just a moment. When third-wave ska — a natural evolution of the two-tone sound which […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer When first glancing at “The Main Ingredient” cover, what do you see? A crate-digging producer alongside his microphone-wielding MC. This is hip-hop at its finest, stripped down to the barest of essentials. Phat beats that liven up your speakers while accompanied by a voice so gentle… My failed rap dreams […]
Julian Balboa/Staff Writer Nina cried power and Hozier cried harder, I guess. His new EP, “Nina Cried Power,” arrives after almost two quiet years following his contribution to the live-action Tarzan film. His debut album was released in 2013, which makes this new EP his first project in over five years. For most artists, especially […]
Evan Balikos/Contributing Writer We don’t often hear songs about the effects of love on one’s mental health, their family relationships, and their overall sense of identity. “High as Hope” is the ten-track personal detailing of Florence + The Machine’s idea of love after a brutal breakup. This is an album that Florence Welch, the ever-impressive […]
Stephanie Gambill/Staff Writer June 15th marked the release of Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer’s third studio album ‘Youngblood.’ Throughout the “Youngblood” album, their style and songwriting can be described as being heavily influenced by other bands such as Blink-182, Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Boys Like Girls. Each song has […]
Evan Balikos/Contributing Writer “This the type of high that get you gunned down/ Yeezy, Yeezy trollin’ OD, huh/ Turn TMZ to Smack DVD, huh,” West ferociously raps on “Yikes,” suggesting that his statement he made about slavery on TMZ was a joke. Kanye West is too big to fall. He can say what he […]
Julian Balboa/Staff Writer Tupelo, Mississippi sibling-duo Rae Sremmurd are back at it again for their third album of fun youthful trap with producer Mike WiLL-Made-It, a producer that I personally feel is one of the most innovative in an increasingly oversaturated genre of music. With generic release after generic release, it seems like no one […]
Julian Balboa/Staff Writer As a fan and observer of the music world, these past couple of months have been very dry. A Cupcakke album here, a Yo La Tengo album there, the Black Panther soundtrack came and went, and the Car Seat Headrest album is full of music that’s already been heard before. Other than […]
