Album Review: Bonobo – Migration
By: Connor Murray I classify this album as a “power album”. The fluctuation in tempo and tone in the track listing keep the mind guessing and on pace to complete whatever task presented in...
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Album Review: Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound
By: Johanna Sima In Life Without Sound, Cleveland indie-rockers Cloud Nothings deliver their most mature album to date. Their fifth album provides a vast offering of emotions and sounds, while still utilizing the band’s...
Album Review: Allison Crutchfield – Tourist in This Town
By: Thomas Troyan Allison Crutchfield’s first solo-record brings her voice to the front in a nice bedroom-pop style. Recorded after the breakup of her band “Swearin’” as well as the breakup with her significant...
Album Review: Foxygen – Hang
By: Thomas Troyan Foxygen’s last album (2014’s …And Star Power) was a mess. This new release is what I feel like that album should have been. Featuring a 40+ piece string orchestra on every...
The 50 Best Albums of 2016
Now that 2016 is finally slowing down, it’s a perfect time for us to reflect on the past year in the world of music. Much like any other year, this year came with its...
Album Review: Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
By: John Zappala Back in 2014, Hamilton Leithauser, who was previously the lead singer of The Walkmen, released his first solo album. The album, Black Hours, featured two songs that were produced by Rostam...
Album Review: Moby and the Void Pacific Choir – These Systems Are Failing
By Spencer Smith. This new collection of songs from Moby is a confusing one. Moby’s last few efforts have been successfully executed ambient projects. From first impressions, this album appears to be a return...
Album Review: Phantogram – Three
By: Johanna Sima Ever since their breakout 2009 LP Eyelid Movies, Phantogram members Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have been crafting moody, atmospheric electro-pop. For their latest endeavor, simply titled, Three, the New York...
Album Review: American Football – American Football (LP2)
By: Matt Lefever I’m always skeptical of reunions, especially when the band has influenced an entire genre like American Football has. Anyone that enjoys emo music has inevitably been exposed to American Football’s beautiful,...
WPTS From The Vault
From the Vault: Slick Idiot – DickNity Timotheus G. Hinton Welcome to “From the Vault”, a column where we express our thoughts on an older album, all while taking a look back at a...
