City Pop by Benny Sings Has Me Singing Along – Review
By Sam Taylor City Pop by Benny Sings is a cute, fun album. I didn’t catch some grand artistic venture, but that also didn’t seem to be the point. I enjoyed listening to it...
Category: CD Reviews
“OK, I’M SICK” by Badflower – Review
By Meghan Zonno Badflower’s debut album, OK, I’M SICK, was released February 22nd. I had been anticipating this debut for quite some time now, but I never settled on an idea of what I...
“Girl With Basket of Fruit” by Xiu Xiu – Review
By Samantha Aziz As of late, it seems that every Xiu Xiu album is breaking new ground for the band, and Girl with Basket of Fruit is no exception. While their previous album, Forget,...
“Lily and Madeline” by Canterbury Girls – Review
By Jacqui Siebar The Canterbury Girls album is a refreshing mix of pop and folk. The album is packed with solid songs that are mostly about love and the complications of it. I loved...
“Mujeres” by Y La Bamba is a Beautiful Journey
By Sam Taylor *Mujeres by Y La Bamba is an album in both Spanish and English, but I only know a very limited amount of Spanish from High School. I never look up translations...
Ted Case’s “Double Sunset” Puts Originality on Display – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Sometimes it can be easy to get too hung up on “originality” when listening to new music. When something fails to grab your attention, it is all too simple to write...
“Buoys” by Panda Bear – Review
By Spencer Smith For an artist often cited as the innovator of chillwave, one would come to expect relaxing listens from Panda Bear, the solo project of Animal Collective member Noah Lennox. But for...
Toro Y Moi’s “Outer Peace” Will Get You Drunk as Heck – Review
By John Peterson Let’s play a Toro y Moi drinking game. There’s only one rule. Every time there’s a ~chill vibe~ take a sip. After about 5 songs you’re going to be passed out...
Mike Krol Plays “Power Chords”, But Is That Enough? – Review
By John Wright I would like to pose a question: in music, how simple is too simple? We often praise simplicity in art: a simple story told well is seen as mature, plots with...
High Expectations and “Ruthless” by The Moth & the Flame – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Young & Unafraid, the 2016 release from The Moth & the Flame, is one of my all time favorite albums. It has an incredibly lush sound, powerful vocals, and impressive songwriting....
