Dystopian Disco, or just Dull? “Novelty” by Primer
By Sam Taylor I was excited about Novelty by Primer before I even pressed play. Some of my friends had raved about her work on Parts, and Primer’s “about” section on Spotify claimed that...
Category: CD Reviews
Visit Outer Space with Spellling’s “Mazy Fly”
By John Peterson Under the moniker Spellling, Tia Cabral makes music that is nothing if not original. The best word I can use to describe it? Extraterrestrial. While she has obvious pop and R&B...
There Will Be Ten Intermissions on “There Will Be No Intermission” by Amanda Palmer – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Crowdfunding has had an interesting relationship with music, especially with the recent failure of PledgeMusic. A key artist in this relationship, Amanda Palmer raised over one million dollars for her 2012...
“Lightning Round” by Bad Bad Hats – Review
By Meghan Zonno Bad Bad Hats is a three-piece indie rock group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band is made up of lead singer Kerry Alexander, guitarist/drummer Chris Hoge, and bassist Connor Davison. They formed...
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...
“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...
