The hump day half-dozen: Thundercat, Ultraísta, Empress Of + more!
It’s time for round three of the “hump day half dozen!” It may be the final week of classes, but that doesn’t mean our music staff is letting up on their love of sharing...
Tagged: Electronic
The hump day half-dozen: Sufjan Stevens, Yves Tumor, Porridge Radio + more!
Welcome to another installment of the “hump day half dozen!” We hope you enjoyed our selections from last week’s post, and we are eager to dish out a new round of albums for you...
“Stillness among the flowers” – Review
Four Tet – Sixteen Oceans (Text Records) Review by Spencer Smith Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) has an astounding knack for making music that is so distinctly his own, without doing anything the same...
A Chat with Warren Hildebrand
WPTS Music Director Spencer Smith got a chance to chat with Warren Hildebrand who makes music under Foxes in Fiction. Warren also runs Orchid Tapes, a label he founded and has run out of...
In This Life: A Conversation with Sandro Perri
by Nick Jacobyansky Late September of last year, I’m crossing Forbes Avenue via the skybridge. I had just pressed play on “In Another Life” without bothering to check its 25-minute runtime. I’m in line...
[ominous electrical clicks] – Review
Thom Yorke – Anima Review by Spencer Smith [This week I was rewatching Twin Peaks: The Return with subtitles and the captions for the sound effects were really amusing me, so I decided to...
Bibio’s “Ribbons” Puts a Bow on Springtime – Review
Review by Brian McMinn 8/10 Bibio’s 10th release, Ribbons, has a feel that is wistful and mystical, bringing to mind the stylings of other mystic, folksy artists on the modern stage. In this album,...
Stephen Malkmus Will Have His Groove and Eat It Too on “Groove Denied”
By Nick Jacobyansky Radiohead did it. Animal Collective did it. Hell, even McCartney did it: continued making music knowing that Pavement had already perfected the medium. Additionally, all of these acts tried their hand...
Nils Frahm: a Classically Charming Fella!
By Spencer Smith Last Monday, just ahead of the iconographic, late-March snow in Pittsburgh, Nils Frahm took the stage in front of a hushed congregation, fluttering with excitement for what would be nothing short...
“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...
