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  Of Montreal Lousy with Sylvianbriar Album Review Polyvinyl Records Released October 8, 2013 Genre: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Folk Psychedelic pop/folk outfit Of Montreal return to their musical roots with simple, organic instrumentation and less electronic production resulting in a grand and impressive return from the Georgia band. If you're new to Of Montreal, do not fret. The point of...
  Far away from the Land of the Free, America, the culturally rich country of France resides between Spain and Germany. It is a hotspot of great dining, historical artifacts and vibrant fashion. The “crusty” punk group Elizabeth aims to celebrate their homeland by assaulting the world with extremely heavy and unwieldy music. Although these adjectives sound questionable, they accurately describe...
Darkside Psychic Album Review Matador/Other People Records Released October 4, 2013 Genre: Ambient, Electronica,  (Subtle) Rock, Microhouse Michael White said it best in his  Disclosure review for Pretty Neat Grooves (a music blog Michael and I co-founded and run): "...electronic music has always been a hard genre to comprehend". This difficulty to comprehend is partly due to the instrumentation and scope of sounds, though...
"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP," goes the alarm of junior Garrett Amy '15 at 6 a.m. as he wakes up for varsity football practice. After the tough practice he heads to school for the day, trudging through an AP U.S. History test and Honors Pre-Calculus quiz. He attends an Interact meeting and Student Council meeting during lunch, and works on...
Parquet Courts “Tally All The Things That You Broke" EP Review Released October 8th, 2013 What's Your Rupture? Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Punk Rock So, there’s this band that the blogosphere likes, and I’ve never taken the time to listen to them. It's not that they never interested me, It just kind happened (or didn’t happen, in this case). Isn’t that odd? Well, it’s...
"Better Off Dead" Flatbush Zombies Flatbush Zombies Better OFF DEAD Album Review Electric KoolAde Records Released September 11, 2013 Genre: Hip Hop, Psychedelic Rap, Cloud Rap Trippy, grimy, and erratic: these are the words that describe the new mixtape from New York oddballs Flatbush Zombies. This three-emcee outfit hits hard with bold lyricism and adaptable flows. These guys straddle the line between hilarious...
"Old" Danny Brown 10/03/2013 0 Comments Danny Brown Old Album Review Fools Gold Records October 1, 2013 Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop, Party Rap By Michael White Danny Brown, master of eccentricity, returns with his third full-length  album, eager to open up our minds with his complex and dynamic  personality. His beat-choices, various flows and lyrics reflect this  hard-to-pin-down personality. At times, this album is very dark and ...
All Jesuit students know the feeling of anticipation as they shuffle through their mail during the spring of their 8th grade year. They have taken the ISEE, they have received letters of recommendation, they have completed interviews, they have sent in their middle school transcripts. It's hard to imagine a more stressful process for these hopeful young teens, and...

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