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...
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
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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 ...
"The Things We Think We're Missing" Balance and Composure
09/28/2013
Balance and Composure
The Things We Think We're Missing Album Review
No Sleep Records
Released September 10, 2013
Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore
Imagine all of your favorite 90’s rock bands. Now pretend that there is a single group that sounds like an amalgamation of all the sounds produced by those favorite bands of yours. Well, you...
Touché Amoré
Is Survived By Album Review
Deathwish Inc.
Released September 23, 2013
Genre: Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore, Emo, Screamo, Alternative Rock
A Quote from Hardcore Punk Newcomer (and fellow Team Member) Chris Ayres: “I personally was always a little sketchy on screams, but this band isn't screaming for sake of screaming.... They scream because they have so much passion for the beautiful lyrics they've...
Aubrey Graham, better known as Drake, is back with his third studio release, Nothing Was The Same. With a well-intentioned appreciation for rap classics, as well as an obvious but almost adeptly executed attempt at reinventing his image, Drake makes the best album of his career.
The project opens up with the extremely flashy song, "Tuscan Leather," which upon first hearing...
Kicking back on a hot summer day, hanging out in the cool, air-conditioned atmosphere, Michael White '15 and Jon Birondo '15 discuss music. Well-versed in the music of today as well as the oldies, in every genre from rap to rock, the two spent countless hours sharing their opinions and insights of their choice tunes in an entertaining dialogue...
