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Elizabeth Dundon | Monday, January 28, 2019
You may know Mumford & Sons as the “banjo band.” They prominently catapulted to fame back in 2010 with their debut album “Sigh No More,” bringing in new, yet old, sounds into the mainstream alternative rock stratosphere. The unique group’s earlier hits like “Little Lion Man” and “I Will Wait” always grabbed my attention. Whenever I
John Darr | Monday, May 1, 2017
In 2009, the hip hop landscape was fracturing. Spiraling in the wake of landmark records like Kanye West’s synth-laden “Graduation” and Lil Wayne’s southern hip hop blockbuster “Tha Carter III,” artists were reaching for samples and sounds that would further shake the foundation of the genre. In 2010, Waka Flocka Flame would push crunk into
Matthew Lanus | Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Imagine if Pharrell Williams gave you the highest praise he could put into words before you even released your major label release. It would be pretty hard to surpass that feeling; it would be even harder to create an album under the pressure of that praise. That is the problem Maggie Rogers faced upon releasing her
Owen Lane | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Sampha’s been around. At 28, Sampha is practically middle-aged for the music industry, particularly in the borderlands of hip-hop, techno and R&B he inhabits. He’s the same age as James Blake, a fellow British musician that he evokes often on his debut LP “Process.” However, Blake’s been a hot name in music since his debut
Mike Donovan | Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Goodbyes are difficult to execute. We want to depart on a pleasant note, but the somber reality of separation looms just beneath the surface. Reconciling hope and sadness in an effective closing statement requires sensitivity and care. When it comes to the endgame, every detail matters. The Irish post-rock group Enemies built a reputation on
Christian Bunker | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Every so often an album comes out that gets everyone talking — not just because of how good it is, but because it is so radically different from everything else. Such albums sound as if they came from another planet, or at least David Byrne’s basement. The new Local Natives album, “Sunlit Youth,” is not
Christian Bunker | Thursday, September 8, 2016
The Oxford, England-based quartet Glass Animals is one of those bands that evade easy categorization into a genre. Equal parts indie rock and electronica, their music often sounds positively tribal yet owes a clear debt to the Bristol trip-hop scene of the nineties. However, no matter what genre you put them in, their music is
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 13, 2015
A Mountain Goats album is almost never just a collection of songs. Almost every work by John Darnielle’s project has been a concept album focusing on themes such as a troubled marriage or Darnielle’s youth. On “Beat the Champ,” the latest Mountain Goats offering, there’s a new focus: the world of professional wrestling. It seems
Adam Ramos | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Starting organically as a way to produce songs for his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, Michael Angelakos’ Passion Pit has effortlessly evolved into the meticulously produced indie pop group we have today. A euphoric smorgasbord of synth beats and falsetto melodies coupled with Angelakos’ provoking lyrics has lifted Passion Pit over the years into a throne of
Jimmy Kemper | Tuesday, April 29, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to talk to Garrity McOsker, singer for Sober Sinners, a student punk rock band. The band is composed of Garrity, Joe Ferguson on bass, Alex McDermick on electric guitar and Patrick Samuels on drums. McOsker, who is currently a junior in the Mendoza College of Business, said he met Joe