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-32 posts tagged "pop"
Mike Donovan | Monday, February 26, 2018
A few days ago, a friend of mine sent me a text. I won’t transpose it here since his writing style (comprised entirely of capital letters and misspelled expletives) may not be fit to print, but I will give you the gist. My friend, a musician and Car Seat Headrest early adopter, listened to the
Mike Donovan | Thursday, February 8, 2018
Peering through the mangled segment of fencing, her veins run cold. From a distance, the overgrown vines and bushes looked manageable. But here, alongside the century-old crumbling remnants of the zoo — once the gem of Belle Isle — the weeds posture monstrously above her. “I’ll give you a lift,” he offers. She obliges,
Grace Weissend | Tuesday, January 23, 2018
On Garrett Borns’ sophomore album as BØRNS, the indie pop artist sticks to what he knows. “Blue Madonna” is 12 tracks of airy, danceable, lustful pop music, and it’s exactly what one would expect from a BØRNS album in the best way. “Faded Heart” was the first bit of “Blue Madonna” to hit the airwaves
Adrian Mark Lore | Friday, November 3, 2017
Kelela Mizanekristos has been pushing the envelope with her music for the better part of the past five years. Her “Hallucinogen” EP — released two years ago — showcased the Ethiopian-American vocalist’s songwriting skill and affective creative vision, honed over years of eclectic vocal work under disparate genres like indie rock and even metal.
Carlos De Loera | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
In 2014, St. Vincent released her self-titled album and I was hooked. It captivated me fully and quickly became one of my favorite albums of that year. I was attracted to St. Vincent’s potent lyrics and her top-notch musicianship. On top of that, I was intrigued by her adopted persona/aesthetic and the non-genre conforming sound.
Grace Weissend | Monday, September 25, 2017
If you were suspicious of Fergie’s ability to deliver another high-quality pop album, your thinking was fictitious. Fergie certainly understood the pressure that comes with a ten-year break between albums, but rather than pushing too hard to impress or to prove her staying power, the Dutchess delivers an updated and innovative album for the Girlboss
Adrian Mark Lore | Tuesday, September 12, 2017
And there we have it: The record we’d needed Giant Claw to produce this whole time. In the wake of 2014’s mind-bending, body-bending “DARK WEB,” all bets were off as to what Orange Milk Records founder Keith Rankin would transmute for his follow-up record. The denouement was predictably unpredictable. “Deep Thoughts” was excellent, yes —
Grace Weissend | Tuesday, September 5, 2017
From the album art to the tracks themselves, The Script is simply trying too hard on their latest effort. The Irish band’s fifth studio album, “Freedom Child,” is ridden with cliches, piano overlays and intense drumming. The fourteen tracks feel almost never ending due to the lack of differentiation among them. Past The Script albums have
Mike Donovan | Thursday, August 24, 2017
The sound of Ratboys was born on familiar ground. Songwriter Julia Steiner (’14) recalls meeting guitarist Dave Sagan (’15) during her first day on Notre Dame’s campus. It wasn’t long before the two began playing music together around campus — mostly small acoustic shows in and around the dorms. When they started recording, Steiner worked
Adam Ramos | Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Mac DeMarco is one of the few artists I actually enjoy listening to in interview. His mix of bubbly optimism, unwittingly smooth dad-vibes and silly demeanor form a contradicting spectacle that is both hilarious and admirably cool in every sense. I therefore hold his music recommendations very highly — which is where I first heard