New LP finds Dirty Projectors embrace heartbreak, weirdness
If it’s generally seen as a presumptuous or self-aggrandizing move to repurpose the name of the band that achieved relative stardom through the combined talents of …
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Atlanta rapper, Father, brings an energy and flow all its own
Vulgarity delivered with nonchalance seems to be Father’s modus operandi. In the past, the Atlanta rapper (and founder of oddball hip-hop label Awful Records) has rapped about …
A Poor-Mans Kendrick Lamar?
A Conversation Between My Roommate Andrew and I: “I don’t like albums that try to be so ambitious, you know? Like, I’ve even grown more skeptical of …
Leave Danny Brown Alone
Asylums with doors open wide, Where people had paid to see inside, For entertainment they watch his body twist, Behind his eyes he says, ‘I still exist.’ …
“Really Doe” track review
I’m not going to lie– when I first heard Danny Brown’s new track, I was more excited by the fact that Kendrick Lamar was featured on it …
Revisiting the legacy of American Football as the influential band returns with a new album
For a band with very little actual music, American Football’s impact is astounding. In 1995, Mike Kinsella and Steve Lamos, following the dissolution of their band The …
The Antlers hit nostalgic note on new album, “Familiars”
By Emily Dorrel /// Staff Writer Released June 16, “Familiars”, the latest album by dark, moody outfit The Antlers, furthers the musical evolution marked by the band’s …