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(04/18/19 7:44pm)
Taylor Swift lives in miniature eras, each spanning the length of the tried–and–true album–to–tour–to–award–season cycle. There was Speak Now, with its sparkly pink guitar and the drawings on Swift’s hand at every performance. And there was Red, with its liner notes about maple lattes and girls' nights out. And while many Swifties are still reeling from the lack of cohesion that dominated the Reputation years, some are already trying to label Swift’s next phase, especially in the wake of a cryptic countdown that appeared on her website last week. It races towards April 26, the day when, according to at least one Buzzfeed writer, Swift will “invent music for the seventh time.”
(04/22/19 5:45am)
Beck has been around forever—it’s been nearly 30 years since he entered the music industry, with a career spanning and combining a wide variety of genres, from folk to alt–rock to hip hop to country. He’s won multiple Grammy Awards for his singing and production, including an Album of the Year win for his 2014 album, Morning Phase.
(04/19/19 1:37am)
Brutalism is a step in the right direction for The Drums; their 2017 album, Abysmal Thoughts, stretched their 80’s indie pop sound as far as it could go, but the sign of a good musician is their intuition towards stylistic expansion. Brutalism capitalizes on a pop sensibility that has always underscored Jonny Pierce’s songwriting and amplifies it to a magnificent volume; employing studio musicians, engineers, and a producer to polish the dust off of The Drums indie sound.
(04/22/19 3:55am)
2019 is the year for Tame Impala fans. The group's 2015 album Currents made waves in the psychedelic rock scene, and the recent releases of both their single “Patience" and SZA's “Together,” which features Tame Impala, coupled with the hints of a new album, has fans on the edge of their seats, if not already standing in wait. Hot off their new song release, “Borderline,” Kevin Parker and Tame Impala headlined Coachella for these past couple of weeks. “Borderline” cements where Kevin Parker is moving Tame Impala, and the upcoming album will continue this theme.
(04/18/19 7:24pm)
Wait, didn't Anderson .Paak just release an album not too long ago? Ventura, which came out on April 12, was released less than half a year after Oxnard, Paak’s previous album. Oxnard did not receive nearly as much critical acclaim as Malibu, which came out in 2016. Contrary to Oxnard, Ventura deviates from rap by focusing more on Paak’s relationship with funk and his painting of immaculate scenarios, but still features his bubbly persona and chill, dance–like beats.
(04/15/19 2:06am)
Fling has flung for the year, and everyone who attended the concert, opted out, or spent the night attending and subsequently being thrown around the pit for Dance Gavin Dance instead, is back to the Penn grind. Finals are less than a month away, after all, and it's a race to the finish. The best study break, however, and the best way to cure the post–concert blues, is attending another show, and there's no better week to do it: from rising stars to pop icons, alternative slow jams to hardcore headbanging, there's a little something for everyone, whether you have $500 to spare or only $25.
(04/15/19 1:31am)
While at karaoke just the other day, my friends and I sang our way through everything from Maroon 5 to My Chemical Romance, but the song selection that shocked me most was ending on John Denver's "Country Roads," a country classic about West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Shenandoah River.
(04/16/19 10:41pm)
The seven–member supergroup has returned. BTS, the internationally renowned Korean band famous for hit singles such as “Idol”, “Fake Love”, and “DNA”, is back with their sixth EP, Map of the Soul: Persona. Announced last month and released ten months after their last studio album, Love Yourself: Tear, the EP is a 26–minute journey through topics such as self–esteem, love, and support. The fact that BTS fluently conveys their message in every song is a testament to their skill.
(04/12/19 8:32pm)
Amid the frenzy of pre–Fling excitement and anticipation, dissent against Miguel's appearance has emerged in light of allegations of sexual assault against him. The past few days, I’ve been discussing with fellow students why they are choosing to attend Miguel’s performance at Spring Fling despite these allegations. Several of my classmates have told me that they believe that the whole situation has been “blown out of proportion”—that one allegation is not enough to boycott a concert or to no longer be a performer’s fan. I understand that for some, they need harder proof before they opt out of the Spring Fling concert. However, for me, one allegation is enough to walk out of the concert before Miguel takes the stage.
(04/13/19 6:32am)
2013 feels distant, just far away enough for our memories of middle school—and what we considered cool—to grow hazy around the edges. If you need a refresher, remember this: 2013 was the year sad–girl pop gained legitimacy. It was the year Lana Del Rey broke through the mainstream, infiltrating Tumblr with quotes ringing with depressed existentialism and radio waves with moody vibrato. It was the year of Electra Heart, Marina and the Diamonds' concept album about how being a persona erodes every fiber of the self. 2013, most notably, however, was the year Sky Ferreira sulked her way into the indie scene. It was also the year she left it.
(04/14/19 4:35am)
Bad Religion surprised everyone in the punk scene this year when they dropped "Chaos From Within" at the end of February, a track meant to serve as the lead single to upcoming album Age of Unreason, their first LP since 2013's True North. When Age is released on May 3, it will be the band's 17th album in 39 years. A week after the release of the album's second single, "Do the Paranoid Style," Canadian punk band PUP released their newest showing, Morbid Stuff. With members of punk's old guard coming out of the woodwork as fresh faces put out music of their own, the question arises: Do we still need bands like Bad Religion?
(04/16/19 7:27pm)
Ermias Asghedom, known to most as Nipsey Hussle, was an artist who measured his success by his mobility and the impact he was able to make in his community. On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside of his Los Angeles store, Marathon Clothing.
(04/10/19 10:52pm)
Emily King has rhythm to spare. It shows in her music, her presence on stage, and the way her band interacts. It's the same rhythm that's given us everybody from Stevie Wonder to Carly Rae Jepsen. It's that groove that underlies everything that makes your hips shake and your head bop. And it was present during every single moment of King's performance at World Cafe Live this past Friday.
(04/12/19 2:12am)
This time last year, Natalie Prass weaved her way into music lovers' hearts with her performance on Conan singing her hit single “Short Court Style.” The song details the ups and downs of a relationship, but also the ultimate strength that comes from a perfect pairing, while shiny synths and an unforgettable groove evoke the high–paced environment of a street basketball game. Decked out in a shiny pink power suit and backed by two of Philly’s favorites, Dominic Angelella (of DRGN KING) and Eric Slick (of Dr. Dog), the latter her fiancé, she landed herself a place in indie pop that she’s firmly lived up to since.
(04/10/19 3:31am)
Choker’s voice has often been compared to that of Frank Ocean. It’s a lofty comparison that has its merit, but one thing is for sure—the music Choker makes is wholly unique. From his rainbow mesh–tops to his mix of rap, soul, and psychedelic beats, it’s clear that Choker does not want to look or sound like anyone else.
(04/12/19 2:05am)
Recently, it was announced that Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly holograms would be joining one another on stage for a touring show, the “Rock and Roll Dream Tour.” This will be the Orbison hologram’s second tour; the estate–approved image was recently the subject of a touring performance, "In Dreams", this past fall. Like the late Frank Zappa’s hologram, an actual band accompanied Orbison’s hologram on stage to supplement the “newly recorded, never–before–heard, digitally remastered arrangements of his classics.”
(04/22/19 11:30pm)
Against All Logic’s album 2012–2017 is a masterpiece of sampling, unleashing loops at a frenetic clip into each song. The American–Chilean producer, named Nicolas Jaar, crafted an album filled with unique samples and production, as 2012–2017 is a whirlwind of upbeat disco–electronic and moody techno–house. Each track is memorable for the way it pulls you in, sometimes because of its trancelike melody, other times because of its compelling use of samples and drums. By all accounts, 2012–2017 is a classic in the making, a timeless set of chopped vocals and staggered dance beats. Although released in 2018, the album is both worth a listen now and time and time again in the future.
(04/13/19 7:12am)
Circa Waves, a British indie pop band patterned with the same quirk as quartets like Peace and The Wombats, is cinematic. They make they kind of music for a movie montage—upbeat, breezy, and tinged with a bit of spunk. Hits like “T–Shirt Weather” and “Wake Up” could easily slot themselves in the background of a Nicholas Sparks film, swirling around some couple as they kiss on beaches and in convertibles and next to bonfires. Their third album, What’s It Like Over There?, offers much of the same. It’s the essence of summer distilled in a record, only this summer is a lot more tumultuous.
(04/25/19 5:35pm)
You might know at least one of these musicians—Labrinth, the British singer–producer noted for collaborations such as “Pass Out” with Tinie Tempah; Sia, the Australian singer famous for “Elastic Heart” and her David Guetta mix “Titanium"; and Diplo, the American DJ celebrated for his contributions to “Paper Planes,” “Look At Me Now,” and “Where Are U Now.” The artists are talented in a variety of ways, but what if they were to come together and create a magical partnership? Well, it just happened.
(04/10/19 5:16am)
If you haven't heard of "Old Town Road", the hit single by Lil Nas X (real name Montero Hill) that came out in early December, it's been sparking headlines for the controversial treatment it's received as a country trap piece. After becoming a viral sensation through the video application TikTok, “Old Town Road” has spread everywhere, rising to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and being celebrated throughout social media.
