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Album cover art for Ride on Time by Tatsuro Yamashita

Album Review: Ride on Time by Tatsuro Yamashita

Eric Kingston, Program Director Apr 19, 2021

Japanese artist Tatsuro Yamashita was one of the most successful City Pop artist in the 1980s reaching worldwide audiences. Since the start of his musical career staring in the 1970s, Yamashita has released...

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Album Review: Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Furio Gerwitz, Volunteer DJ Mar 31, 2021

Album: Sound Ancestors Artist: Madlib   Sound Ancestors is the latest album by American hip hop producer Madlib, with significant contributions made by fellow producer Four Tet, best...

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Album Review: Alma by The Charities

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Mar 8, 2021

The Charities are a motley crew of Motown-inspired garage rockers. That last part is literal. They record out of a converted garage space in California. We’re taking a look at their project titled Alma...

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New Releases Album Review: Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 24, 2021

Arlo Parks (Anais Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho) is a young British artist who released her first album, Collapsed in Sunbeams. This indie album is an honest collection of stories and experiences wrapped...

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Staff Pick Album Review: Charleston, SC 1966 by Darius Rucker

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Feb 22, 2021

Charleston, SC 1966 is the third studio album of Darius Rucker’s solo career, and the second decidedly country album of his. It has some tracks that went over well on the radio due to their adherence...

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Track-by-track review of OK Human by Weezer

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 1, 2021

Weezer is an American Rock band that was popular in the early 2000s with various hits such as Island In The Sun, Say It Ain’t So, and Buddy Holly. Weezer’s newest album OK Human,(A reference to Radiohead’s...

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Track-by-track review of Free Yourself Up by Lake Street Dive

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Jan 25, 2021

Lake Street Dive is a soulful jazz/americana/pop/rock/R&B troupe and they’re exploring relationships from a mostly female perspective in their sixth studio album, Free Yourself Up. They're a multi-genre...

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Album review: “Chewing Cotton Wool” by The Japanese House

Album review: “Chewing Cotton Wool” by The Japanese House

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director Aug 19, 2020

Introduction: The Japanese House is an indie-pop band from England featuring musician and singer, Amber Mary Bain. They released a four-track EP called, “Chewing Cotton Wool” on August 13. Bain only...

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Panda Bear opts for stripped-down artistry on "Buoys"

Panda Bear opts for stripped-down artistry on “Buoys”

Nicole Moore Mar 22, 2019

Panda Bear for the last two decades has been nothing short of a pillar in the indie music scene, with fingerprints all over the industry both as a solo act and with Animal Collective. “Buoys,” in accordance,...

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1,000 Listens or Less: Abjects – “Never Give Up”

Nicole Moore Mar 9, 2019

There is something beautiful about a band featuring members from different parts of the world coming together to do two things and two things only, play loud music and kick ass on stage. Abjects is a three-piece...

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"This is Not the End" by Spielbergs.

Spielbergs channel 2000’s emo on “This Is Not The End”

Nicole Moore, Assistant Content Producer Feb 8, 2019

There was a time not too long ago where emo-rock seemingly ruled. From the likes of Japandroids to Modern Baseball, at some point most American teens in the mid to late 2000’s were exposed to the suburban...

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10,000 Listens or Less: Shmu - "Lead Me to the Glow"

10,000 Listens or Less: Shmu – “Lead Me to the Glow”

Nicole Moore Feb 1, 2019

If there was ever a moment to say “Is this music too weird for radio?” it probably came when Shmu’s “Lead Me to the Glow” fell into my lap late last year. Masterminded by Austin-based Sam...

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