By Julia Weber, Features Editor
[Photo courtesy of Matador Records]
Car Seat Headrest released a statement this morning announcing the cancellation of their upcoming California tour. The band also announced that they will not be performing at the When We Were Young Festival.
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Battle of the Bands Q&A: Bloodhounds
By Julia Weber, Features Editor
[Photo courtesy of Abby Brandewiede]
Q&A with Bloodhounds
Album Review: Alex G – God Save the Animals
By Rocco Prioletti, Contributor
[Domino Recording Co; 2022]
Rating: 6/10
Key tracks: “Mission,” “Ain’t it Easy,” “Miracles”
Predictability is a vice dreaded by most every creative individual. The fear of succumbing to a seemingly predestined path, to not exceed expectations. Given the now nine full-length records, alongside a vast plethora of loose unreleased hits, Alex G has remained unscathed by the claws of predictability. From the first moments of lead single “Blessing”, all expectations of a folk-adjacent follow-up were blown completely out of the water. We’re unexpectedly presented with the grating growl of an exceptionally dated synthesizer, along with Giannascoli’s almost Criss Angel-like attire in its accompanying music video.
Album Review: (Sandy)Alex G – House of Sugar
By Max Semenczuk, Contributor [Domino, 2019] Rating: 7/10 Key tracks: “Cow”, “In My Arms”, “Hope” House of Sugar, (Sandy) Alex G’s follow-up to his critically and commercially acclaimed Rocket, is here. Alex G has an expansive résumé, and like his past endeavors, he stays true to his tradition of recording his own work on his…
ACRN’s Top 25 Albums of 2017
Tremendous year. 25 albums. The votes are in–here we go! 1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN., [Interscope / TDE; 2017] By Jon Fuchs, Music Director DAMN. is only further proof that Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest rappers of our generation. Instead of creating another concept record like good kid, m.A.Ad. city or To Pimp a Butterfly,…
Group Feature: Our Back-to-School Playlist
We’re a month into the semester and already a few days into fall – back-to-school time moves quickly. There are classes, work, and endless introductions to be made. Keeping up with it all is daunting, but we’ve got some tunes to help you hold it together. Here are our picks to bring in the new…
Live Review: Fleet Foxes at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland, Aug. 8th
By Devon Hannan, Editorial Director The experience of a concert isn’t just for the fans, it’s for the band too. After driving eight and half hours from Denver, I parked my butt in the oddly short line waiting in front of The Midland in Kansas City to see my favorite band of all time, Fleet…