Covers: An Overview of Approaches for Reimagining Pop Music

By Jonah Krueger, News Editor So, you want to cover a song? Wonderful! Let us start by congratulating you for making this tremendous decision and reinforce how excited we are that you chose us™ to help you along this rewarding journey. Legally, we are required to inform you of the potential risks involved with covering…

Album Review: Kurt Vile – Bottle It In

By Abby Jeffers, Contributor [Matador; 2018] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “One Trick Ponies”, “Bassackwards”, “Mutinies” Almost exactly a year after his last release, a collaborative record with Courtney Barnett, indie-rock multi-instrumentalist Kurt Vile has released his seventh studio album, Bottle It In. At times, the record leans more towards folk than rock, both in Vile’s…

Album Review: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice

By Emily DiAlbert, Contributor [Matador, 2017] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Over Everything”, “Continental Breakfast”, “Untogether” Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile are rock’s version of “The Losers Club” from Stephen King’s It. The two are oddball standouts in the industry that most listeners can’t help but love. The two are an unlikely pair, each having very separate…