By Jane Dickerson, Contributor [Island; 2016] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Ladybird,” “No Mind No Money” No Mind No Money is London-based band Beach Baby‘s debut album. The lo-fi four piece combines garage rock influences with an 80’s-esque style to create tracks that are both loud and melancholy. “Limousine” kicks of the album with very synth-pop instruments…
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The Women of Athens DIY
By Jane Dickerson, Contributor Concerts were one of the few redeeming factors of the years leading up to college. Growing up on the border of Cleveland, I was exposed to all kinds of shows and venues. Cleveland was a place that, like Athens, seemed to be fairly inclusive for non-male musical artists. However, despite these…
Album Review: Gallant – Ology
By Jane Dickerson, Contributor [Mind of a Genius; 2016] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Bourbon,” “Episode,” “Weight In Gold” Gallant‘s new album Ology is a smooth and dynamic sixteen track musical experience. Gallant proves his ability to evoke both dream-like and more classic R&B sounds. His vocals are passionate, and although some of the instrumental aspects can…
Album Review: SWMRS – Drive North
By Jane Dickerson, Contributor [Uncool; 2016] Rating: 3.5/5 Key Tracks: “Hannah,” “Harry Dean,” “Figuring It Out” Starting off with a bang, SWMRS’s third full length album, Drive North, combines lo-fi sounds reminiscent of surf rock with bold punk undertones. This band has caught a lot of buzz already on account of the drummer, Joey Armstrong,…
Album Review: Sunflower Bean – Human Ceremony
By Jane Dickerson, Contributor [Fat Possum; 2016] Rating: 2/5 Key Tracks: “I Was Home,” “Human Ceremony” Sunflower Bean’s debut full length, Human Ceremony, falls flat in more ways than one. It’s the type of album that the listener can get the general gist of after listening to the first two or three tracks, and that’s probably…
Album Review: Soda – Without A Head
By Jane Dickerson, Contributor [Dull Tools; 2016] Rating: 3.5/5 Key Tracks: “New Trash,” “Blonde on Blonde” Picture the type of show one would sneak out to see in high school in some graffiti-stricken basement venue, nodding along next to other self-proclaimed outcasts–this is what a band like Soda represents. Though it’s only a three-piece, it sounds…
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