By Tanner Bidish, Visual Media Director In 2011, Will Toledo put out Twin Fantasy, the record that would propel Car Seat Headrest into Bandcamp iconography. Riding off that success and the hype of the other release in less than a decade, Toledo has been able to drop the lo-fi stylings for a full studio sound. Now…
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Album Review: bedbug – i’ll count to heaven in years without seasons
By Tanner Bidish, Visual Media Director [Joy Void; 2018] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “rainy time of year”, “(interlude)”, “‘outside the air is getting thinner, but…’” Wrapped up in a blanket on Sunday morning while sipping hot tea, you’re looking out the window of your childhood bedroom. You don’t live here often now, but you’re here…
Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
By Tanner Bidish, Visual Media Director [Blueprint; 2017] Rating: 5.5/10 It is no secret, the police system in the United States has got some issues. Issues when it comes to police brutality, serving the public interest, over reaches of authority… the list goes on. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is prepared to call out these problems…
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,…
ACRN’s Favorite Tracks of 2017
From monumental releases to rockstar controversies, 2017 was a huge year for music. As the year comes to an end, here are ACRN’s favorite tracks from 2017. Give these tracks a good listen; they deserve it. Sam Tornow, General Manager: Yves Tumor – “Limerence” In passing, “Limerence” can sound like an interlude. The light, ethereal…
Movie Review: Loving Vincent
By Tanner Bidish, Visual Media Director [BreakThru; 2017] Rating: 7/10 Vincent Van Gogh has been memorialized a hundred times over; in celebratory galleries, in newspaper articles, – heck, even in a Doctor Who episode. His death and the circumstances surrounding it are tragic for sure, but the beauty of his work and the lack of…
Album Review: King Krule – The OOZ
By Tanner Bidish, Visual Media Director [XL; 2017] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Locomotive”, “Logos”, “The Cadet Leaps” Whether he’s recording as Zoo Kid, King Krule or himself, Archy Marshall has earned a reputation for being prolific. At the young age of twenty-three, this puts him in the hot seat for great expectations. The icing on…
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…
Album Review: Turnover – Good Nature
By Tanner Bidish, Features Editor [Run For Cover; 2017] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “Pure Devotion”, “Breeze”, “All That It Ever Was” In the two years since Peripheral Vision, Turnover frontman Austin Getz has left east coast Virginia for the glittering sunshine of California, and Good Nature comes off like he brought the band’s sound with…
Album Review: Actress – AZD
By Tanner Bidish, Staff Writer [Ninja Tune; 2017] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “X22RME,” “RUNNER” In 2014, Actress (a.k.a. Darren Cunningham) left his fans with an ambiguous goodbye in Ghettoville. Three years later, it would seem there is yet more music Cunningham has to offer. The latest from the UK producer and electronic musician sees him…
Album Review: Aye Nako – Silver Haze
By Tanner Bidish, Staff Writer [Don Giovanni; 2017] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “We’re Different Now,” “Nightcrawler,” “Particle Mace” Childhood exists in memories like a cloud; distant and untethered to the constructs of adulthood. Capturing the mystique of childhood in a fuzzy opening number, subtle hints of an inherent queerness seep through the notes of Silver…
Album Review: Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This
By Tanner Bidish, Staff Writer [Frenchkiss; 2017] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Maid of the Mist,” “Apricots,” “Barf Day” In 2015, a duo of punks from New York dropped an EP and a couple of singles on their Bandcamp under Diet Cig. After incredibly warm reception and considerable hype, Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman are back…
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