album review

by Shruti Pal Rating: Bad-ass Philadelphia’s Vacationer returns with their latest LP, Mindset, a perfect record for your summer soundtrack for road trips, rooftop bars, and picnics all around the country. It’s been four years since their last release, but the Philly Read More

By Jane Roser Chris Stapleton has had a good year and it’s well-deserved considering he’s one of the most talented, prolific singer-songwriters hailing from Kentucky since Loretta Lynn (and coincidentally both are children of coal miners). Recently nominated for three Read More

Alvvays Self-Titled Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Rather than the barbed wire harshness applied to early noise pop, the “beautiful layer of crud” on Alvvays’ “dark, sugary songs” is smooth and warm, like a river that has buffeted a stone for decades and polished off its edges. Read More

GRMLN Empire  Reviewed by Stephen Krock     What would it sound like if Nicholas Sparks, sap author extraordinaire, herded up all his college bros and formed a garage band? Well, it’d sound a lot like Empire, the debut album of GRMLN. And that would suit GRMLN, Read More

Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience Reviewed by Dan Emmons     I may have to say that the seven years it took from the last album release from Justin Timberlake was almost how long it felt like I was listening to this album.   Please do not get me wrong, I truly Read More