By: Martha Kowalski Once again: dynamic, explosive choruses. Once again: guitar and percussion heavy production. Once again: commanding melodies and complete lyrics.  Once again: a The Band CAMINO album that sounds right.  NeverAlways (Vol. 2) is the sequel album to NeverAlways that I wrote about …

By: Aniruddh Nambudiri Sister albums are fun. They always add to the worlds that music can build, and I feel that aspect of them is at both their positive and negative side. The negatives are simply the feeling that they …

By: Ryan Mercer leroy, status update music HIGHLIGHT TRACKS: “…LIKE WATCHING A ZOMBIE TURN”, “NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (EVERY DETAIL U HAVE EVER TOLD ME)”, “GET UGLY” GENRE: Dariacore, Hard Dance, Brostep RIYL: SOPHIE, Ninajirachi, Justice, Underscores, Skrillex, Slayyyter, Snow Strippers  …

By: Dasha Berezhanskiy and Adriana Mathiason HELP(2) was released earlier this year on War Child Records, a subdivision of the War Child non-profit group. In the music world, they’re known for pulling together iconic artists on compilation albums — but …

By: Martha Kowalski Sometimes? What is up with my favorite artists suddenly mellowing out? Look, I like a good dream pop ballad as much as the next person, but not when I’m expecting fireworks. The Band CAMINO: for me a …

By: Lyn Sepersky Photo: Allison Lukas I moved into my first apartment this Friday. As I unpacked what felt like hundreds of cardboard boxes, the thought that had burrowed itself into the back of my mind finally forced itself from …

By: Martha Kowalski Start your engines: Nightly is back. Nightly. Is. Back. After their latest album fell a little flat for me – me: who never imagined being disappointed with my gold standard band! – they are back with a …

BY: Bea Cadigan When you think of artists who perfectly capture the concept of feminine rage, you may think of Paris Paloma (specifically “Labor”) or Ethel Cain. In fact, these two artists were foundational in helping me explore how I …

BY: Martha Kowalski About two years ago, I wrote a review of Alec Benjamin’s debut album These Two Windows. About two years after that, I wrote a review of his (Un)commentary album. Seems …

BY: Music Journalism Club Every Tuesday, our Music Director, Claire, chooses new releases to add to our music library. Here are some recent highlights, presented to you by WSUM’s Music Journalism Club. SOPHIE, SOPHIE HIGHLIGHT TRACKS: “Reason Why”, “Live In …

BY: Alex Gershman John Moreland, the renowned singer/songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma, released his seventh LP Visitor on Friday, April 5th. It was a surprise album, though the majority of the songs had been recently posted acoustically on social media (alongside …

BY: Garrett Lublin Often the saying holds true that one should not judge a book by its cover; However, when I saw that the newly released Vampire Weekend album would picture a New York City subway car I had high …