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 …

Look no further, WSUM’s station members have put together their lists of their favorite records of 2025. Read, listen and enjoy! Manola Inthavong, girl, where am i? Albums: Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun Karol G, Tropicoqueta PinkPantheress, Fancy That Addison Rae, …

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: 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: 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: Martha Kowalski Heck. YES. Take a bow, The Band CAMINO. The rock trio has always made amazing guitar and percussion heavy music, with steady verses and then a firework of a chorus causing dynamic lip-syncing. “Daphne Blue,” “See Through,” …

By: Martha Kowalski I love Nightly. This is not an opinion; this is a fact about me. I’d fallen in love with this band from the first note I heard of “the movies.” For so long, Nightly has been my …

By: Martha Kowalski After missing the chance to review their 2021 album Silver Crane, I was delighted to find Fly By Midnight’s newest album on the same day it came out…

By: Martha Kowalski About two years ago, I wrote a review of Alec Benjamin’s debut album These Two Windows. Now that he’s released (Un)Commentary this mid-April, I’d have to say that my original review still holds …

By Martha Kowalski Wait a second, this isn’t Nightly, I realized as the deceptively familiar guitar chords and slightly off-pitch vocals introduced the song. Everything about it sounded like it should fit, but it somehow didn’t. Very confused, I looked …

By Martha Kowalski I would like to dedicate this review to an old and dear friend of mine, who is responsible for the very existence of this review. He is the one who recommended this album to me, by the …

By Martha Kowalski I’m on the late side of discovering this album – released in May of 2020 and about half a year later has come my eureka moment – so this is not going to be your hot-off-the-press, breaking …