1 Louie *** 4 City Boy ** 5 Blame * FINN WOLFHARD. HAS. A. BAND. That’s right, the teen heartthrob Finn Wolfhard, also known as Mike from Netflix’s Stranger Things, is in a newly formed, grunge-y rock band. “Raised on a healthy diet of the Beatles, Nirvana, and David Bowie,” Calpurnia’s debut album has easy-going…
Thank You For Today
2 Summer Years * 3 Gold Rush *** 9 Near / Far ** More upbeat and hopeful than their smash-hit “I’ll Follow You Into the Dark”, Death Cab for Cutie’s new album is more mainstream. With strong beats and chords, Thank you For Today is a requiem for years gone by disguised as easy listening…
Attention Seeker
2 Red Light *** 3 Teenager in Love * 4 Hey Now (Acoustic) * Taking on the rock genre in their own way, The Regrettes bring a distinctly female variation on the previous male-dominated genre. Each song has its own strong guitar lead, with a brash drummer in the background. Even if a song starts…
Cosmic Campfire Music
This soothing album is like a relaxing, summer road trip. Sit at the fireside after a long day of driving, grab your guitar, and strum simple melodies that are easy to sway to with vague lyrics that apply to everything– you just wrote this album! It is easy, calming studying music that any coffee shop…
Me, Again
1 On Call * 3 Binge ** 8 Me Again *** This music comes straight from Robert Tilden’s, the man behind BOYO’s, memories. According to the band’s Facebook page, it “taps into his sense of vulnerability, taking on themes of isolation, addiction, and regret,” at least some of which we can all relate to. The…
Cancel The Future
1 Nothing Happens for Free ** 2 Piece of the Puzzle ** 4 Same As Before *** 6 Television * Pretty City strives to meet the standards of music legends such as The Smashing Pumpkins and they do it smashingly. The mellow lead vocalist’s voice blends with the “fuzzy” guitars (that are similar to Smashing…