Music
Album Review: "Hope"—Manchester Orchestra
Some artists choose to write the same type of songs over and over again, but some, like Manchester Orchestra, choose to rebuild their songs from scratch.
You Have To Listen To This: Fly Golden Eagle
Are you usually a Top 40 slave but are looking for some indie music to impress your similarly uncultured friends?
Music Video Monday: "Circles"—SD
SD’s new album “Truly Blessed” just dropped, and he accompanied his lead single Circles with a new video.
Haiku Reviews: 11/13
“Nick Jonas”—Nick Jonas After, like, ten years, Nick Jonas hit puberty. He's horny now... weird. Grade: D Best when: Reading your erotic JoBros fan fiction to a bemused audience at an Elmo's speakeasy Download: "Jealous" “IX”—...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead I liked these guys when I was in high school; that said, This is pretty 'meh.' Grade: C Best when: Passive–aggressively trying to annoy Whartonites by playing your music too loudly in the Huntsman forum Download: "The Doomsday Book" “The Other I”—2:54 Aggressively pop, Washed–out, moody; makes one think Of the color grey. Grade: B- Best when: Strolling down Locust late at night in the winter Download: "The Monaco"
Album Review: "Cadillactica"—Big K.R.I.T.
While his major–label debut “Live from the Underground” wasn’t the commercial or critical success that many hoped it would be, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T.
Remix of the Week: "You Haunt Me"—Sir Sly (Salda Remix)
This week, Street brings you Salda’s remix of Sir Sly's “You Haunt Me.” Sir Sly is a three–man indie–pop band that originally built itself up anonymously; we now know the members to be Landon Jacobs, Jason Suwito, and Hayden Coplen.
Music Video Monday: "IDFWU"—Big Sean
Detroit rapper Big Sean’s latest track “IDFWU” has been making waves on the radio and social media recently, and now the hard–hitting, unapologetic club banger gets video treatment.
Album Review: “Money Sucks, Friends Rule”—Dillon Francis
Music Video Monday: “Don’t Wanna Fall In Love”—KYLE
Ventura, California rapper KYLE brings us the hilarious new video for his latest track “Don’t Wanna Fall In Love,” which samples the classic Jane Child song of the same name.
Song Sonnets: "Forgive"—Porches
If e'er there were a man to make synth pop,Not Aaron Maine would I think it to be.Not lonesome crooning sputtered out atopThose cracked guitars, nor the angst of "Skinny Trees,"But catchy, tight, infectious vocal linesAnd synths and drums with such great energy,Arranged so well that, still, the vocals shineIn all their autotuned cacophony.With Greta Kline's refrains to punctuateThe shimm'ring morass of the instruments,It's lovely, simple to appreciate,And thoughtful, while remaining innocent.Iambic pentameter's really, really hard.So is lofty diction; something something avant-garde.
Album Review: "1989"—Taylor Swift
If anyone’s forever bound to win in pop music, it’s Taylor Swift.
