A Fire With Friends
Ghost House Review
Released January 25, 2014
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
With a name like A Fire With Friends, one might assume that the Scranton 7-piece sounds like a mid-2000's Hot Topic band. However, that most certainly is not the case, as these Pennsylvanian's delve into a very straight-forward style of indie rock that has a very heavy...
6,240 minutes. 104 hours. 208 episodes. 9 years. 5 friends. 1 story.
Nine years ago, on September 19, 2005, a father named Ted Mosby began to tell his two kids the long and extremely detailed story of how he met their mother; and so began "How I Met Your Mother," a story filled with years of extraneous gags, escapades, and...
As it is not a major summer block-buster, The Grand Budapest Hotel may have flown under the radar for a great majority of people. In addition to this, from a glance, it may seem like a period drama if a person were not to look closely at it but, it is most certainly not. Anyone who has ever seen...
Genres:
Indie-pop, Indie-rock, Electronica, Indie-folk
Release:
UK- March 10, 2014 on Deram Records
US- April 1, 2014 on Decca Records
Last year, I was watching a video on YouTube when I noticed a suggested video with an interesting thumbnail titled “Dan Croll - From Nowhere.” I decided that I was bored and clicked on the video. Little did I know that I was in...
Loredo
Trawl EP Review
Released March 10, 2014
Genre: Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
Debut EPs should accomplish three things: 1) They should showcase artistic strengths, 2) they should be a preview of what to expect from your band, and 3) they should leave listeners wanting more. It’s an effective marketing strategy, make three to five songs, release it, and then continue on...
Tycho
Awake Album Review
Ghostly International Records
Released March 18, 2014
Genre: Instrumental Rock, Ambient, Chillwave
Tycho's previous album Dive delivered an underrated, if not, unnoticed release from the Sacramento producer, visual artist and musician Scott Hansen in 2011. Awake finds Hansen improving on his atmospheric, chilly sound, using a more emotive, direct, and wistful approach towards his music. Hansen's organic, electronic compositions...
Pharrell Williams
G I R L Album Review
I AM OTHER/ Columbia Records
Released March 3, 2014
Genre: Funk, Neo-Soul, Dance Pop
The first word you hear on the opening track, "Marilyn Monroe," is "different," and then gentle strings arrive, like something you'd hear off of a Lana Del Rey album before the song breaks into some soulful territory. From this point on, it's...
The Sons of Hermann Hall is a curious place. On the outside, it looks like an ancient home, with peeling paint and foggy windows. Even the first floor, which contains the bar and restrooms, maintains a bonafide vintage feel. There’s pool, a water fountain, and some other bar games; there’s also a fully stacked snack bar for people who...
