Category: Reviews
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Noah Kahan: From Hidden Gem To Overnight Success
Written by Alex Armbruster It’s almost Stick Season, and I can’t stop crying. It all started at the Iron Blossom Music Festival in my hometown, Richmond, Virginia. Noah Kahan stepped out onto the stage, looking like he’d been plucked straight from the crowd of granola 20-somethings. The first chord to “All My Love” strummed from…
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Starbenders: 21st Century Glam Rock at its Finest
Weeks ago, rock quartet Starbenders created an explosive genre-fusion of what I can only refer to as “new wave glam” with their newest album, Take Back the Night. The 13-track record is a lovechild of early Motley Crue, The Runaways, and Pat Benatar, intertwined with ethereal synth and catchy pop hooks. It’s a fresh…
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“Troye Sivan’s ‘Rush’: Song of the Summer or Twink Shenanigans?”
This past summer, incredibly gay singer Troye Sivan released his new dance pop hit entitled “Rush” and it is unapologetically queer and sex positive. However fans, listeners, and even I noticed one glaring detail about the music video: the lack of body diversity. For those who have not seen the video or those who are…
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS” Punctures the Anatomy of Pop
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album entitled “GUTS” pierced the heart and ears of her listeners with her punk-infused pop sound. Visually and auditorily, the album took heavy inspiration from 2000s pop culture. She began her drop with the single entitled “vampire”, an interesting combination of powerful vocals that represent the hard-hitting tone of the album with…
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Sunset Tree Review
“I broke free on a Saturday morning…” I’ve been blasting The Mountain Goats song This Year to get me through my low points for almost 6 years now. It was the first song I ever heard by my now favorite band, maybe that’s part of why it stuck. Or maybe it’s the power of the…
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Wilco Review
Photographed by Megan Atwell It was late afternoon on the last day of Charleston’s High Water Music Festival, and I had managed to claw my way to the very front of the General admission pit for the main stage. The air is hot, humid, and filled with energy. Behind me, stands a middle-aged Argentinian man…