Archive for: Album

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  Devendra Banhart’s “Mala” suprises but does not amaze

  Mar 18, 2013comments

  “Subtlety” is not a word typically associated with professional citizen-of-the-world Devendra Banhart. His career has been one of trial and error, opting for 16- to 22-track records that dive into whatever genre or inside joke the... read more »

   
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  Required Listening: “Since I Left You” by The Avalanches

  Mar 3, 2013comments

  Sam Goldner is the music director at Boulder’s Radio 1190 and shares some of his favorite records from his collection in this weekly feature. More than any other genre, dance music becomes dated incredibly quickly. Every time a new technological... read more »

   
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  Reissue: “Donuts” by J Dilla

  Jan 22, 2013comments

  There’s a certain groundbreaking point in every young music fanatic’s life when they begin to connect the dots between overarching movements in musical history. Realizing that Kevin Barnes just filled in the missing link between... read more »

   
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  Top 12 of 2012: Hip hop albums

  Dec 14, 2012comments

  Between Drake, Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar, hip hop songs tend to blend together on mainstream hip hop radio. It takes a lot of talent and ingenuity to set yourself apart as a hip hop artist. These rappers not only set themselves apart, they... read more »

   
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  Top 12 of 2012: Alternative Albums

  Dec 5, 2012comments

  Another year of excessive album consumption has come and gone, and in its wake we are left with the question – what was the best? Are the records we devoured still as excellent as we thought they were? We’ll have to wait until the... read more »

   
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  Broken record industry

  Oct 21, 2010comments

  Students aren't buying physical copies of music, especially records, in the digital age. Do students buy music anymore? Declining trends of physical album sales and closing record stores suggest that their money is going elsewhere. Andy Schneidkraut,... read more »

   
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  Album Review: Deerhunter's "Halcyon Digest"

  Oct 13, 2010comments

  Deerhunter's new album 'Halcyon Digest' is now available. (courtesy photo) Just by looking at the cover of Deerhunter’s “Halcyon Digest,” listeners can tell that they will be taken on a weird and wonderful journey. Thirty seconds... read more »

   

• Album Review: "Wake Up!"

  Sep 28, 2010comments

  Imagine a world in which contemporary R&B/Soul music wasn’t funneled through an Auto-Tune machine while chanting the same contrived messages of causing alcohol-induced mayhem in a godforsaken club. Thankfully, John Legend & The Roots... read more »

   
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  Album of the Week: "Knives Don't Have Your Back"

  Sep 7, 2010comments

  (photo courtesy EmilyHaines.com) Expressions of existential woe usually leave a listener frustrated as poorly executed hooks share melancholy in a way that is both methodical and messy. It takes an affinity for both poetry and sound to express... read more »

   

• Playlist: Summer 2010

  Aug 24, 2010comments

  While most students spend the summer on vacation without easy access to new tunes, there are those who spend the whole summer hiding in their apartments finding new music. From new Arcade Fire to LCD Soundsystem, this playlist will sink you... read more »