A day of nostalgia at the Just Like Heaven Festival with Phoenix, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie Bailey Schroerlucke May 24, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The Just Like Heaven Festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was a day soaked in nostalgia that brought to life my high school playlist, and left my Death Cab for Cutie loving parents sour and jealous of me. Just...
Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride depicts the beauty within chaos Brianna Luna March 17, 2020 Album Review, Reviews The six years of painful silence from indie-rock band Vampire Weekend came to its anticipated end with Father of the Bride (2019) serving as a generous comeback filled with brightness and electricity. With its...
Here comes the sun: editorial team reflects on the songs that make them smile Alice Markman May 1, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Staff Pick Growing up as a closeted indie kid means I’ve spent many nights being dramatic and crying to Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith, stressing out about some high school dramas that I was convinced would last forever ...
A comprehensive list of all (yes, all) of your ex-boyfriends as bands you love Leka Gopal July 2, 2018 Columns and Opinions I don’t know the exact date of when cuffing season ends, or when (what’s the opposite of that? Breakup season?) starts, but there’s a brief period of time where you can look back fondly (or less than fond...
Rostam was once in the shadows but has emerged into the Half-Light with a solo debut Delaney Gomen September 24, 2017 Album Review, Reviews Rostam Batmanglij’s debut solo album is everything but a debut solo album. While Half-Light (2017) may be the musician’s first headlining release, it’s far from being his first work or industry launch. Fo...
