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I was high and searching for new music online the first time I ever heard La Roux, and it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. The upbeat bouncy synth sounds mixed with the melancholic, and at times sassy, lyrics of La Roux had me instantly hooked.
Polyphia's album captures the imagination and takes the listener on a psychedelic journey of soulful licks and chords that sound like they came straight out of your favorite classic 90s video game.
Deafheaven emerged a few years ago with a style so fresh, it crossed genre boundaries. As an American black metal band hailing from San Francisco, CA, they had their work cut out from them.
You will not enjoy this album; you will simply be compulsively forced into playing it on repeat for days on end. The inventing of genres has lead to Twenty One Pilots being lumped into the bizarre and newly birthed schizoid pop.
Tim Barry’s narrative style brings the honest nature of folk music full circle on his album Rivanna Junction. His songs explore the full range of emotions, exploring restlessness, enjoying the simplicities of life, falling in love, jumping trains and family honor.
For me, Cherub is a more recent discovery that is guiltily drowned in satirical-pop and electro-funk. Cherubs tongue in cheek lyrics consistently inject humor regardless of the sometimes-somber undertones hidden beneath the funk synthesizers, EDM style tunes.
Clever incorporations of the harmonium, piano and a variety of string instruments create a foundation from which PCO whimsically twists and embellishes. The voiceless poetry is a unique assemblage of folk, ethnic and contemporary composition.
Run the Jewels is a record that is both smooth and edgy, often within the same verse. With production that is dense without being cluttered and lyrical flow that matches perfectly throughout, any track on their first release is perfect for smoking a fat blunt with friends.
The hordes of fans this weekend reminded me of what makes Phish such a unique experience, because it’s really the experience of the live show that becomes just as important as the music on stage.
A bellowing minute and a half guitar solo that sends you into the cosmos with a huge smile. Transitioning into the closer with such elegance that it’s hard to even tell.
The intrinsically pleasing parts of Why? are the metaphors that I never fully grasp until the last note, contradictions that make pupils dilate and bigger picture revelations. The allure, above all else, is Yoni Wolfs ability to drag you into his world and give you a tongue-lashing lullaby.
Ladies and Gentleman We are Floating in Space is best served through eleven on the amps volume control, while in the horizontal position, with a side of essential oils and warm lighting.
Every now and then you come across a musician so powerful and dynamic that you can just sense that what you're listening to is truly unique and special. Esperanza Spalding is one such musician.
For anyone looking for something that sounds like the pure joy of youth, I can think of no better example than the 14 songs on Acid Rap, the latest mixtape from still teenaged Chance the Rapper.
What really got my attention was the opening act Sylvan Esso. Their music is an amazing synthesis of many things that made for an incredible show, and their record does the intimacy of their live show justice.
The Allman Brothers Band is a stoner classic. Their blues/rock music remains timeless, and their live performances never disappoint. Whether you've listened to The Allman Brothers all your life...
Lidell has a crazy, unique way of mixing together different music genres to create music that will make you dance. Add a bowl of your favorite, and get carried away in the musical layers he twines together.
Mogwai makes the kind of music that almost seems designed to be listened to while high. A post-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, Mogwai have been bringing blissful (mostly) instrumental rock tunes into the world for almost two decades,
