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Playlist of the Week

Charlie Topel, Staff Reporter October 30, 2015

Spook-tacular Playlist! All the songs you need to have an indie-ween you’ll DIE for. “Afraid of Everyone” - The National Straight from The National’s near-perfect album “High Violet,”...

Playlist of the Week

Charlie Topel, Staff Reporter October 23, 2015

Nicole Dollanganger - “Mean” Emo prodigy Nicole Dollanganger released her debut studio album “Natural Born Losers” on Oct. 9. On her track “Mean,” Dollanganger sings somberly about cops...

Playlist of the Week

Charlie Topel, Staff Reporter October 9, 2015

“January 10th, 2014” - The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Emo revival collective TWIABP released their sophomore album “Harmlessness” in late September, setting a...

Playlist of the Week: Oct. 2, 2015

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter October 2, 2015

“Pretty Pimpin”—Kurt Vile Trading electric guitar for acoustic and the twang of banjos, indie singer and songwriter Kurt Vile conjures an alluring haze of melancholy feelings on “Pretty Pimpin.”...

Playlist of the Week: Sept. 25

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 25, 2015

"The Yabba”—Battles Listening to Battles is to hear the sound of three guys—John Stanier, Ian Williams and Dave Konopka—who are beyond excited to create music together. “The Yabba” is proof;...

Playlist of the Week: Sept. 18, 2015

Playlist of the Week: Sept. 18, 2015

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 18, 2015

“Grinder”—Gary Clark Jr. Blues is one of the oldest and most American genres of music, and as time has passed, many musicians fear that the genre is on the verge of dying out. On “Grinder,”...

Playlist of the Week: Sept. 11

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 11, 2015

“Stay In My Corner”—The Arcs Born from Dan Auerbach’s insatiable appetite to create groovy songs with sweet melodies, The Arcs is the latest venture from the guitarist best known for his work...

Playlist of the Week: September 4, 2015

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 4, 2015

“S.O.B.”—Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you hear a song with a groove so infectious you just have to get out of your seat and dance. “S.O.B.” is one such...

Playlist of the Week: August 28, 2015

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter August 28, 2015

“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)”—The Dead Weather Continuing to prove themselves the best group Jack White has even been a part of, The Dead Weather’s dark and brooding attitude makes “I...

Playlist of the Week: Essentials of Summer 2015 Edition

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter August 21, 2015

“Losing Touch”—Albert Hammond Jr. Readers beware: The title of “Losing Touch,” the latest single from guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., is a bit of a misnomer. Since shifting his focus away from...

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