The Observer

New music for your daily commute: From Frank Ocean to the Japandroids, it’s all in your ear

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter • August 24, 2012

A lot of great albums have been released since the last issue of The Observer, and 2012 has been a good year for music so far. Here are six albums that have been sound-tracking the summer. Bloom...

Break It Yourself

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter • April 27, 2012

There is clearly nothing broken about Andrew Bird. Despite the title of his latest album, Break It Yourself, Bird is in fine shape. He has released six solo albums in the last fifteen years, along with...

All The Lonely People

Ben Robertson, Staff Reporter • April 27, 2012

Album: All The Lonely People Artist: Spencer McGillicutty Release Date: 5/15/2012 3/5 Stars It is no secret that Minneapolis quartet Spencer McGillicutty’s music is heavily influenced by...

Blunderbuss

Nicholas Jordan, Contributing Reporter • April 20, 2012

Artist: Jack White Album: Blunderbuss Label: Third Man Records/ Columbia Release Date: Apr. 24, 2012 3 out of 5 stars Before I really get going here, I would just first like to...