Tagged - music

Synthpop Double Feature: GLOOM DIVISION and Girl With No Face

  GLOOM DIVISION by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME- Review I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME is a synthpop project helmed by Dallon Weekes, formerly of Panic! At The Disco. IDKHOW was previously a duo, with drummer Ryan Seaman departing in September 2023. Their debut album, “RAZZMATAZZ,” was released in […]

Abby Sage’s “The Rot” digs deep into a new age of indie alt-pop

The Los Angeles-based artist has put out songs since 2021, giving her spin on alt-pop and adding emotional grit to the traditionally soft genre. Read More

Ineffable experience of music

The feeling music brings me is palpable, providing a meaning through sound to otherwise inexpressible emotions. Read More

Revisiting Paramore’s self-titled album ten years later

Paramore released their self-titled album worldwide on April 9, 2013, and it immediately received praise. The song “Ain’t It Fun” earned the group their first Grammy, with the whole album receiving Platinum status.  Looking back over ten years later, it’s obvious the release was the beginning of the Paramore we now know today. In an […]

The Last Dinner Party: old-school revivalism done right

The Last Dinner Party is an English rock band that has quickly ascended from obscurity to relative fame. After releasing only two songs, they were already touring with big stars such as Hozier, and have only gained more attention in the leadup to the release of their debut album, “Prelude To Ecstasy.”  As is bound […]

“She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She” by Chelsea Wolfe: gloomy atmospherics and gothic shadows – but not too inaccessible

Chelsea Wolfe is a name I was familiar with before listening to her newest album, “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She,” due to her adjacency to the metal scene. She is technically not a metal artist, although she has collaborated with notable metal acts like Converge and included a bit of a […]

Etta Marcus’ “The Death Of Summer & Other Promises” left me indifferent

Etta Marcus’ debut album, “The Death of Summer & Other Promises,” drew me in by the title and cover, which is a girl luxuriating in flowers in black and white. I had not heard of Etta Marcus before I saw her featured on the Instagram story of Matt Maltese, singer-songwriter of “As The World Caves […]

Accomplished ethnomusicologist Dr. Kofi Agawu lectures on African Art Music at Eastman

Agawu’s lecture centered on African Art Music, a thriving genre across Africa that includes compositions hailing from the Western tradition. Read More

Eastman on the River Campus: Music event of the season

The music runs through the floorboards – not ordinary house party music, but sax and trumpet-led jazz, as expected from Eastman’s prodigies. Read More

Sophomore Joey Stempien starts small with his big band

Every Thursday of this semester, you can hunt down sophomore Joey Stempien and his friends at the East Avenue restaurant (and well-known college student sustenance staple) Stromboli’s. Read More