The album’s name, Darklife, is a perfect description of the story that unfolds through the power of sound as opposed to words on this record. The opening track, “Stay,” offers listeners the feeling of sitting in a rocketship, picking up speed as they clear the skies to journey out towards the cosmos. The progression of the synths speeding up to culminate into a cold slow rhythm, the rocket now floating adrift in space, is a beautiful demonstration of the capacity of production.
Read MoreThe album is about feeling sh*t and I honestly think that’s why I like it. Each song uniquely speaks to the anxiety and dark times revolving the pandemic (and life in general), while offering the lively indie-rock hooks and harmonies that we all love. The integration of high energy vocals and sun-kissed rock & roll percussion throughout the album is the perfect combo that makes any Spacey Jane album brilliant.
Read MoreIsabella Lovestory knows how to make an entrance. On 2020’s “Kitten Heel,” she walked into the party with a click click click. But on her debut album Amor Hardcore, released Oct. 5, Lovestory arrived with a bang.
Read MoreA collaboration between indie artists Asian Glow and Weatherday, Weatherglow arrives in the middle of the 5th wave emo revival (as if it ever died!~) with furious, mathed-up guitar riffs and wailing that sounds like Cap’n Jazz without a sore throat, only to abruptly transition into mellow, heartfelt moments and shoegazing breakdowns that make you feel aptly like disintegrating up into the air while your bed melts beneath you.
Read MoreKing Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard’s discography is no stranger to reminding us all of our impending doom of ecological disaster and this newest release is no different. Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava is a kaleidoscopic blend of bouncy, fun tunes.
Read MoreWhat’s so shy about Shygirl? This is, after all, the same person who proudly boasted about how she “won’t ever meet your mum, but your daddy’s on the phone” and about needing a “big dick boy” to satisfy her needs (see: 2020’s “FREAK” and 2021’s “BDE”).
Read MoreCheck out KXSC DJ Danny Darko (Fitz) and interns Michaela, Mia, Shiloh, and Hannah’s reviews on these newly released albums.
Read More...Discovers Hoagy Carmichael’s Music Shop plunges the listener into chaos. The first track “Junkman’s Song” features a crass vibraphone followed by a funky, slow bass line. The vibraphone repeats the same few notes while the bass handles the melody.
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