I didn’t watch much college basketball this year, but that doesn’t mean I won’t fill out a bracket that gets busted in within five minutes. There’s a Chorus group over on ESPN if you’d like to join.
2021 Oscar Nominations
The 2021 Oscar nominations have been announced.
Read More “2021 Oscar Nominations”Jim Adkins Discusses “The Middle”
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is on the Chris DeMakes Podcast talking about “The Middle.”
Drew Beringer Talks Architects
Drew Beringer1 is on the latest It’s All Dead Podcast talking about Architects.
Nerd.↩
Hayley Williams Releases Tea Collaboration
Hayley Williams announced a tea collaboration over the weekend with Tea Huntress.
Read More “Hayley Williams Releases Tea Collaboration”2021 Grammy Winners: The Full List
The 2021 Grammy Awards were last night and you can find the full list of winners below.
Read More “2021 Grammy Winners: The Full List”Hayley Williams Covers Phoebe Bridgers
Hayley Williams has shared a cover of Phoebe Bridgers’s “Smoke Signals.”
Read More “Hayley Williams Covers Phoebe Bridgers”Forgivers – “Some Future” Video
Forgivers are the new band from The Gaslight Anthem’s Alex Levine and Alex Rosamilia alongside Jed Winokur and Trevor Reddell. Today they’ve debuted a video for “Some Future.”
Read More “Forgivers – “Some Future” Video”Mod Sun – “Heavy”
Mod Sun has released the new song “Heavy” featuring Blackbear.
Read More “Mod Sun – “Heavy””Liner Notes (March 13th, 2021)
This week’s newsletter looks at music and entertainment I liked this week and has some extra commentary on a few other things I discovered over the past seven days. As always, there’s also a playlist of ten songs I think are worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (March 13th, 2021)”Review: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
The discourse around Little Oblivions, Julien Baker’s third album, certainly makes it seem like a rebirth. Indeed, with its full-band heft it’s a far cry from the sparse singer-songwriter quasi-folk of her debut Sprained Ankle, a collection of would-be demos by the then-teenage Baker. But for fans of hers, the comparative swell of Little Oblivions should come as no surprise; in retrospect, her sophomore LP Turn Out the Lights was a step in this direction, adding strings and occasionally horns to her usual piano- and guitar-based indie rock. While it contains some of her best songs (“Hurt Less” and “Claws in Your Back” come to mind), its songs were often still too skeletal to hold the weight of all her ideas. Little Oblivions remedies this, and then some.
The spareness of the music behind her voice, on the two previous albums, put an emphasis on her lyrics. They’ve always been a draw of her music; her poignant and honest depictions of alcoholism and depression are gripping enough to stand on their own, and she sings with enough conviction to convert a nonbeliever. While Baker remains an evocative lyricist and a powerful vocalist, the full band adds a whole new dimension to her sound. Baker jokingly warned on Twitter that she’s post-rock now, but there’s some truth to the statement. Nearly every song on the record would still be beautiful without her voice at all, as each builds and swells to give her songs the gravity they’ve always deserved.
Read More “Julien Baker – Little Oblivions”The Wrecks – “I Want My Life Back”
The Wrecks have debuted the new song “I Want My Life Back.”
Read More “The Wrecks – “I Want My Life Back””This Wild Life – “You Swore Your Love Would Burn”
This Wild Life have released the new song “You Swore Your Love Would Burn.”
Read More “This Wild Life – “You Swore Your Love Would Burn””Gwen Stefani – “Slow Clap”
Gwen Stefani has shared the new song “Slow Clap.”
Read More “Gwen Stefani – “Slow Clap””Hey Violet – “Friends Like This”
Hey Violet have released the new song “Friends Like This” and will be releasing three EPs in the next few months leading up to a new full length later this year. The full press release can be found below.
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