Radioland, I’m here to tell you something that may come as quite a surprise: Boston actually has a music scene, despite what bands like Aerosmith, the Dropkick Murphys or Guster do for the city’s reputation. All one has to do is peep this summer’s city-wide assortment of incredible live acts to legitimize such a claim…. Read More
Artist: Kurt Vile Album: Wakin On A Pretty Daze Label: Matador Release Date: Tuesday April 9, 2013 Genre: Lo-Fi Folk/Rock Grade: A RIYL: Mac Demarco, Pavement, Cass McCombs The latest from Philly psychedelic songwriter Kurt Vile sounds as fresh as these first tastes of spring, and is just as long awaited. Wakin On A Pretty… Read More
Check out this short film of Alpenglow in studio at WRMC! This is the first installment in WRMC’s new video series that will highlight music at Middlebury. Look for more vids soon! (watch it full screen!)
Artist: Torres Album: Torres Label: self-released Genre: Rock, alt-country, singer-songwriter Grade: B+ RIYL: Cat Power, EMA, PJ Harvey, Sharon Van Etten, Sinead O’Connor, Thalia Zedek Key Tracks: “Moon & Back,” “Honey” Take a look at that RIYL list above: a sampling of some of the best woman solo artists in rock since the… Read More
Artist: Devendra Banhart Album: Mala Record Label: Nonesuch Release Date: March 12, 2013 Genre: Freak Folk Grade: B+ RIYL: Joanna Newsom, Ariel Pink, Full-bearded men with a lot of soul On his latest release, the one-time “Long Haired Child” sheds his crazy curls along with his affinity for the extreme. With snappy, silly love songs… Read More
