THE BEST MUSIC OF 2020
Author: Riley Urbano It’s 2021, and music has never sounded better, or mattered less. Some of it did, at least to me, but so much of the work that...
Album Reviews
Sharon Van Etten’s Bittersweet ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’
Author: Megan Karangutkar Header: Album cover courtesy of Jagjaguwar “Sitting at the bar, I told you everything / You said ‘holy sh*t’” The first lines of Sharon Van...
Album of the Month – “Sex & Honey” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Photo by Neil Krug Written by Emma Weaver The modern psychedelic band, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO), recently released an album, Sex & Food, after their three year hiatus. Comprised...
An Album You Need To Listen To: Hats by The Blue Nile
Album art for Hats by The Blue Nile A person very dear to me listens to albums start from finish and only focuses on that one album for a...
The Duo Finds Their Groove: Reviewing Sylvan Esso’s What Now
[Photo: ‘What Now’ album art] What Now, released April 28, 2017, is the second full-length album from Sylvan Esso, a Durham, North Carolina-based pop duo. The members of the...
A New Direction: The Maturation of Harry Styles
As I begin to write this article, I realize there’s a change from my usual writing environment. I’m writing from my old bedroom back at home in Portland, OR,...
The New Season Blossoms in Young Mothers’ “Spring”
[Photo courtesy of Young Mothers’ Facebook page] After some teasing through a fairly dramatic starring of their friend Tanner (see below), Young Mothers are back with their latest single,...
A ‘Landmark’ for Hippo Campus
After releasing two EPs within a three-year time frame, Minnesota indie rock band Hippo Campus debuted their highly-anticipated first full-length album, Landmark, under Grand Jury Records on February 24,...
‘Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood’ by Sun Kil Moon: Just Shut Up and Play the Guitar, Mark
[Photo courtesy of Sun Kil Moon] [Disclaimer: This piece presents the views of the author, and does not reflect the views of KXSU as whole.] Sun Kil Moon’s new...
Banks’ “Trainwreck” Zooms into the Music Industry
[Photo courtesy of Banks] Before Banks’ second record, The Altar, was even announced, she started dropping some amazing music videos. The video for “Better” came out on the eve...