For better or worse, Dave Portner (stage name Avey Tare), one of the vocalists of experimental pop quartet Animal Collective, has become, in his own roundabout, eclectic way, a pop star—the kind a crowd of strangers could find themselves head-bobbing to in concert. Relying much more on rhythm and melody than his previous albums (2010’s […]
Experimental pop guru and critic favorite Noah Lennox—better known as Panda Bear—released his sixth studio album last Friday to hungry fans and non-fans alike. Lennox has explored a plethora of styles throughout his solo musical career, which often served as a foil for his main act—the experimental pop outfit Animal Collective—and their releases over the
A super daring, out-of-pocket move for the band, yet still charming, with great results. With some of Alex Turner’s most inspired songwriting, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino veers from croons to falsetto cries as he ties together an interpretive, loose narrative. Retro-futurist production lies atop hyperrealist satire, escapism, and warm melancholy, creating the equivalent of
Welcome (back) to Jam Sesh! This series is a monthly celebration of good music (or just my guilty pleasures). For those who don’t know me, my name is Teddy and I’m a Junior at Carleton. I’m not a music major or someone who knows every album ever. I just have listened to music since I
If Blue Could Be Happiness — Florist This is a hard review to write. Not because this is a bad album; it’s pretty good. It has lovely vocals, nice instrumentation, a warm-sad mood that fits well with coming of fall. It just sounds exactly like Florist’s last album The Birds Outside Sang, so much so
