‘A Man Alive’ delivers a little slash, a little burn Tyler Dunston March 3, 2016 0 Comments Looking for weird melodies, experimental yet strangely accessible jams, or a personal record about love and lack? Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s new album “A Man Alive” somehow checks all... Read More »
Is it human to adore ‘Adore Life’? Hell yes. Tyler Dunston February 10, 2016 0 Comments Savages leap right out the door on their sophomore LP “Adore Life” with the opening track “The Answer.” Barreling, crunchy guitar and the repeated, desperate refrain of “If you don’t love... Read More »
Complex roots: Rooney Pitchford’s debut “Familiar Places” Tyler Dunston January 24, 2016 0 Comments Rooney Pitchford ‘15, the mustachio’d, Kickstarter-funded, guitar-strumming baritone, has just released his debut LP “Familiar Places.” It opens with a one-two punch: the twangy, world-weary... Read More »
The Daily’s top five debut albums of 2015 Tyler Dunston January 7, 2016 0 Comments On Jamie xx, Algiers and Little Simz: Music critic Tyler Dunston ruminates on this year’s greatest debut albums. “A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons” — Little Simz Little... Read More »
Arswain and TAPE GHØST reshape dance music at Kairos Tyler Dunston November 9, 2015 0 Comments Arswain (Freddy Avis ’16) and TAPE GHØST (David Grunzweig BS ’14 MA ’16) stood in the darkened room, with laptops, mixers and guitar at the ready, on a stage framed by Christmas... Read More »
The Avant-Folk Goddess is Back: Joanna Newsom returns with “Divers” Tyler Dunston October 27, 2015 0 Comments Joanna Newsom has built a reputation for herself among a niche group of listeners who enjoy literary avant-folk and who don’t cringe at the un-ironic use of the word “thee.” Between her use of... Read More »
Little Simz crowns herself king Tyler Dunston October 19, 2015 0 Comments One of the first lines on Little Simz’ manifesto/story/debut album “A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons” is the defiant opening statement: “Women can be kings.” What follows is... Read More »
Majical Cloudz’s new record is not ‘study music’ Tyler Dunston October 15, 2015 0 Comments Indie-electronic duo Majical Cloudz’s new album “Are You Alone?” opens in Cloudz’s characteristic minimalist style, with quiet but resonant vocals, piano and some well-placed horns and synths... Read More »
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