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Your life in lyrics, courtesy of Justin Sinclair

Your life in lyrics, courtesy of Justin Sinclair
Music alumnus tells stories through song.
Rebecca Schwind March 27, 2020

It is one thing to have a favorite song that you listen to all the time, but it is another to have a song that tells your personal story. Alumnus Justin Sinclair seeks to do both. Since graduating in 2018, Sinclair has been working in LA as a songwriter and producer, collaborating with artists such as...

Welcome to winter playlist

Listen to some songs to get you on your feet or bundle you up during the chilly winter months.
Chris Baeza, Freelance Writer December 2, 2018

The winter season is in full swing now that the first big rain storm has passed through Southern California. Sure, during the months of winter one would think of hot cocoa, candy canes and the overplayed, overproduced Christmas music playing over the speakers at every mall one visits. Well, if you get...

New Mumford and Sons album falls short of excellence

“Delta” captivates listeners, yet lacks the nostalgic sound that made them famous.
Chris Baeza, Freelance Writer November 27, 2018

If you are looking for the once-bearded, bowtied blokes that made folk music cool again in 2010, then you will be a “Hopeless Wanderer,” because Mumford and Sons’ new album, “Delta,” is a brave departure from the Mumford of old. The 14-song alternative rock album displays the band’s new...

The essential Mumford and Sons playlist

If you missed their wave of popularity, take a trip through this essentials listening playlist before the release of the band’s upcoming album, “Delta.”
Chris Baeza, Freelance Writer November 13, 2018

With just days to go before the release of their latest album, titled “Delta,” which releases on Nov. 16, it is only appropriate to look back at the short yet impressive discography of popular folk band Mumford and Sons. Along with the likes of The Avett Brothers, the Lumineers and Of Monsters...

Lord Huron adds to their impressive repertoire with their third album

Lord Huron adds to their impressive repertoire with their third album
Huron’s third studio album keeps their good and takes on even greater.
Vic Silva, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

With a humble five million Spotify listeners a month, Lord Huron reigns as one of the definite indie kings on the 2018 music scene. The quartet has an iconic sound that extends throughout their entire discography: “Lonesome Dreams,” “Strange Trails” and their most recent album “Vide Noir,”...

The Decemberists return with a blast from the past

The Decemberists return with a blast from the past
Dive deep into a world of acoustic and comedic bliss with the band's latest album.
Vic Silva, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

Hailing from the wonderfully quirky town of Portland, Oregon, The Decemberists oozes the nature-infused aura the state emulates. The indie folk rock group has been around for almost two decades now, and they have an impressive repertoire of up to eight albums. Their most recent album, “I’ll Be...

Thad Kopec spreads his wings

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“The Shadow and the Caster” leaves the singer-songwriter’s former style far behind.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer April 25, 2017
“The Shadow and the Caster” leaves the singer-songwriter’s former style far behind.

1476 sounds like no other

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“Our Season Draws Near” sees the eclectic duo wrap their influences into a transcendent musical cocktail.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer April 5, 2017
“Our Season Draws Near” sees the eclectic duo wrap their influences into a transcendent musical cocktail.

Noêta drops the supreme “Beyond Life and Death”

The Swedish duo may have released the ambient folk album of the decade.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer February 21, 2017
The Swedish duo may have released the ambient folk album of the decade.

“PersonA” is triumphantly somber

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros returns to the limelight with an album that exudes tension and agonizing beauty.
Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager April 27, 2016
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros returns to the limelight with an album that exudes tension and agonizing beauty.

The Lumineers remain subpar with “Cleopatra”

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After breaking out with worldwide success in 2012, the Lumineers return with failed expectations in their sophomore album “Cleopatra.”
Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager April 12, 2016
After breaking out with worldwide success in 2012, the Lumineers return with failed expectations in their sophomore album “Cleopatra.”

Mumford’s new sound fails to electrify

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The British folk-troubadours have traded their acoustic instruments for electric ones, and the result is not pretty.
Tyler Davis, Writer May 12, 2015
The British folk-troubadours have traded their acoustic instruments for electric ones, and the result is not pretty.