Unafraid to get her hands dirty, Norwegian singer-songwriter Siv Jakobsen unearths her past and weeds out her pain on her new record, Gardening. Drawing inspiration from her green thumb, the Oslo-based songstress tends to her emotional nursery.
Read More“Ok, listen. I know this album is one of the most contentious releases of the past decade. I know it sparked one of the largest popular discussions around music and personal freedoms.”
Read MoreKXSC’s Music Director, Jackie Greenberg aka DJ Emo Cousin hopped on a call with Mike and Nate Kinsella (American Football) to discuss their new creative endeavor, LIES. They discussed musical inspirations, album artwork, and the transition from American Football to LIES.
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Read MoreHorrorcore, metal rapper Ashanti Mutinta—aka Backxwash—returns with her fourth LP, HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING. The album serves as the final piece to a trilogy.
Read MoreI had no idea that Djo and Joe Keery were the same person. That’s right — the former Post Animal member and current Stranger Things star also makes music — and it’s pretty darn good.
Read MoreThe first track off Nacarile, the third studio album from Puerto Rican artist iLe, starts unexpectedly with a wavering, extraterrestrial coo reminiscent of 1950s science fiction programs. iLe is known for pulling from traditional Caribbean genres like bomba, mambo, and bolero while maintaining a masterful balance of lament and defiance, but “A la deriva” immediately signals a new era of experimentation in her career.
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Read MoreA lifeless body lies still on the ground, center stage and bathed in blood-red lighting. Her long, brown, pin-straight hair spreads out beneath her on the stage as two men come forward to drape a white bed sheet over her. Over the speakers, the guttural screams and shrieking guitars of “Ptolemaea” fade to the dark and ambient “August Underground,” echoing and fizzling out as the silhouetted figure’s life does the same. The curtain closes: here lies Ethel Cain.
Read MoreThe album’s name, Darklife, is a perfect description of the story that unfolds through the power of sound as opposed to words on this record. The opening track, “Stay,” offers listeners the feeling of sitting in a rocketship, picking up speed as they clear the skies to journey out towards the cosmos. The progression of the synths speeding up to culminate into a cold slow rhythm, the rocket now floating adrift in space, is a beautiful demonstration of the capacity of production.
Read MoreThe album is about feeling sh*t and I honestly think that’s why I like it. Each song uniquely speaks to the anxiety and dark times revolving the pandemic (and life in general), while offering the lively indie-rock hooks and harmonies that we all love. The integration of high energy vocals and sun-kissed rock & roll percussion throughout the album is the perfect combo that makes any Spacey Jane album brilliant.
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