Taylor Swift had a ridiculous amount of success with her fifth studio album, “1989.” Myself, a die hard Swiftie since the beginning, am a bit biased, but was excited to listen to Ryan Adams’ distinctive version of the regular album…
When Science and Music Met As I sat in the violin section of Smithtown High School East’s Freshman Orchestra, Eya Setsu, the first violin, made me question whether we were really playing the same instrument. It was our first time…
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Carly Rae Jepsen was the lead singer of New Order, you’ll probably really like Chvrches. The Scottish trio’s 2013 debut, The Bones of What You Believe, was a smooth and atmospheric burst…
The first time I heard a song with Disclosure in the artist line was a few months ago when one of our music writers let his never satisfied craving for good music bug me until I handed him the AUX…
Do you like Streetlight Manifesto? I like Streetlight Manifesto. Do you like having fun? I like having fun. If you like either of these things or any of their possible derivative combinations and you DIDN’T go see Streetlight Manifesto this…
The Early November is a criminally underrated band. The current sound that’s a prevalent mix of pop punk and early-2000s emo that can be found being played by so many bands on the Warped Tour and in smaller clubs is…
Shlohmo’s latest album, Dark Red, feels dense and foreboding; it’s the type of music you might want to listen to with the shades drawn and the lights off. Before listening to the LP, just by glancing at track titles such…
Chazwick Bundick, better known as Toro y Moi, has been at the forefront of “chillwave” music since his career breakthrough in the indie community sometime around 2010. Chillwave is synonymous with much of his early music, most notably his debut…
First the profile picture of Coldplay’s official Facebook page went bright turquoise, then Deadmau5’ page did the same. The phenomenon was baffling until a wise commentator pointed out: “it’s Tidal Wave” and the color is actually cyan-blue. On March 30th,…