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Indie-Pop Meets Psychedelia — The Crux by Djo

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Did you know Steve Harrington records music? Wait, sorry, not Steve, the guy who plays Steve. While known to most as the actor for jerk-turned-heartthrob Steve Harrington on the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” Joe Keery is known to those in the music scene as the cleverly-monikered Djo — pronounced “Joe.” Get it? Keery has been quietly… Continue reading Indie-Pop Meets Psychedelia — The Crux by Djo

Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain — Album/EP Review

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The release of the March 2024 EP, Swaddling Silk and Gosammer Rain, marks part three of Dalia’s Mixtape, conductor Dalia Stasevska and the BBC symphony orchestra’s ten track journey toward reimagining the future of classical music. As easy as it has been in recent years to lose hope in the relevance of classical composers —… Continue reading Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain — Album/EP Review

Fronzoli and Its Psychedelic Supremacy

Eliana SimpsonLeave a comment

  It’s not difficult to be immediately fascinated by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. The chaos of their name alone is provocative, but their sixth album, Fronzoli (2023), takes their intrigue to a whole other level.  I’ve been an adoring fan since I first started listening around 2020 and an obsessed freak ever since I saw… Continue reading Fronzoli and Its Psychedelic Supremacy

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department: Bitter, But Good

Alejandro JorgeLeave a comment

Two hours after Taylor Swift released her eleventh album The Tortured Poets Department, she surprise-released a bonus disc, subtitled The Anthology, doubling its length to over two hours. Few of those extra tracks earn their place on the full record, and their inclusion makes the double album a more arduous listen than it needs to… Continue reading Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department: Bitter, But Good