Album Reviews

June 19, 2023

Deepdives: The Psychedelic 90s Sound of Triphop, and an Album Breakdown of Good Looking Blues by Laika

by Logan Normandeau (they/them) My recent deepdive into the world of triphop was sparked by summer boredom and my love of 90s animation and music. More specifically: the incredible soundtrack…

Album Reviews

May 2, 2023

Shannon Lay’s Covers Vol. 1 Review

Image courtesy of Pitchfork Written by Marina Malin As I begin to write this, the only items in my backpack are two books on albums from Elliott Smith and Nick…

Album Reviews, Uncategorized

April 28, 2023

Album Breakdown: “the record” by boygenius

Written by Mckenna Ryan I simply need to talk about the genius (haha) new album from renowned Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker indie outfit, boygenius. All three musicians…

Album Reviews, Music, Reviews

December 28, 2022

SOCC Writers’ Albums of 2022

It's been a big year for new music. Check out what some of our DJs and writers here at the SOCC consider their favorite albums of 2022. Sexy by Coco…

Album Reviews, Albums of the Year

November 28, 2022

Album Review: Weyes Blood – And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood’s second album in the trilogy that may well become a generational trinity. Its monumental predecessor, Titanic Rising, saw…

Album Reviews, Jack's Picks

March 28, 2022

Album Review: Big Thief – “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You”

When I saw the 80 minute length and massive name of the new Big Thief album, my cynicism got the best of me. A quick, near-empty black and white sketch…

Album Reviews, Jack's Picks, Music

October 25, 2021

Album Review: Grouper’s “Shade” LP

By Jack Madison Grouper's new LP, Shade, is a collage of her unique sonic styles, where every song falls into its place with gentle sincerity. This variation makes sense, as Shade was recorded over…

Album Reviews

October 27, 2020

Tank and the Bangas announce new album, “Friend Goals”

New Orleans-based band Tank and the Bangas have been blending together funk, gospel, spoken word, and hip hop since 2011. After winning NPR’s Tiny Desk concert in 2017, they accelerated…

Album Reviews, In Case You Missed it, SoCC Interviews

October 8, 2020

Duckwrth on New Album “SuperGood”

Duckwrth, image courtesy of Universal Music Following the August 21 release of his album SuperGood, rapper and multimedia artist Duckwrth joined Universal Music’s °1824 team to talk creative process, musical…

Album Reviews, SoCC Interviews

September 25, 2019

The Lumineers’s III is an X/X

by Annie Knight When Wesley Shultz and Jeremiah Friates set out to write The Lumineers’ latest album III, they knew it wasn’t going to be conventional. Because of the serious…

Album Reviews, Reviews