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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…