By RICHARD BOHAN A&E EDITOR Swedish brother-sister duo The Knife has never been an easy band to get into. One of their most popular singles, “Pass This On”, has Karin Dreijer Andersson sing in the most deadpan voice, “I’m in love with your brother.” It’s backed by a jarring minimalist production with so much steel [...]
By WILL STANDISH This week, rock connoisseur Will Standish ‘14 brings you his pick for the perfect album to start off a summer even more bodacious than the last. It’s the end of another semester, you’ve survived your final exams, packed your bags, and as you kick back and prepare for what promises to be [...]
By JAMES MELVILLE This week, our Arts & Entertainment Editor shares his top five tunes to play while surfing that wave of energy straight through to graduation. Were you planning on getting drunk this weekend? That’s adorable. As if any of us had the time. Alcohol is a depressant. That shit slows you down. What’s [...]
By RICHARD BOHAN This week, the weather’s constant mood swings made me dig up a favorite of mine, Penny Sparkle by Blonde Redhead; an album that is equally sunshine as it is rain. Released in the summer of 2010, Penny Sparkle was the final death-knell for the band’s Sonic Youth influenced, art-rock past. Even 23—the [...]
