Rank Artist Recording Label 1 Male Bonding Endless Now Sub Pop 2 Jonathan Wilson Gentle Spirit Bella Union 3 Blitzen Trapper American Goldwing Sub Pop 4 Mates of State Mountaintops Barksuk 5 Wild Flag Wild Flag Merge 6 Abstract Artimus Rite of Passage Dire Life 7 Pepper Rabbit Red Velvet Snowball Kanine 8 Toro Y Moi Freaking Out [EP] Carpark 9 Collections of Colonies of Bees Giving Hometapes 10 Dom Family of Love Astralwerks 11 Fucked Up David Comes to Life Matador 12 Can’t Dreams Come True Terrible 13 Portugal. The Man In the Mounts In The Cloud Approaching AIRballoons-Atlantic … Continued
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This week, KRUI added Caroline Smith & The Goodnight Sleeps’ second full-length album Little Wind to the library. This follow-up to their 2008 release Backyard Tent Set finds Caroline and her band older and wiser. You can hear the miles traveled in Caroline’s voice, and in the distinct bite of her lyrics. Her newfound honesty, at times, gets garbled by lo-fi vocals—like on KRUI’s Track of the Week, “Tanktop.” Yet, at Smith’s most childish and nostalgic moments, her vulnerable thoughts still ring through; on tracks like “Eagle’s Nest” her sound is abundantly crisp and clear, and it cuts like a … Continued
Sports Staffer, Taylor Axelson interviews Emily Moran.
By L.C. Graf-Juarez If Zebrahead and Dethklok were to have a baby, it would be the punk garage rock band, Cerebral Ballzy. Bringing back the true meaning of punk, Cerebral Ballzy’s self-tilted debut album is all about rebellion and having fun. At times, they can be completely repetitive, especially when the same riff is used in “You’re Idle” and “Don’t Look My Way.” But, Cerebral is clearly looking for a good time. It truly takes a certain type of person to be able to listen to them. And Cerebral Ballzy is partially called “Ballzy” because they couldn’t care less about … Continued
Washington D.C. based indie rock quartet Deleted Scenes visited KRUI on September 17, 2011 before playing later that night at The Mill. Check out their exclusive performance of “Ordination Day,” live in the KRUI Studio.
Iowa City’s Night-People Records dominate our ninth installment of the Low Frequency Series… and it’s FREE!
Jayson Gegner, host of “Hey! Listen!” on the Lab, shares his top picks for video game releases this September. Check it out here, and be sure to tune into “Hey! Listen!” on Fridays from 3-4 PM.
Music columnist Caitlin Fry contemplates the resurgence of vinyl in the age of MP3s.
Mates of State, the Kansas-based husband and wife duo, released their seventh full-length album “Mountaintops” today. The record is a brand new add to the KRUI library this week. On November 17th, you can catch Mates of State perform in Iowa City at the Blue Moose Tap House with Ra Ra Riot. Mates of State – Sway by CloudDrops You can also stream the rest of the album at Rolling Stone.
GAME STORY: KRUI Sports Staffer, Tyler Tjelmeland, was on the scene for the season opener against Tennessee Tech.
