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The rabbit hole of songs that YouTube recommends me and the beauty in it. (Photo taken by Alan Levenson.)
A one-on-one interview on the store’s history, current customer base, and more. (Image via Vinyl Me, Please)
KRUI’s Music Staff rounds up the best releases of September
Tropical Fuck Storm – Deep States Aussie noise rock band Tropical Fuck Storm’s third album, Deep States, is as messy and disorienting as the doomed political landscape it was birthed out of. Reflecting mind-poisoning social media discourse twisted through the filter of a distortion pedal, vocalists Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin deliver some of their most compelling melodies over lacerating guitar and synth lines. The opening track, “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, writes from the perspective of Jesus’ second coming to Earth to proclaim in a grand chorus “There ain’t no end of days.” Even at its loudest, a sense … Continued
Spellling – The Turning Wheel The Turning Wheel, Chrystia Cabral’s third album under the project Spellling, offers bewitchingly captivating progressive folk and neo-soul songs. A shift towards natural instrumentation marks a stark change from 2019’s synth-heavy Mazy Fly, giving these songs a new liveliness, and pushing Cabral’s songwriting towards the theatrical. The sonic palette on its own can be bewildering at first–veering off without warning into performances of soul, hard rock, classical, folk, and of course, synthwave. It’s no surprise that the personnel list reveals more than thirty performers–all of whom sound great. The songs are left with an enchanting … Continued
Pink Neighbor and Ratboys gave ethereal performances at The Mill for Mission Creek Festival 2019. Read more about what they gave Iowa City here. (Image via: ratboysband.com)
Learn more about the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Franklin. (Image via: Mam’zelle Swing)
Psalm One performed in Iowa City on the last day of Mission Creek Festival 2018. Read about it here! (Image via: MIDWESTIX)
Dana T came to perform at Mission Creek Festival. Read about it here (Image via danatelsrow.com)!
Read about Elizabeth Moen’s music and upcoming Mission Creek performance here (Image via: elizabethmoen.com)!
Read about the upcoming Mission Creek Festival with authors Carrie Brownstein, Amber Tamblyn and Roxane Gay in conversation here! (Image via: Mission Creek)
Read more about Buffy Sainte-Marie, her activism, and her album “It’s My Way!” here! (Image via: Amazon)
Read about Erykah Badu and her album “Baduizm” here! (Image via True Too)
Read about The Bangles’ album All Over the Place here! (Image via Tidal)
Read about Marianne Faithfull’s album “Broken English” here! (Image via Wax Vinyl Records)
Read about Macy Gray and her album “On How Life Is” here! (Image via tidal.com)
