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Caught A Ghost, a side project of LA-based songwriter/producer Jesse Nolan, will be opening for He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister at the Black Cat on Nov. 16.
The Head and the Heart opened to a full house at the 9:30 Club on Nov. 4 on their tour promoting the sophomore album “Let’s Be Still.”
M.I.A. – Matangi “Matangi,” M.I.A.’s fourth studio album, is one that’s almost impossible to view without the context of M.I.A.’s past career, her host of contentious public interactions and outspoken attitude. The album is just about as sporadic and bumpy as the past few years of her career, but somehow still impossibly cool. “Matangi” is rife with dance tracks that changes gears without warning, going from trap to reggae and from sitar-based to electronic, percussion-heavy rhythms. M.I.A. drops spitfire verses, some that make you wonder why she is so revered, and others that remind you exactly why she is. One song that encapsulates this attitude is “Lights,” which definitely has elements of pop genius, but changes, and has you pulling a disbelieving brows-furrowed, headshake. Undoubtedly, “Matangi” is the best stuff M.I.A. has released in years. Much like the artist, the album is irritating and awesome, confusing and unique, and fans will be relieved and stoked to throw this on at the first chance possible. RIYL: Dizzee Rascal, The Weeknd, Major Lazer -Clare Teeling, WVAU staff
Halloween marked the second sold-out night in a row for Fitz and the Tantrums and Capital Cities’ “Bright Futures Tour” stop at the 9:30 Club.
What’s a holiday without music? Whether you’re trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins or creeping around cemeteries, these 13 bits of ear candy are essential to your Halloween playlist. Bite into this batch of some traditional Halloween tunes along with some fresh treats.
Innanetape – Vic Mensa Vic Mensa’s debut album-length mixtape invites a few comparisons. The former Kids These Days frogman wields a stop-start sing-rap style that recalls fellow Chicagoan Chance the Rapper (featured on “Tweakin’”). Elsewhere, Mensa’s syllable-heavy delivery evokes Earl Sweatshirt, albeit with less detachment. These similarities aside, Mensa proves to be engaging while shuttling between a conventional rhyme style and a melodic flow that transforms into a full-on croon. The album’s sound is equally eclectic with touches of drum-heavy neo-soul (“Orange Soda”), upbeat jams (“Lovely Day”) and more straightforward hip-hop (“YNSP”). The furthest departure is “Run,” which sounds like an update of Prince’s high-paced 80’s rock. Soulful guest vocals from Jesse Boykins III on “Magic” and BJ The Chicago Kid on the spectacular “Holy Holy” complement Mensa’s own tuneful performances. A variety of styles and tempos are juggled to great effect, making for one of the year’s better mixtapes. RIYL: Chance the Rapper, The Internet, Earl Sweatshirt -Rafael Smith, The Funk Box on Wednesday 4-5 p.m.
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British electronic music duo Disclosure played to a sold-out show at the 9:30 Club, courtesy of U Street Music Hall, on Oct. 28.
Chicago garage-punksters The Orwells is an energetic group that has been playing together since the 9th grade. Just barely out of high school, the band has already achieved considerable acclaim thanks to their 2012 debut “Remember When.” The Eagle’s Alejandro Alvarez sat down with The Orwells to uncover talk about their new tour, their hopes for the future and their view on living the life of rockers as teenagers.
Sir Sly and Magic Man put on an electrifying performance that left all audience members dancing on Oct. 28.
Mac DeMarco and Shark week will perform on campus on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.
The band Braids, a tight knit trio of friends from Calgary, Canada consisting of Austin Tufts, Taylor Smith and Raphaelle Standell-Preston, has a natural, somber electronica with searching lyrics as their trademark sound. The band, who released their first album “Native Speaker” in 2011 and is now on its current sophomore album “Flourish // Perish,” curates a rigorous tour that enables them to play current songs off their albums and also acts as a testing ground for newer material.
Georgia alt-rock sextet Of Montreal played to a hesitant U Street Music Hall crowd on Oct. 24.
Katy Perry – PRISM “Let’s rage,” guest rapper Juicy J exclaims in the opening seconds of “Dark Horse,” the sixth track on Katy Perry’s “PRISM.” The problem with the album is that Juicy J never gets his wish, in any sense of the word. Despite a few solid tracks and competent production, “PRISM” fails to extend the Katy Perry brand beyond her unimpeachable hit-making prowess. The generic first single and lead-off track “Roar” sets the blueprint: sonically catchy but lyrically empty, with plenty of references to other music but little to set Perry apart from the pop music herd. After a record-setting string of No. 1 hits from her previous album “Teenage Dream” Perry likely didn’t feel the need to experiment too much, a seemingly smart business strategy that makes for dull listening. The innovations are only on the surface: Juicy J’s toothless feature, the ‘90s-Eurodance homage “Walking on Air,” a pair of dour album-closing ballads. Perry is nothing if not a brilliant marketer, though. Second single “Unconditionally,” an alleged ode to her current boyfriend John Mayer, represents the album’s peak with a soaring chorus and genuine feeling that the rest of the album grasps only sparingly. Perhaps the lesson here is that the best music comes from a place of honesty, not corporate greed. – Mark Lieberman
British EDM duo Disclosure is coming to the 9:30 Club on Oct. 28 as part of their U.S. tour.
DJing requires delivering a constant river of diverse musical styles to create an effortless union between sound and rhythm. For Chanel Verdult, a sophomore in the School of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences, this is an inescapable chase of a lifetime.
Watching Wild Belle perform was similar to the experience of a dehydrated person envisioning a sensational mirage as they aimlessly wander through the desert.
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull I spent the better part of 2008 to 2011 telling everyone who would listen how Kings of Leon sold out by cutting their hair, shaving their beards and adopting a more mainstream sound, abandoning their Southern Strokes identity. I’ve mostly made peace with that era, regarding it as stylistic experimentation that just wasn’t for me (except for “Use Somebody,” seriously, screw that song), and I still hold out hope that Kings of Leon will return to form. They haven’t quite done that on “Mechanical Bull,” but it’s at least better than their previous album. The lead single, “Supersoaker,” isn’t all that bad, in fact, it’s probably one of the album highlights. On songs like “Rock City” and “Don’t Matter,” the Followills return to some of the hyped-up Southern rock they started out writing. Unfortunately, for every exciting flash of the past, there’s a “Beautiful War” or “Comeback Story,” pop-pandering ballads that contain such Shakespearean gems as “I walked a mile in your shoes/ Now I’m a mile away and I have your shoes.” “Mechanical Bull” isn’t the album KOL purists want, but it’s hard to imagine anything being much better, and it could be a lot worse. RIYL: The Strokes, The National, Neon Trees -Michael Lovito, Truth, Justice and the American Way on Wednesday 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aaron Carter was in the house last night— don’t get it twisted.
Pitches Be Trippin’ is injecting a new brand of femininity into AU’s a capella community this semester.
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