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We The Kings: ‘Stripped’
In anticipation of their low-key tour through Florida next month, pop rock band We The Kings released an acoustic album today, just less than a year after their previous album. The band struck platinum in Australia with their instant hit “Check Yes Juliet” in 2007 and sold over 250,000 copies of their debut album. Since…
Rick Ross: ‘Hood Billionaire’
Hood Billionaire is Rick Ross’ seventh studio album set for a November 24th release date in light of the marginal success of his March release, Mastermind. Ross doesn’t deviate from a set formula. I’ve never been a major fan of his work, but I’ve given him a considerable amount of attention not because of my…
Alvvays at the Drunken Unicorn on November 15
We rely on music to transport us via our imaginations to far away places opposite of current surroundings. Last Saturday at the Drunken Unicorn, as the temperature dropped well below the national average for Atlanta, Toronto-based Alvvays carried the crowd away to a place to where sun and sand are plentiful and summer love is…
Watch: Deerhoof: “Paradise Girls”
Not entirely sure what I’m watching, but I’ve watched it at least five times already. Tuesday, rock band Deerhoof released the video for their latest single, “Paradise Girls.” The song appears on their full-length album, La Isla Bonita. While the song seems to have a focus on the instrumentals with hardly any lyrics other than the…
Walk the Moon: “Different Colors”
While the band itself has been around since 2008, Walk the Moon‘s Dec. 2 release will only be their second studio album. One of their first releases, titled “Anna Sun,” launched the band’s musical career. The single was named Song of the Summer by Esquire, MTV and Seventeen. They achieved monumental success with the song without even…
TV On The Radio: ‘Seeds’
Indie band TV On The Radio released their fifth album Seeds on Nov. 17. After undergoing a year-long hiatus in 2009 and even dealing with the death of a band member, TV On The Radio has had their fair share of hard times. Given that they’re a good ways into their musical career that began…
Cole Swindell: ‘Down Home Sessions’ EP
Due to the success of his self-titled debut album, Cole Swindell released a follow-up EP Down Home Sessions on Nov. 17. Little did Swindell know his role as Luke Bryan’s merch seller would be interrupted by the start of his own musical career. Born in Bronwood, Georgia, Swindell attended Georgia Southern University, where he met…
Father John Misty: “Bored in the USA”
Father John Misty has released the first single off of his new album. “Bored in The USA” is a slow, piano-based satire, backed with Josh Tillman’s powerful vocals and even more powerful lyrics. As a play off the 1984 Bruce Springsteen hit “Born in The USA”, Father John Misty strikes the same political chord 30…
Damien Rice: ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’
After an eight-year hiatus from the studio, Damien Rice has released his third album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy. Since his last studio release, 9, in 2006, Rice has been touring and working on collaborations with a multitude of artists, including Ray LaMontagne and David Gray. Rice’s last individual release was a live album in 2007,…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Terminal West on November 11
[tps_header] Approaching the box office at Terminal West on Tuesday night, I could hear what sounded like an acoustic version of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.‘s “Beautiful Dream” and I had to check my watch. Doors at 8pm. Music at 9pm. And there’s an opener, right? It’s not even 9:30. How can this be? Am I…