HEAR US OUT.
vanderbilt’s NEW music mag
est. 2023
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THE LATEST
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Some say that today’s jazz musicians are the epitome of “right people, wrong time.” As coffee shops lean towards serenading college students with stripped-down pop, and as…
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Everyone recognizes the resonant and percussive three-note pulse of the 2007 chart topper “Crank That.” Its melodious but distinct timbre is produced by the steel pan, an…
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The hip-hop world seemingly moved beyond mumbled Soundcloud rap, but Lil Yachty has seemingly moved beyond hip-hop. “I really wanted to be taken serious as an artist,”…
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When a friend of mine declared they had no interest in rock music, yet couldn’t stop raving about Florence and the Machine, I was taken aback. To…
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Seamlessly blending familiar tunes with global influences, Spectrum’s affinity for diversity brings a pop of cultural flair to Vanderbilt University’s crowded A Cappella landscape. From on-campus concerts…
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Back in my small mountain town, I loved going to small, intimate concerts in the San Diego area where surf rock is always on the setlist. My…
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In a world full of stale glamour and superficiality, what does it mean to be a rock star? From Eurovision winners to international stardom, Måneskin seems to…
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Born from the musical womb of James Brown and christened in the rhythmic spirit of The Meters, Vulfpeck are this century’s funk overlords. Propelled by an accessible,…
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On Nov. 6, Drake had the world on notice after dropping “Her Loss,” his highly anticipated collaborative album with Atlanta’s 21 Savage. And I mean the world. In 2018,…
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California-based rock quartet Weezer has had a particularly prolific run in recent years. After dropping two massive records in 2021, Rivers Cuomo and Co. continued their creative…
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When a casual Google search into Toronto-based indie pop act Alvvays was headed by a sponsored link advertising a show in two weeks, I was hit by…
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“And in The Darkness, Hearts Aglow”: quite the melodramatic title to the recently released Weyes Blood album. As I listened to the album for the first time…
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Drake has become an entirely different man over the span of his past couple of albums, experimenting with different tones and genres, to mixed reviews at best.…
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From humble origins, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard started out as a group of music industry students in Melbourne, making a name for themselves with each…
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Indie rock seemed to be reaching its twilight years in the early 2010s. The Strokes had been quiet, The Shins were past their prime, and the garage…
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