by Henry Thomas | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog
By Zachary Troyanovsky #1 The Caretaker- Everywhere at the End of Time In 1999 when Leyland Kirby released Selected Memories of the Haunted Ballroom, an album which depicted Jack Nicholson’s character from The Shining as a metaphor for mental illness and memory loss,...
by Henry Thomas | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog
Deceiver- DIIV CW: Addiction Despite the widespread popular and critical acclaim of DIIV’s 2016 album Is the Is Are, frontman Zachary Cole Smith is ashamed of it. In a 2017 interview, Smith admitted that his last album was “predicated on a lie,” and that it...
by Henry Thomas | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
By Charlotte Squire I’ll admit it. For a month straight after an ill-fated breakup with a typical floppy-haired, skinny legged Skidmore boy, I couldn’t hear any Red Hot Chilli Peppers music without crying. Arguably, it was better than sleeping with someone with good...
by Henry Thomas | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog
Hey y’all! In the next few weeks I’ll be posting some hotbox album recommendations from our music directors! These are all albums featured in the hotbox at some point this semester, so give them a spin and support independent artists! Peach Pyramid- Bright...
by Henry Thomas | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
By Henry Thomas We’re in peak foliage season in New York, so why not celebrate autumn with my favorite albums for a walk in the woods! George Harrison- Early Takes Volume 1 (2012) This collection of demos was released with the massive documentary George Harrison:...
