Pinegrove's new album, 11:11, is about the state of the world and the listener within it. During 11 tracks, it touches on personal, political, and environmental themes. The instrumentation is similar to their last album, Marigold. Acoustic and electric guitars form the basis of the songs while pedal steel and vocal harmonies add layers of… Continue reading Pinegrove Explores Time and Place With New Album 11:11
His name is Tyler, The Creator. It could also be Tyler, The Connoisseur. Maybe even Tyler, The Comedian?
Like all music, hip-hop is constantly evolving stylistically and lyrically. However, in recent years rap has become progressively more mainstream, and now is the dominant genre in the music industry. Though this increase in popularity is exciting for hip-hop fans, it does not come without a downside. With this shift into the mainstream, more and… Continue reading Bridging the Gap: An Exploration of Hip-Hop Greatness
When Julian Geltman founded the Gear Co-op in 2014, he told the Oberlin Review, “We hope to create a space that will promote musical growth and development among the student body especially for those who, [for example] can’t bring their drum kit to the school.” The Gear Co-op was created with the novel idea of… Continue reading The Gear Co-Op Needs More
Michael Gaspari wears their heart on their sleeve. It’s something I noticed as soon as the fourth-year double-degree student let me into Wilder Main, where they’ll be performing their new album On The Bridge for their senior TIMARA recital on Saturday, May 21, at 8 PM. Even amidst the drum kits, percussion machines, amps, pedals,… Continue reading Michael Gaspari’s Senior Recital Celebrates Neurodivergence
From YG Entertainment’s girl group 2NE1, Park Bom released fifteen albums beginning in 2009. In November 2016, she left the group because she was implicated in an affair involving drugs. In 2010, Adderall, an amphetamine drug prescribed to treat her ADHD, caused a problem when she entered South Korea from the US. However, her final… Continue reading Park Bom’s soulful voice and deep emotion
Samuel Hoffacker’s senior recital was a chaotic spectrum of emotion. Using a variety of percussion instruments, he performed a spectacular array of compositions ranging from early classical to electroacoustic Latin rock. The performance was a patchwork quilt of tempo, volume, and energy. The grandiose nature of Warner Concert Hall starkly contrasted the 30-people in attendance,… Continue reading Samuel Hoffacker Dazzles in Senior Recital
On April 3rd, 2022 @ 4:04 PM EST, The Weeknd floated the idea on Twitter that he might “pull a YE and just legally change [his] name to ABEL. no last name.”
CRY MFER is a Trojan horse. A dream-pop album by duo My Idea, it entices you with saccharine melodies and bubble-gum beats before unleashing the pain of the artists. The band-members for My Idea, Lily Konsigberg and Nate Amos, described being in a spiral during their recording, navigating a codependent bender before emerging into sobriety.… Continue reading CRY MFER Album Review
If you’ve been to a show or a house party at Oberlin recently, you’ve probably heard of Kopano. The multidisciplinary artist is a dual-degree third-year at Oberlin College and Conservatory, but they’ve also been performing prolifically for several years in Chicago’s South Side DIY scene, having opened for abolitionist Angela Davis and previously collaborated with… Continue reading DJ Kopano Talks Musical Curation and Centering Blackness
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