1. The Staves- If I Was
2. Death Cab For Cutie- Kintsugi
3. Sufjan Stevens- Carrie and Lowell
4. Monophonics- Sound of Sinning
5. Fort Romeau- Insides
1. The Staves- If I Was
2. Death Cab For Cutie- Kintsugi
3. Sufjan Stevens- Carrie and Lowell
4. Monophonics- Sound of Sinning
5. Fort Romeau- Insides
1. Island Apollo- Island Apollo
2. Mod Sun- Look Up
3. Halsey- Room 93
4. Doomtree- All Hands
5. The Districts- A Flourish and A Spoil
6. The Brevet- American Novel
7. Nemes- I Carry Your Heart
8. Jeff The Brotherhood- Wasted on the Dream
9. Sandra Kolstad- Zero Gravity State of Mind
10. Diplo- Florida
11. Young Buffalo- House
12. Jose Gonzalez- Vestiges and Claws
13. Elle King- Love Stuff
14. Mikky Ekko- Time
15. Hippo Campus- Bashful Creatures
16. Stonechild- Real Eyes
17. Tuxedo- Tuxedo EP
18. Moon Duo- Shadow of the Sun
19. Midnight Pilot- Midnight Pilot
20. Pell- Floating While Dreaming
21. Nash Albert- Rude Beggar
22. Motorama- Poverty
23. Wild Adriatic- Never Enough
24. San Cisco- Gracetown
25. Turbo Fruits- No Control
26. Mercies- Blue Against Green
27. James Bay- Chaos and the Calm
28. Modest Mouse- Strangers to Ourselves
29. Prinze George- Prinze George EP
30. Greg Grease- Born to Lurk Forced to Work
Listen below to hear a snippet of an interview that our station manager, Alayna, did with UK artist Until the Ribbon Breaks (UTRB)! This interview was done while London Grammar was performing, which can be heard in the background. UTRB is a Top 30 artist on our charts and came in at #2 this week. Check back for a write up on the interview with UTRB and more audio snippets next week!
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This week we had some great EP’s come into the station. Halsey, Panic is Perfect, and Sylvia Yacoub are infused with pop-electronic sounds that make you want to sing along. All have their differences though. Halsey, similar to Chvrches and Ellie Goulding, adds rap/hip-hop elements to her music, which helps her stand out from the other electronic-pop female artists. Panic is Perfect, similar to Phoenix, has an indie rock feel with a joyous, upbeat vibe. Sylvia Yacoub, a contestant on The Voice, has a strong soulful voice that can make anyone’s head bop during the upbeat songs on the album. Number Station and Chadwick Stokes are our indie rock music for the week. Number Station has more of a pop-vibe with their driving bass lines and unison “hey’s.” Chadwick Stokes, who’s album was produced by Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, has a great folk-rock sound that has similarity to Iron & Wine as well as Frontier Ruckus.
As expected Oh Honey has risen to the top of our charts with Manchester Orchestra and Dolly Spartans, our last leader in the charts, are following closely behind. Newcomers Light Club and Brevet have shot up in the charts making a big impression right away. Newly added to our Top 30 is Marilyn Manson and Night Terrors of 1927. With a couple of our DJ’s being into rock and Night Terrors of 1927’s EP being a big hit last semester, I expect these two to rise high in our charts next week.