“Delete Ya” and the anatomy of a breakup
“Delete Ya” singles out that broken piece, calling out to anyone who has uttered the sentence: “I wish we never met.”
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Karen Carpenter’s Timeless Soundscape
Every time I listen to her ballads, my heart swells with emotion. Her lyrics are poetry and the honesty in her tone elevates every word.
Joost Celebrates His Past, Present, and Future on “Unity”
Joost is not only fun, but inspiring: He’s simply a boy with dreams.
Staff Pix 2/28: Dive Bar Anthems
Another beer? Sure! Split your last one on the photo booth? Hey that’s okay… this is a place for loving hard and getting sloppy! It’s the dive bar for god sake! Throw another quarter in the jukebox and let’s find out what the Milk Crate staff’s queued up. “Lazy Eye” by Silversun Pickups This classic….
Sam Fender Heads Home on “People Watching”
People Watching is an album of painfully average losers, addicts, and widows, and even if that focus occasionally constricts, it never becomes preachy.
Lessons in Fun-etics: Horsegirl’s “Phonetics On & On”
The creative approach of play is at the heart of the album and shows that despite their professional resources, Horsegirl has never lost touch with the DIY spirit, phenomenal taste, and Chicago roots that makes them who they are.
MARINA’s “Butterfly” Doesn’t Earn Its Wings
“Butterfly” is a parody of pop. Sanitized to oblivion. It tries its darndest to be an earworm, another TikTok audio that will blow up like the rest, but alas.
Staff Pix 2/21: New Releases
Fresh pix for fresh folks. Listen to these pix live from 5-6pm only on wecb.live! “Hot Bath” by Jade Imagine Good, good grunge. Simple, funky, and ever so slightly distorted. Following a two-and-a-half year release drought, (Jade) imagine my surprise when this underrated Aussie band dropped out of seemingly thin air. Their earworm “Instinct That…
“Songs From The Big Chair” at 40
Perhaps it was Tears for Fears’ reformation and resurgence in the twenty-first century that contributed to the lasting cultural impact of Songs From The Big Chair. This influence can be seen in countless covers by countless artists—from Weezer to Lorde, it seems every musician wants to rule the world.