The Underground Sound of Emerson College
“Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie” BY Joanna Newsom Ask any Joanna Newsom diehard what their favorite record by the singer-songwriter/harpist is and you’re sure to receive a different answer for every person, which is impressive considering that her catalog released over the last twenty-some years essentially consists of just four full-lengths and one EP. Some will…
“The One to Wait” by CCFX The summer I wandered with and without a destination, returned to my childhood home, scratched at persistent mosquito bites I thought would never heal, tried out sun-printing and beamed at the results, tearfully watched snow dust the Swiss alps, dipped my feet into various bodies of water, remembered how…
The Numero Group, founded in 2003 by Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier, and Ken Shipley, has been a musical archive and curator of exceptional quality since its inception. The record label’s original intention was to release the obscure picks that its founders were deeply invested in—unknown gems from local R&B, soul, and gospel labels that had risen and fallen to history—and though the breadth of their musical cache has grown to encompass indie and emo bands like Ira and Everyone Asked About You, they have still managed to preserve some of the finest and most criminally underrated soul picks in the game.
For the next hour, whether I live, die, begin convulsing, or get stricken down by electrical shock, I will wade through the waters of stupidity and select ten songs that comprise the “soundtrack of my life.”
It’s wonderful that Duster blew up after 25 years, but tragic that it led to the creation of this low-effort depression-fetishizing nonsense.
Please stop being boring. I don’t want to hear your current music at the clubs anymore, I’m getting tired of it.
Most every song sounded like a criminal concoction of synths, cringeworthy lyrics, and out-of-place features.
There’s a fierceness plague. Everyone is trying to eat, but there were already no crumbs left on the plate.
It seems that the real call is coming from inside the house.