Revisiting “Titanic Rising” by Weyes Blood – 5 Years Later By: Siya Vallabh Overall Rating: 10/10 On April 5th, 2019, Natalie Mering released her fourth studio album under the Weyes Blood moniker, the first Weyes Blood album I ever listened to and remains one of my favourite albums of all time. The title of this
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Album Review: Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
Album Review: Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker By: Siya Vallabh Overall Rating: 8.5/10 The cover of Adrianne Lenker’s Bright Future features a slightly off-center, out-of-focus photograph of the singer-songwriter wearing a cowboy hat and I don’t think there’s a better representation of the album than that image. My first introduction to Lenker was her work
Continue readingAlbum Review: Underdressed at the Symphony by Faye Webster
Album Review: Underdressed at the Symphony – Faye Webster By Siya Vallabh There are a few songs and artists that I can describe as “love at first listen”, and that’s how I would describe the first song by Faye Webster I heard, “Jonny”, off Webster’s 2019 album Atlanta Millionaires Club. I was immediately taken with
Continue readingAlbum Review: The Death of Summer and Other Promises by Etta Marcus
Album Review: The Death of Summer and Other Promises by Etta Marcus By Siya Vallabh Overall Rating: 7/10 Etta Marcus has not had her big break yet. She has not had any hit singles, no big tours or shoutouts from major celebrities. But I think it’s only a matter of time until she does. The
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Mitski at Massey Hall By: Siya Vallabh Overall Rating: 9/10 It’s well past sunset on a cold February evening but the city is still buzzing. It’s twenty minutes to seven and I’m in a line around the block waiting to be let into Massey Hall. The crowd sticks out, a sea of Doc Martens, white
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