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Album Review: "Terrible Human Beings" by The Orwells

Album Review: “Terrible Human Beings” by The Orwells

February 27, 2017

Illinois rock 'n' rollers The Orwells bounce back from a three-year hiatus with “Terrible Human Beings,” the band’s third full length album. The Orwells formed as a group of high school...

Yonder Setlist

Show Review: Yonder Mountain String Band at The Joy Theater

February 20, 2017

Yonder Mountain String Band, the five-piece ensemble with origins in Colorado, brought their unique take on progressive bluegrass to the Joy Theater on Thursday, February 16. This marked Yonder Mountain’s...

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What’s Up Weekly Bio

February 16, 2017

What's Up Weekly is KLSU's only hour for talk radio and news commentary. Tune in every Sunday from 5 - 6 PM to catch up on local events and news that matters to you.  Host Wade Landry talks...

Album Review: "Crack an Egg" by POW!

Album Review: “Crack an Egg” by POW!

February 15, 2017

POW! gave the world a gift with the release of “Crack an Egg,” a dizzying synth punk delight more honest and exciting than anything you’ll find in the Top 40. POW!’s act has been...

Album Review: "Nothing Feels Natural" by Priests

Album Review: “Nothing Feels Natural” by Priests

February 13, 2017

After gaining notoriety and a lot of positive attention from their 2014 EP “Bodies and Money and Control and Power,” Washington D.C.’s punk quartet Priests returns with the release of...

The Coathangers perform Tuesday, February 7 at Siberia in New Orleans.

Show Review: The Coathangers at Siberia

By Raegan Labat February 9, 2017

This week I decided to procrastinate and put my responsibilities on hold by catching The Coathangers live in New Orleans. I’ve tried to see The Coathangers many times, and I finally caught them on...

Natalie Hoffman of Memphis punk group NOTS performs Wednesday, February 1 at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans.

Show Review: NOTS at Gasa Gasa

By New Orleans Feb. 1, 2017 February 5, 2017

On an otherwise quiet Wednesday night, noise-punk quartet NOTS descended into New Orleans to promote their sophomore record, "Cosmetic." NOTS, led by Natalie Hoffman on guitar and vocals, took the stage...

Album Review: "Ty Segall" by Ty Segall

Album Review: “Ty Segall” by Ty Segall

February 4, 2017

Ty Segall returns with another furious addition to his expansive catalogue, but this time it’s not all about him. Instead of playing the entire record himself, Segall is enlists the aid of the “Freedom...

“Life Without Sound” is the fourth studio album from Cloud Nothings, an indie rock quartet out of Cleveland, Ohio.
The band started as the creative vision of a teenager named Dylan Baldi, who recorded the project’s debut, “Cloud Nothings,” alone in 2010. Later he enlisted the help of three bandmates and cranked out the group’s sophomore effort, “Attack On Memory.”
“Life Without Sound,” available on January 27, serves as a slight departure from Cloud Nothings’ usual lo-fi pop sound. The new record is more polished and less intrusive than the band’s two previous albums, making it their most radio-friendly production to date. Overall, “Life” is less punk and more pop.
The piano-laden opener “Up to the Surface” signals a modest change in Baldi’s song writing, from raw and emotional to thoughtful and melodic. It’s not until the album’s fourth track, “Darkened Rings,” that Cloud Nothings returns to the unrefined energy of its earlier work. That same energy is echoed by Baldi’s vocal performance on “Strange Year,” while the song’s instrumentation uncovers one of the band’s many inspirations — noise rock.
At the same time, tracks like “Enter Entirely” and “Modern Act” border on pop-punk, and the chorus of “Internal World” could have easily been written(and performed) by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
In short, “Life Without Sound” is just under 40 minutes of not-so-lo-fi indie rock. Lyrically, the album is introspective, though musically, “Life” brings little new to the table.
Cloud Nothings is a band evolving with each new record — on their fourth, the group holds true to the quick, distorted progressions of their earlier work while both tightening production and learning the value of a good hook.
 - Taxi

Album Review: “Life Without Sound” by Cloud Nothings

February 4, 2017

“Life Without Sound” is the fourth studio album from Cloud Nothings, an indie rock quartet out of Cleveland, Ohio. The band started as the creative vision of a teenager named Dylan Baldi, who...

Album Review: "Apocalipstick" by Cherry Glazerr

Album Review: “Apocalipstick” by Cherry Glazerr

February 2, 2017

19-year-old Clementine Creevy, the front lady of Los Angeles garage-pop band Cherry Glazerr, has already made a name for herself in the LA music scene. "Apocalipstick," produced by Joe Chiccarelli (White...

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Nimitta Interview

January 31, 2017

Chicago noise rock duo Nimitta has been a mainstay on The Math Lab since its conception almost two years ago. Members Rob Poznanski and Collin Benson are masters of manipulating noise and chaos to create...

Show Review: Lettuce at The Republic, Jan. 17, 2017

Show Review: Lettuce at The Republic, Jan. 17, 2017

January 19, 2017

In today’s resurgent funk scene, few bands carry anywhere near the influence of New England-based funkateers Lettuce. Their music very clearly pulls influence from the forefathers of funk (Herbie...