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Weekly Charts

Daytime Charts 2/4

Artist Record Label
1 BLACK SURFER Black Surfer [EP] Self-Released
2 TRUTH CLUB Not An Exit Tiny Engines
3 BASEMENT REVOLVER Wax And Digital [EP] Sonic Unyon
4 JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS Body Language Self-Released
5 VACANT COMPANY Decolonize [EP] Deep Sea
6 DOTWAV MEDIA Rather Die Than 9-5 Dotwav Media
7 LALA LALA Sleepyhead (Reissue) Hardly Art
8 OH SEES Face Stabber Castle Face
9 GREEN BUZZARD Amidst The Clutter And Mess I Oh You
10 PAT JUNIOR I Thought I Knew Be Absxlute
11 CEREMONY In The Spirit World Now Relapse
12 METZ Covers [EP] Sub Pop
13 GEOWULF My Resignation PIAS
14 MILLY Our First Four Songs [EP] Dangerbird
15 OH ROSE While My Father Sleeps Park The Van
16 BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT At The Party With My Brown Friends Saddle Creek
17 BLACK MARBLE Bigger Than Life Sacred Bones
18 FLORAL PRINT Floral Print Tiny Engines
19 PEAER A Healthy Earth Tiny Engines
20 MANNEQUIN PUSSY Patience Epitaph
21 CHARM “Leo Rising” [Single] Self-Released
22 KING GINO Cold Blooded Callisto
23 CHASTITY BELT Chastity Belt Hardly Art
24 DESERT SESSIONS Vol. 11 & 12 Matador/Beggars
25 HOP ALONG How simple Saddle Creek
26 MACSEAL Super Enthusiast 6131
27 ALEXANDRA SAVIOR The Archer 30th Century
28 DARKSOFT Brain Self-Released
29 KATE TEAGUE Kate Teague [EP] Muscle Beach
30 BODYWASH Comforter Luminelle

TOP ADDS 

1 FRANCES QUINLAN Likewise Saddle Creek
2 REAL ESTATE “Paper Cup” [Single] Domino
3 COLD BEAT Mother DFA
4 BAD SOUNDS Escaping From A Violent Time, Vol. 1 [EP] Theory
5 DEEPER “This Heat” [Single] Fire Talk
6 FYOHNA Radio Sampler [EP] Self-Released
7 SLOTFACE Sorry For The Late Reply Nettwerk
8 PAPOOZ Night Sketches Half Awake
9 WOLF PARADE Thin Mind Sub Pop
10 DIET CIG “Night Terrors” [Single] Frenchkiss

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Weekly Charts

Underground 2/4

Artist Record Label
1 LAVA LA RUE “Widdit” [Single] NiNE8 COLLECTIVE
2 LO VILLAGE “Jefe’s House” [Single] Rebel
3 ZACK COKAS “Bust Down” [Single] 808s and Beatbreaks
4 SKYXXX “Hotboy” [Single] Warner
5 EVIDENCE 10,000 Hours Rhymesayers Entertainment
6 J.I.D. Off Deez (ft. J. Cole) Dreamville/Interscope
7 FOGGIERAW “I Gotta Ball” [Single] Diff Sound
8 NESS HEADS “Pull Me Up” [Single] Ness Heads
9 HEALTH “HATE YOU (ft. JPEGMAFIA)” [Single] Loma Vista
10 LESTHEGENIUS “Raleighwood Hills (ft. Sonny Miles and Jaxson Free)” [Single] Self-Released

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Podcasts

DIY Artist Series With PME Part 1


Get Psyched intro music was created by PME, used by permission. Find PME on Spotify. 

Get Psyched Podcast Episode Highlight: DIY Series ft. PME
PME, photo contributed by the artist
PME is an independent creator from Fayetteville, NC. He’s self-taught and specializes in music production and beat making. He released his first official Single on Spotify in mid-2019 titled ‘Peanut Butter’ and, at the start of this year, he released his first Album titled ‘20/20/20’. 

We’ve known each other since high school and in this episode we talked about everything from what it means to ‘make it’, how he got started, advice for others, his goals and plans for the future, and how crucial support is for any independent creator.

His biggest goal at the moment is to focus on the business aspects of being an independent producer. He talks about how beat making comes naturally to him and that the hard part comes from getting your work out and being heard. He runs an Instagram, Twitter, Spotify and other accounts to share his music and beats. One of his big plans for the year is to drop more singles (which he has been recently) and get them on more platforms.

We also discuss how investing in yourself is crucial when you’re doing things on your own, and he gives advice as to where he puts his money and energy in building his brand. ‘The only thing I’ve really bought for my music has been my launch key and macbook … if you want to get into music and you have a laptop, and you can find some free program that you can use to make music, that’s honestly all you need. If you want to get started, invest your money and just save for a minute’.

We also talk about how he believes school is not a must for up-and-coming creators and he gives his view on other ways creators can learn. His take on learning is that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on it these days. If you have access to a device with youtube, you’re good to go. ‘Youtube is your best friend’.

Most importantly, what PME thinks is critical for any independent creator, is support. We discuss how important it is to support small creators and how simple that can be. Even something like sharing a friend’s post can be incredibly instrumental to getting their work out there, and this kind of support is what gets small artists off the ground. It always starts locally, so we encourage everyone to support their creative friends and community. ‘Support means more to us than you think it does, we need that to make a living, without support we’d just be weirdos in our rooms or studios making music for no reason. Without y’alls support, we would have nothing’.

Thank you PME for being on the podcast! You can check out our episode and check out the artist himself as well! 

PME is also the creator of the beat I use for my podcast. The track used is ‘300k’ off of his first album.

– DJ Psyched from the Get Psyched Podcast

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Podcasts

EOT304 Professor Jen Neitzel: Unequal Schooling, Luke Shealy: Vertical Farming 2/02/20

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New Album Review

New Album Review: Pinegrove

ALBUM REVIEW: Pinegrove – Marigold

BEST TRACKS: Dotted Line, Moment

FCC Clean

Pinegrove is the best thing to come out of New Jersey since the invention of the lightbulb. They are seemingly always lovelorn, and exist so in a most vulnerable, straightforward, poetic way.

Strangely enough, this album reminds me of Ed Sheeran’s album Divide. There are similarities in the simple guitar and complementary percussion. The music sounds slightly bleak but mostly nostalgic and sweet. Marigold does not encapsulate the full range of lead singer Evan Hall’s astonishing range. I think it’s safe to say that I was blown to the ground the first time I heard Hall scream the word ‘underground’ in the song “Aphasia” from the album Cardinal. There barely a trickle of strain or intensity in Hall’s singing on this album. I am disappointed that we don’t see any raspy, twangy yawps or chilling screams and growls on this album.

On the surface, this album contains all the signature warmth and beauty of a Pinegrove album, but the lyrics this time are less hard-hitting and heart-wrenching. I feel less of a deep personal connection, as the lyrics are vague, and less vulnerable than Pinegrove’s last few albums.

I feel that Marigold is lacking the powerful, raw emotions, with touches regret and mortality that I have grown to expect from Pinegrove. Musically, this album is on par with the high standards I set for Pinegrove, but when I try to dive deeper into this album, I find that my skull cracks against the concrete at the bottom of the shallow pool that is Marigold. All in all, this album is good. The only reason that I was so harsh in this review is because I know that Pinegrove can do better. I haven’t given up on Pinegrove yet. I will be eagerly awaiting their next album and in the meantime, I will stick to listening to Pinegrove’s best album, Cardinal.

-Safia Rizwan

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Music News and Interviews

Strange Ranger on WKNC’s The Lounge

Strange Ranger stopped by The Lounge to play a few songs off their latest album “Remembering the Rockets” 0:04 “Rockets” & “Ari Song” 4:32 “Living Free” WKNC is a student operated, independent college radio station, playing the best of indie rock, metal, electronic, hip hop, local music and more. The Lounge sessions are live recording sessions with bands and recording artists that visit the station. by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2

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Podcasts

Pack Is Life 62: 1/27/20-1/30/20

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Miscellaneous

Would You Rather…WKNC / Music Edition

Do you ever sit around with your friends and realize no one has said anything to each other for the past hour? Do you find it hard to start conversations? Do you wish you had some sort of fun activity to do to encourage communication?

Well now you do! Play this version of the classic game, “Would you rather…?”, and talk to your friends about WKNC and music in general! 🙂

1. Would you rather listen to Daytime or Afterhours WKNC? 

2. Would you rather host a Local Lunch or a Chainsaw Rock show on WKNC?

3. Would you rather only be able to listen to your favorite DJ on WKNC, or be able to listen to everything on WKNC except your favorite DJ’s show?

4. Would you rather be in a talented but underrated band, or in a bad but famous band?

5. Would you rather be interviewed on WKNC or conduct an interview on WKNC?

6. Would you rather have a silly DJ name or a serious DJ name?

7. Would you rather listen to music from the 60’s or music from today?

8. Would you rather have a 3-hour dinner with your worst enemy, or attend a 3-hour concert for a music group you hate?

9. Would you rather listen to WKNC HD-1 or HD-2?

10. Would you rather be fluent in every language or be able to play every musical instrument?

-miss monet

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New Album Review

Album Review: Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline

BEST TRACKS: Neon Skyline, Living Room, Try Again, Changer

FCC violations: Where Are You Judy, Thirteen Hours, Living Room, Fire Truck

Listen if you like: Jens Lekman, Bedouine, Faye Webster

“Essentially it’s an album about nothing”.

On January 24th, Andy Shauf released his highly anticipated follow up to his 2016 album, The Party. Just as The Party was, The Neon Skyline is another concept album in which all of the songs take place in the span of one night. The basic gist of the story is one many of us are probably familiar with: The narrator heads off to a bar with his friend, where he soon learns that his ex is in town. After that shocking news, he’s forced to revisit the and wade through the memories of their failed relationship. If you’re wondering if our narrator eventually sees his ex…I guess you’ll just have to listen to the whole story!

The album opens with the title track, (my favorite off the record) Neon Skyline. The gentle guitar and Shauf’s melodic voice – perfect for storytelling, do a wonderful job of setting the mood for the rest of the album. Sprinkled throughout the rest of the songs you’ll hear dashes of country, indie, and jazz intermingling with his usual folk / soft-rock sound.

Make sure you have ample time to listen to this album the whole way through. You’ll be so caught up in the fictional story that Shauf has brilliantly created that you won’t want to stop it for anything. If you need a quiet, peaceful album to listen to and enjoy during some much needed R&R, look no further. Put in your ear buds, close your eyes, listen and enjoy.

I hope you’ll add this wonderfully refreshing and endearing album to your “must listen to” lists soon – you won’t regret it!

-miss monet <3

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Podcasts

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