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Season 2 of the Shawn Soapbox starts with a bang, as Toni Contini an entrepreneur and former chair of Union Activities Board’s Speakers and Professional Development committee drops many gems as she discusses self-development and mindfulness with a little astrology talk for the uniformed. Tune in to the season premiere of The Shawn Soapbox.
BEST TRACKS: Quiet Light, Hey Rosey, Hairpin Turns, Rylan
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I Am Easy to Find scored a 7.6 on Pitchfork and was ranked as the #1 album of 2019 on Sophie’s Floorboard, edging out PUP’s Morbid Stuff for first place, so I just had to check it out. At 64 hours, this album is The National’s longest yet. I admire that this album takes its time. At no point do I feel like the album was hurried or short-changed.
This album is all about subtlety, featuring soft piano, whispering strings, and humble percussion. The emphasis is placed on the vocals and lyrics. Front man Matt Berninger’s baritone voice intertwined with multiple female vocalists, including Gail Ann Dorsey, David Bowie’s backup singer, brings this album in a certain divine direction. Despite all the outside voices, this album sounds undeniably like a National’s album. All monologuing takes place elegantly and compliments the music, rather than stealing away the spotlight.
I Am Easy to Find sounds like a slow drive through the snowy hills of the countryside. This album expertly captures the quiet weightlessness of being alone and the vulnerability of the human condition. I Am Easy to Find would fit perfectly as the soundtrack to a movie about struggling lovers and fates that never line up. In fact, The National released an artful, black and white short film that shares the name of the album, directed by Mike Mill (20th Century Women), and starring Alicia Vikander (Ex-Machina).
In my heart of hearts, Morbid Stuff is still the #1 album of the year and that will never change. However, I Am Easy to Find is seriously amazing too, but in a different way, for a different audience, and I can certainly see why it receives all of the praise that it does. I recommend this album if you are in the process of finding self-love.
-Safia
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Chainsaw Charts 1/14
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1 HOLLOW PROPHET “Disembodied Phenomena” [Single] Self-Released
2 DETACHMENT Gaslight Self-Released
3 BURY TOMORROW “The Grey (VIXI)” [Single] For Nations
4 KROSIS “Battles Are Won Within” [Single] Unique Leader
5 AS I LAY DYING Shaped By Fire Nuclear Blast
6 COUNTERPARTS Nothing Left To Love Pure Noise
7 VOYAGER Colours In The Sun Season Of Mist
8 INFANT ANNIHILATOR The Battle of Yaldabaoth Self-Released
9 DOMINANT FORCE Cosmic Denial [EP] Triple B
10 SILVERTOMB Edge Of Existence Long Branch
BEST TRACKS: bedroom community, cold weather, yoshi’s island
FCC Violations: cold weather, glass beach, yoshi’s island
Recommended if you like: OK Go, Weezer, The Flaming Lips, the Undertale soundtrack
Los Angeles based band glass beach has debuted with their first album, aptly named, the first glass beach album. Art rock, bedroom pop, garage punk, call it what you will, but this album is definitely not your average, drearily air-headed indie record. I was mind blown that this band’s first ever album could be so phenomenal, but then I realized that glass beach’s lead singer and front man is J McClendon, the artistic genius behind Casio Dad. Then it all made sense.
At first glance, the first glass beach album exudes simple joy, and playful energy, yet the album is also refined and mature. Every element of every song is obviously very intentional. What makes this album so unique is its flawless blend of multiple genres. From the high school marching-band-esque horns and drums to the groovy video game electronic twinge to captivating keyboard melodies to the garage punk fuzz, this album by all means shouldn’t work, but it does. It’s unexpected yet magical, like a pickle dipped in peanut butter (don’t knock it till you try it).
I do think this album could stand to lose a few minutes. Most of the slow, instrumental-heavy tracks like planetarium and (forever?????????) don’t add any value to this otherwise stellar album, but rather are a speed bump to the album’s energy flow.
Regardless, this entire album is a 60 minute daydream you had when you fell asleep in the flowers under a huge oak tree. It feels like collapsing onto a twin bed piled up with cute Japanese plushies in a light pink bedroom. This album is sure to bring out your inner child and leave you with a huge smile on your face. If you love roller skating, the taste of peaches, or ever watched the anime Tsuritama and loved it, then this album was made for you.
-Safia
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Afterhours Chart 1/7
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1 ERIS DREW See You In Snow Needs
2 COWGIRL CLUE Icebreaker Vada Vada
3 DEATON CHRIS ANTHONY BO Y Self-Released
4 CHANNEL TRES Black Moses [EP] Godmode
5 LAURENCE GUY Making Music Is Bad For Your Self Esteeem [EP] Studio Barnhus
6 18 CARAT AFFAIR Spent Passions 2 Self-Released
7 YEULE Serotonin II Bayonet
8 GRACE IVES 2nd Dots Per Inch
9 FLOATING POINTS LesAlpx/Coorabell [EP] Ninja Tune
10 JACQUES GREENE Dawn Chorus Lucky Me