With Vampire Weekend’s third studio album, the band graduates from the quad of the irony-laden college campus, progressing into the big city with a newfound maturity to boot. Read more...
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May 13, 12:00 am
Spring Sing: Big venue for new talent
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. From Kerckhoff Coffee House to Royce Hall, Philip Haro has performed almost everywhere on campus. Read more...
Photo: Philip Haro, a fourth-year philosophy student, will bring his R&B-inspired music to Spring Sing for the first time with his original song, “Matter of Time.” Haro, who has his own YouTube channel, will be performing as a solo vocal-and-guitar act.
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May 9, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ soundtrack
Jay Gatsby probably didn’t expect his party music to go from jazz to Jay-Z. Read more...
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May 8, 12:00 am
Indie band Dirty Projectors constantly reinventing itself
In 2002, the indie experimental band Dirty Projectors released its first album, “The Graceful Fallen Mango.” Read more...
Photo: The Dirty Projectors will bring its indie experimental sound to Royce Hall this Thursday, and is scheduled to go on tour with The National in the coming months.
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May 7, 1:15 am
Album Review: ‘Volume 3’ by She & Him
Contrary to popular belief, Zooey Deschanel is not entirely synonymous with Jessica Day, the goofy and romantically challenged protagonist of her show “New Girl.” In fact, she was first the lead singer of She & Him, a two-person musical group made up of herself and M. Ward, who plays more of a background role in this album. Read more...
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May 6, 12:10 am
B-Sides: Fate of musical duo The Civil Wars up in the air with new album release
In November, the folk duo The Civil Wars, comprised of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White, abruptly announced they were canceling all upcoming tour dates, citing “internal discord” and “irreconcilable differences.” Read more...
Photo: Folk duo The Civil Wars canceled its upcoming tour dates last November but recently announced it will release a new, self-titled album, “The Civil Wars,” late this summer.
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May 6, 12:05 am
Album Review: ‘Monomania’ by Deerhunter
Deerhunter is doomed to pop music. It tried to escape. Every album, its effects acted as a defense mechanism: gauze for “Cryptograms,” glimmer for “Microcastle,” falsetto for “Halycon Digest.” But there’s no escaping the great escapism. Read more...