“El Camino” by The Black Keys
Our last Album of the Month for 2011 is The Black Keys’ El Camino. This hard-hitting follow-up to Brothers picks up the heavy-handed blues of that record with the collaborative might of The Black Keys and producer Danger Mouse, whose fingerprints trace this LP much as they did on 2008′s Attack and Release. The [...]
WERS Staff Picks 2011
Andrew Kessler, Membership Coordinator: The Handsome Furs “Sound Kapital” is my pick for album of the year. Electronic pop has been a growing trend in music lately, and the married couple behind the Handsome Furs havecreated an album full of great music. The opening track makes you want to kick off your shoes and dance [...]
“Hello Sadness” by Los Campesinos!
“GOOD NEWS, GUYS: I’m really miserable, which means the lyrics on our next record will be really great,” writes lead singer of Los Campesinos!, Gareth Campesinos!, in February of this year. A friend instantly forwards it to me with a smiley face emoticon to signal his pleasure. When a press copy of Hello Sadness landed [...]
On the Verge: Owen
Mike Kinsella sits on a stool, intensely tuning his guitar and the studio seems a bit empty with just the lone, focused figure placed in the center. Kinsella (whose solo project is named Owen) has been in the music scene since age twelve in various capacities, but is still very serious about his music. Cordial [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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May 25
Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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