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Pick of the Week: Orville Peck, Beck, “Death Valley High”

Pick of the Week: Orville Peck, Beck, “Death Valley High”

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 Discover WERS, Music Reviews, Pick of the Week

“Peck has been dropping singles in anticipation of the second installment of the album ‘Stampede’. He wanted the focus here to be on duets…”

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Our Favorite Local Albums of 2022

December 26, 2022November 10, 2023 Album Review, Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Graphics by Monika Krueger In July, we covered Our Favorite Local albums of 2022 So Far and now, 5 months later, we’re continuing on the…

Is Leon Bridges Bringing Soul to Pop Radio?

Is Leon Bridges Bringing Soul to Pop Radio?

December 4, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

By Andrea Williams Ever since the soulful singer Leon Bridges released his debut album in 2015, he has blasted fans back to the past. Leon…

The Comeback of Capital Cities

The Comeback of Capital Cities

November 30, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

By Andrea Williams When Capital Cities entered the music scene with “Safe and Sound,” there was nothing on the radio that sounded similar. They came…

King Princess: A Fresh Voice In Music

King Princess: A Fresh Voice In Music

November 9, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

By Andrea Williams Mikaela Straus, more commonly known as King Princess, began her musical career early 2018 when she released her first single “1950” in…

How Bleachers Unplugs Their Sound – WERS 88.9FM

How Bleachers Unplugs Their Sound – WERS 88.9FM

August 9, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Bleachers’ Unplugged Sound Graphic by Bobby Nicholas III By Andrea Williams Jack Antonoff has seen many accomplishments in the music industry with his former band,…

Jacob Banks Adds Diversity to his Sound

Jacob Banks Adds Diversity to his Sound

June 5, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Jacob Banks Illustration by Nicole Bae – By Andrea Williams – While listening to Jacob Banks, every song that one could come across has two…

lovelytheband Is Anything But “Broken”

lovelytheband Is Anything But “Broken”

May 10, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Lovelytheband Graphic by Nicole Bae – By Andrea Williams – Mitchy Collins, Jordan Greenwald, and Sam Price of Lovelytheband met after a night of fun…

Muse’s Step in The Right Direction with “Thought Contagion”

Muse’s Step in The Right Direction with “Thought Contagion”

March 28, 2018 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Muse Blog Post Graphic by Bobby Nicholas – By Gabe Straight –  There was a time when Muse was my favorite band. To me, the…

Little Dark Age: The Return of MGMT

Little Dark Age: The Return of MGMT

December 12, 2017 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

By Melissa Gauger An iconic melody. Playful yet realistic lyrics. Effortless, youthful swagger. Such are the defining qualities of MGMT’s hit single “Kids,” a staple-piece…

Bad Suns Reminisce Being at Home

Bad Suns Reminisce Being at Home

November 30, 2017 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

Bad Suns Single Review Artwork by Cooper Yeager By Mica Kendall As frontman Christo Bowman says in Twenty Years, “Twenty years goes by so fast…

Tropical Vibes with Jimmy Buffet

Tropical Vibes with Jimmy Buffet

October 20, 2017 Discover WERS, Music Reviews

By Steven Landry You are lying if you say you’ve never been in a car, on a beach, or an island and sang “wasted away…

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