Music Reviews

Discover WERS :: July 24, 2024

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

"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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Album Review :: December 26, 2022

Our Favorite Local Albums of 2022

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: December 4, 2018

Is Leon Bridges Bringing Soul to Pop Radio?

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: November 30, 2018

The Comeback of Capital Cities

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: November 9, 2018

King Princess: A Fresh Voice In Music

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: August 9, 2018

How Bleachers Unplugs Their Sound – WERS 88.9FM

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,... Read More
Discover WERS :: June 5, 2018

Jacob Banks Adds Diversity to his Sound

Jacob Banks Illustration by Nicole Bae - By Andrea Williams - While listening to Jacob Banks, every song that one could come across has two... Read More
Discover WERS :: May 10, 2018

lovelytheband Is Anything But “Broken”

Lovelytheband Graphic by Nicole Bae - By Andrea Williams - Mitchy Collins, Jordan Greenwald, and Sam Price of Lovelytheband met after a night of fun... Read More
Discover WERS :: March 28, 2018

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

Muse Blog Post Graphic by Bobby Nicholas - By Gabe Straight -  There was a time when Muse was my favorite band. To me, the... Read More
Discover WERS :: December 12, 2017

Little Dark Age: The Return of MGMT

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: November 30, 2017

Bad Suns Reminisce Being at Home

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... Read More
Discover WERS :: October 20, 2017

Tropical Vibes with Jimmy Buffet

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... Read More

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