Author Archive: Mathew Schumer
This Week In Releases 1/17/2021 (Black Country, New Road, Terry Gross, Here Lies Man)
Some of our favorite additions to Heavy Rotation this week! Black Country, New Road: “Track X” For the first time by Black Country, New Road Enigmatic UK post-punk outfit Black Country, New Road come through with a new slow burner about (for lack of better words) love and loss. “Track X” is a lowkey […]
Album Review of ‘Force Majeure’ by Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas
Douglass and Younger come through with a record as spiritual as it is sparse. Force Majeure by Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger Amidst the wave of home-recorded albums this year, comes a uniquely intimate affair which sees bassist Dezron Douglas and harpist Brandee Younger string together highlights from a series of livestreams to create […]
This Week In Releases 1/4/2021 (Viagra Boys, Bill Callahan, Madlib)
It’s been a long first week of the year, luckily we’ve got some good tunes to boot. Viagra Boys: “Girls & Boys” For their last single in anticipation of their new record Welfare Jazz (which was released Friday 1/10/2021), Viagra Boys remains in the realm of new wave influence with a driving drum […]
WXCI Local Music Spotlight: Afghan Haze’s ‘Nihilistic Stoner Hymns’
CT stoner rockers Afghan Haze release their debut record, Nihilistic Stoner Hymns Nihilistic Stoner Hymns by Afghan Haze I’ll start by stressing that this album is not for the faint of heart. If you are currently finding yourself in need of a period of rest and relaxation after the trying time that was most […]
MF DOOM: In Memoriam
WXCI Pays its Respects to Hip-Hop’s Greatest Supervillain The news of MF DOOM’s passing was announced New Year’s Eve via a statement made by his wife Jasmine. He had died two months prior, on Halloween. When I found out, it got me thinking about the impact DOOM has had on my own […]
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