The indie-folk rockers brought their best to the sold-out crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on February 7th. It’s always a telling thing when the crowd starts applauding in response to…
Quinn XCII’s fifth album doesn’t take flashy risks, but it does prove how much he’s perfected his sound. On January 27th, Quinn XCII released his much anticipated fifth studio album,…
The British punk rockers’ follow up to New Long Leg brings a new twist to a highly addictive formula. Lead singer Florence Shaw opens Dry Cleaning’s sophomore album with a…
On October 7th, Dayglow released its 3rd studio album, People in Motion. It is an album to get up and dance to. Dayglow is the indie pop project founded by…
On Friday, October 21st, Marathon Music Works was graced with a sexy and enchanting performance by Billboard-charting and Grammy-nominated R&B artist, Steve Lacy, accompanied by the vibrant rage of Fousheé.…
I’ve always loved how often artists these days influence and build off of one another’s work. One of my favorite things to come out of this dynamic is the many…
WRVU gets exclusive opportunity to cover press for Lizzy McAlpine’s show at Basement East on September 26, 2022. Enraptured, engaged, enamored: three words that describe the reactions Lizzy McAlpine’s performance…
Nearly a three years to the day after his first LP, Djo (Joe Keery) released his sophomore album on September 16th. In both production and content, DECIDE shows off how…
Maya Hawke brings us the melancholic sound of late summer on her newest album, MOSS. Though its instrumentals are occasionally monotonous, the album’s vulnerable lyrics beautifully portray the nostalgia in…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for Sungazer’s show at Exit/In on September 8, 2022. By Grace Wildermuth If you asked me what I expected to hear at…
Devonté Hynes is a London-born, New York-based singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and instrumentalist whose array of musical talents is paralleled in his various pseudonyms and accompanying genres. He first was…
I have always been obsessed with the role that geography plays in music, or more specifically, how musicians’ experiences growing up shape their work. And over the past few years,…
So there’s going to be a lot more music for me, especially since I’m tired of waiting. I waited for so long, and then I had to wait again. I think creativity loves speed. So I’m hoping to release a lot of stuff.
The early part of this year has provided somewhat of a saturated market for live music. We knew this was coming—last summer, new tour dates dropped daily, with the return…
By Damian Ho Bands grow up and their sounds change. It’s unfortunate but it happens. When English alternative rock band Wolf Alice began work on Blue Weekend—their third studio album—they faced…
Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror), Will Toledo’s 2011 independent project under the name Car Seat Headrest, sounds like it was recorded in a basement. But it wasn’t. It was recorded…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Manchester Orchestra’s 2021 tour on November 17, 2021. The magic of a venue like the Ryman is…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Indigo De Souza’s 2021 tour on November 14, 2021. Blue-eyed Indigo De Souza stunned us all when…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Cloud Nothings’ 2021 tour on October 21, 2021. My mom always used to tell me that people’s…
Last week, Beach Bunny dropped their newest single, “Oxygen” and yet again, they have managed to musically capture exactly what it feels like to have a crush. As cuffing season…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to interview and cover press for the Nashville iteration of Mamalarky’s 2021 tour on October 26, 2021. Written by Alec Cheng. Interview by Alec Cheng…