We asked the WRVU blog staff to share their essential Valentine’s Day songs – here are their responses: “Hurt Less” by Julien Baker As with most Julien Baker songs, “Hurt…
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…
We’re four days away from WRVU’s first-ever virtual concert Sham Jam! We’ll be spending this week highlighting the four talented artists performing at the gig, starting right here with Ohmme.…
Released during the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic, The Queen’s Gambit was expected to be one of those ambient TV shows Netflix releases periodically to keep viewership spirits alive and blandly…
Don’t have a significant other or tales of abounding academic success to bring home for winter break this year? Fret not—what you may lack in a love interest, all As,…
2020 has been an eventful year, to say the least (March deserves a chapter all to itself in future history books), filled with protests, a polarizing presidential election, and a…
November 20th is speedily approaching. For many college students, this extended winter break means more family dinners, run-ins with high school acquaintances at CVS, and reminders of your cringy high…
I can count the number of Halloween themed songs I know on one hand. With the exception of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” there are not many certified “Halloween bangers” out there.…
That’s right, it’s SpOokY SeAsON. You’re all dressed up with your best witches but have no clue what to play on the aux tonight. Have no fear, WRVU is here!…
For someone who loves to write and who recently joined the blog you’re currently reading, I really can’t stand journaling. In theory, I love the idea of spilling the fleeting…
Over the past ten years, the unique style of jazz that sprung up in London has grown from a small group of passionate young artists into one of the world’s…
It’s been 51 years since the Stonewall Riots, in which Marsha P. Johnson and countless others boldly stood up in the face of injustice and fought for the safety and…
Review After 3 years, early April finally saw the release of Thundercat’s 4th full-length album: It Is What It Is. For the uninitiated, Stephen Bruner a.k.a Thundercat is a bassist,…
For those seniors who have spent a big chunk of their last four years in our station in the basement of Sarratt, the opportunity to do a final radio show…
Join WRVU Nashville for a podcast that explores Carson Lystad’s radio show “Playists for Friends,” (Mondays at 5pm), a look at the Rap/Hip-Hop Releases of 2018 so far, and, finally,…
Because being in a happy, committed relationship is honestly a little boring. This Valentine’s Eve, listen to fourteen songs that capture some of the nuances of singledom. It’s messy, liberating…
Spread some holiday cheer with some different seasonal tunes
As winter arrives and the days get darker, melancholy music creeps its way back into that special place in our hearts. That place we’ve kept locked away during the summer season of pop anthems and EDM drops. November is well under way, and now is the time that indie-folk and alternative anthems reclaim their space, ruling our winters.
Hey there pilgrims: spooky season has passed, and that means it’s turkey time.
The National’s most recent album, Sleep Well Beast, released September 8, 2017, is characterized by a tracklist that can be compared to a morning commute. “Guilty Party” resembles the melancholy of waking before the sun has risen, a sheet of morning dew still covering the hood of your car. But the sun does rise and the gloom quickly turns into anger and frustration. “Turtleneck” embodies the morning drive itself — the agonizing slow burn of exit after exit, when you begin to tailgate cars just to feel like you’re making progress. Unlike previous albums, where each track transitions from one to the next like the tranquil flow and ebb of a stream, Sleep Well Beast is a complete mishmash.
Metal seems to be one of those things that most people either really love or really, really hate. While I definitely fall into the former camp, I get why it turns a lot of people off. Today, I want to provide a few possible starting points for people who, for whatever reason, don’t like metal or haven’t gotten into it yet but want to. So here are five metal albums you might like even if you don’t traditionally “like” metal.