Album Reviews

Cruel - Broadside ft. Brian Butcher

If you have ever tuned into my show, Sun Up w/Sydney (formerly Variety w/Sydney), than you have already heard of The Home Team. I am a...

Bundle - Keep for Cheap

Blending together indie, country, and rock styles into what they call “prairie-rock,” Minnesota band Keep for Cheap released their first...

My American Dream - Jake Simmons

When asked to start something—a new volunteer position at WIDR, for instance—the first project being about endings is almost cosmically...

Under the Shade of Green – The Happy Fits

This past August, indie-pop trio The Happy Fits released their third album, titled Under the Shade of Green. It follows the pattern of...

Wolf Motel EP - Roanoke

One of the things I love about music is the many various ways you learn of music. On the radio, through streaming playlists like...

b? - HOAX

“b?” is a concept album released in 2022 that deals with the idea of ‘being’. Created by the Texas-based indie pop band HOAX, the...

saturdays at your place – it’s always cloudy in kalamazoo

A new song from Kalamazoo-based alternative emo band saturdays at your place called ‘it’s always cloudy in kalamazoo’ reps the band’s...

Soundtrack Saturdays – Persona 5 Royal

With Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden hitting modern platforms mid-January, I thought now is as good a time as ever to talk about...

Schvitz - Vulfpeck

Before the new year ended, Michigan-originating funk band Vulfpeck graced us with a new album. The band is known for its minimal, groovy...