The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Posts by Brendan Nagle

REVIEW: Blanck Mass – ‘Animated Violence Mild’ (Sacred Bones)

Fusing harsh noise dynamics with blissful pop, Benjamin John Power’s fourth Blanck Mass album ‘Animated Violence Mild’ finds pleasure in pain, and vice versa.

Remembering David Berman

The indie music world mourned the loss of David Berman – frontman of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains – last week. Find out why he will be so missed.

REVIEW: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – ‘Bandana’ (Keep Cool / RCA)

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib join forces once again for their second collaboration LP ‘Bandana’, which sees them explore each other’s worlds even more thoroughly.

REVIEW: Titus Andronicus – ‘An Obelisk’ (Merge)

Stripped back and emotionally direct, it’s difficult not to see the bar-room rock leanings of ‘An Obelisk’ as an over-correction in reaction to last year’s ‘A Productive Cough’.