Because Music Matters.
Check back every week for our updated list of our favorite albums spinning on WLOY’s airwaves. This weeks top 5 has new releases from Beck, Real Estate, St. Vincent, Dum Dum Girls, and Sun Kil Moon.
Kate Marshall – Soko – “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow” – I Thought I Was An Alien
I was watching this really endearing video of 20 strangers that were paired up to kiss for the first time (trust me, you don’t get second hand embarrassment that you assume would come with watching that…check it out here) and about 30 seconds in, this hauntingly beautiful song chimes in with the line “if you’re not ready for love, how can you be ready for life” and I was instantly hooked to this french singer/songwriter. Paired with the video, the videographer and artist created such a charming and intimate moment I wasn’t really expecting at all.
Check out this week’s top 20 songs. New Jersey based folk rockers, Real Estate, top our list with their single “Crime”, but singles from St. Vincent and Youth Lagoon came as a close second and third this week. Check back every week for an updated list of our favorite tracks, and hear the Top 20 every Friday at Live At Boulder.
Leslie Weis – 5 Seconds of Summer – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/5-seconds-of-summer/id538811449?uo=4″ title=”Itunes”]
Check out new tunes by Real Estate, The Men, and St. Vincent this week. The Number 1 spot this week goes to Real Estate‘s fantastic new track, off of their new album Atlas, called “Crime”. Also be sure to check out “A Simple Beautiful Truth” by Wild Beats and the Worth EP by Mas Ysa, they’re some great new tunes by up and coming artists. Check back in two weeks for an updated Top 20. Sorry to make you all wait so long for new music, but alas spring break is upon us at Loyola Maryland.
Written by: Jeremy Stephenson
With his first solo tour in five years, you know Mr. West rolled his sleeves up to make his Baltimore fans remember why he is the icon he is today. First of all, this concert and tour is nothing like any other rap tour or any tour for that matter to date. A tremendous 35 song set list including tracks from his latest, and sixth album, Yeezus, and even his inaugural decade old album, The College Dropout definitely had any Ye fan walking away with a nice “did I just see that!?” grin after the show.
The show kicked off with the unveiling of a massive mountain in the back of the stage, which followed with Kanye’s twelve dancers who were dressed in fully nude pantyhose, and were incorporated throughout the show’s entirety. Kanye then dramatically weaved his way through his girls and started with the first song off his Yeezus album, “On Sight.”
Check out our favorite 30 albums of this week, and check back every week for our updated charts, and discover the new music thats spinning in the WLOY studio.
Rachel Stoczko – Hey Ocean – If I Were A Ship – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-i-were-a-ship/id584597270?i=584597285&uo=4″ title=”Itunes”]
This super fun song, that’s a single track off their 2013 album IS, is the epitome of Hey Ocean!. The Vancouver based band is fun loving and they provide feel good music that just makes you want to dance. In January they released an animated video to accompany “If I Were A Ship” and it’s basically the most adorable an animated music video can get. Give them a listen, dance along and fall in love, like I have.
This week we still have Mac DeMarco topping our chart, but there are a few new additions. A new song by Austin, Texas band Pure X is so dreamy and surfy that you’d never believe that those kids grew up hundreds of miles from the closest beach. Also on our chart is a huge pop track from ceo, and a new track by WOODS. Check back every week for even more great new tracks.