Browsing All Posts By Zach Silva
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EOTY Lists 1
Zach S.’s Top In 2017
Many of my favorite bands put out new music in 2017. But as the year wore on, I found myself moving away from the returns from Grizzly Bear ...
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Album Reviews 0
7.5ScorePhoenix: Ti Amo
If you are unfamiliar to the world of Italian disco, Phoenix have a treat for you with their new album, Ti Amo. Right from the first trio of ...
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Album Reviews 6
7.5ScoreNe-Hi: Offers
The Chicago music scene is going through a kind of indie rock renaissance at the moment, with bands like Twin Peaks,Whitney, and The Orwells all starting to gain ...
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Album Reviews 7
7ScoreFroth: Outside (briefly)
In a music landscape going through a psychedelic rock resurgence (and, perhaps, over-saturation), bands need to establish themselves as unique to really stand out. Froth‘s newest release, their ...
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Album Reviews 0
4ScoreLos Campesinos!: Sick Scenes
“You! Me! Dancing!” by Los Campesinos! is arguably one of the greatest indie rock anthems to have ever been written. However, while the angsty 2000s indie rock movement ...
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Album Reviews 3
5.5ScoreThe xx: I See You
We may as well call them “Jamie and the xx’s” at this point. On The xx‘s third record, I See You, Jamie xx’s samples and electronics overwhelm the ...
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EOTY Lists 4
Zach’s Top In 2016
I’m especially excited to put together my personal list this year, because 2016 has been an incredibly diverse year for music. Music across all genres has been really ...
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Reviews 0
Bon Iver @ The Capitol Theatre
Continuing a run of New York area shows, Bon Iver brought his new album 22, A Million to The Capitol Theatre on a cold night in Port Chester. ...
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Album Reviews 5
5.5ScoreAdam Torres: Pearls to Swine
Singer-songwriter Adam Torres began his career a decade ago, releasing his first record Nostra Nova while still in school, achieving a kind of underground acclaim. Now signed to Fat ...
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Album Reviews 3
8ScoreWilco: Schmilco
Wilco have found a groove. Last year’s Star Wars was an achievement for the band, a bizarre combination of their trademark “alternative country” sound and electric avant grade sounds that ...
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Editorials 18
The Growing Festival Scene in Chicago and What It Means For The City’s Musical Identity
Music is everywhere in the City of Chicago. In every park and on every street corner, a stage will be set up most weekends out of the year ...
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3 Of The Week 11
3 Of The Week: Rock ‘N’ Roll Nostalgia
The triumphant return of rock legend Iggy Pop along with the rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack to HBO’s Vinyl, whose first season recently came to a close, has us longing for the ...
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Album Reviews 12
7.5ScoreDeerhoof: The Magic
I feel confident in saying that everything Deerhoof composes and releases is magic. They finally got to the point and named their new record after the kind of ...
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Album Reviews 10
9.5ScoreMitski: Puberty 2
Indie rock needed a jolt of emotion, and 25-year-old Mitski was there with a bass guitar in her hand and a knife in her side. Whereas “Puberty 1” ...
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Album Reviews 1
6ScoreThe Kills: Ash & Ice
The Kills are one of the most consistent modern rock bands of the 21st century. With every new release, you can expect rock ‘n’ roll with a beating ...
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Album Reviews 3
9ScoreVarious Artists: Day Of The Dead
The Grateful Dead have had quite the renaissance over the last year. The original members of the band, minus leader Jerry Garcia who passed away in 1995, reunited ...
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Show Reviews 9
10ScoreWolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom
Wolf Parade is the 2016 reunion you didn’t know you needed. After a five-year hiatus, the Canadian indie rock heroes are back to playing their anthemic tunes, along with a ...
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Album Reviews 0
8ScoreJames Blake: The Colour in Anything
I will never forget the first time I listened to James Blake. Around the 55-second mark of “Limit To Your Love”, a massive low-frequency pulse emerges from behind the soulful piano ...
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Album Reviews 8
7.5ScoreCharles Bradley: Changes
Changes opens with an earnest statement from Charles Bradley himself, an honest declaration of his love for America and the opportunities he has been given over his long and ...
