Album – CU Independent http://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Daily Student News Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:57:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5 Roller’s Stone: Macklemore should clean up “This Unruly Mess” of an album http://cuindependent.com/2016/03/04/rollers-stone-macklemore-should-clean-up-this-unruly-mess-of-an-album/ Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:06:41 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=71661 This week, Roller reviews Macklemore's latest offering, and it's...bad. By Thomas Roller

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]]> Throwback album review: 1989’s “Disintegration” by the Cure http://cuindependent.com/2016/02/05/throwback-album-review-1989s-disintegration-by-the-cure/ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:48:02 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=70006 "Disintegration" by the Cure is a dark, layered work of art. By William Witt

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]]> Roller’s Stone: Logic, “The Incredible True Story” http://cuindependent.com/2015/11/30/rollers-stone-logic-the-incredible-true-story/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:42:44 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=67743 Album Review: Logic has all the ingredients for greatness, but he doesn't have the recipe. By Thomas Roller

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]]> Album Review: Clutch’s “Psychic Warfare” is Musical Catharsis http://cuindependent.com/2015/10/05/album-review-clutchs-psychic-warfare-is-musical-catharsis/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:01:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=64717 Truly, we are living in an Age of Wonder. By Thomas Roller

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]]> Devendra Banhart’s “Mala” suprises but does not amaze http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/18/required-listening-devendra-banharts-mala-suprises-but-does-not-amaze/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/18/required-listening-devendra-banharts-mala-suprises-but-does-not-amaze/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:56:35 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=43964 By Sam Goldner:
Perhaps our favorite troubador hasn't revealed his entire bag of tricks yet.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/18/required-listening-devendra-banharts-mala-suprises-but-does-not-amaze/feed/ 0 Required Listening: “Since I Left You” by The Avalanches http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/03/required-listening-since-i-left-you-by-the-avalanches/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/03/required-listening-since-i-left-you-by-the-avalanches/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:34:10 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=43286 By Sam Goldner:
"Since I Left You" is a classic record in the most literal sense, using the technology at hand to create something both of its time and universally cool.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/03/03/required-listening-since-i-left-you-by-the-avalanches/feed/ 0 Reissue: “Donuts” by J Dilla http://cuindependent.com/2013/01/22/reissue-donuts-by-j-dilla/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/01/22/reissue-donuts-by-j-dilla/#respond Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:06:50 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=41350 By Sam Goldner
It's only been about seven years since "Donuts" first hit shelves, but in those years J Dilla's influence has expanded so profoundly that Stones Throw has decided to reissue Yancey's swan song as a set of 7"'s.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/01/22/reissue-donuts-by-j-dilla/feed/ 0 Top 12 of 2012: Hip hop albums http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/14/top-12-of-2012-hip-hop-albums/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/14/top-12-of-2012-hip-hop-albums/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:41:11 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=40796 Breaking down hip hop barriers, these artists proved that the best rap albums don't have to be about stereotypes - but it doesn't hurt to bring them up.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/14/top-12-of-2012-hip-hop-albums/feed/ 1 Top 12 of 2012: Alternative Albums http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/05/top-12-of-2012-alternative-albums/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/05/top-12-of-2012-alternative-albums/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:23:36 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=40219 By Sam Goldner: These 12 albums from the alternative sector have given us the greatest return on investment in 2012.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/12/05/top-12-of-2012-alternative-albums/feed/ 0 Broken record industry http://cuindependent.com/2010/10/21/broken-record-industry/ http://cuindependent.com/2010/10/21/broken-record-industry/#respond Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:00:21 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=19648 Do students buy music anymore? Declining trends of physical album sales and closing record stores suggest that their money is going elsewhere.

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