Temples familiar sound underwhelms on ‘Volcano’
With their long, greasy hair, old-fashioned clothing and distant demeanors, the band Temples seems to be stuck in the wrong decade. The psychedelic rock group has a talent for creating songs that sound like they came straight out of the…
Sam Gellaitry continues hot streak with ‘Escapism III’
Twenty-year-old Sam Gellaitry, the son of a bagpipe maker from Stirling, Scotland, has had an unprecedented rise in fame over the past few years. Having started out releasing fun, playful tracks and remixes on Soundcloud under the alias Synth-E-Sam, Gellaitry…
‘Pure Comedy’ showcases Father John Misty’s emotions
As this country finds itself heading into dark and unfamiliar territory, with the president sending out tweets like an angry preteen and slinging bombs at airfields, there is no shortage of controversial topics for musicians to write about. When tough…
Bob Dylan’s tired sound revitalizes American classics
It is a fact of life that when people age, especially musicians and artists, they lose a lot of what made them appealing when they were younger. Trends change, people lose interest and many once-popular, game-changing figures are left in…
Goldfrapp’s similar sounds, rough lyrics exhaust listeners
It is late in the evening and the whole family is in the living room eating dinner. A car commercial pops up on the TV showing a young woman cruising down a highway in a 2017 Toyota Prius. Suddenly, a…
Bassist Thundercat remains strong, ‘Drunk’ conquers
Stephen Bruner is a musician’s musician, a man whose work has spanned close to two decades and an extremely gifted bassist who continues to improve his craft.
Look at Oz: Student musician shares work
Damien Galindo, aka Sicksense, is a 23-year-old producer and rapper who just released his debut EP “2050: A Space Opera.” Born in California, he moved to the Bronx when he was a 1-year-old and has been living in New York…
Weekly EP: Animal Collective remains differ
The Baltimore-based, genre-bending band Animal Collective has never been known to shy away from experimentation. They not only think outside of the box regarding how a song should sound and be structured, they also seem to ignore that that box…
Look at Oz: Student Art Exhibition Awards
On Feb. 10 in the Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego State held its 54th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. At this event, students of any major were invited to share their artwork in the newly renovated gallery, with the opportunity to…
Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Drogas Light’ splits with different styles
Back in 2011, when the album “Lasers” was topping the charts and the hit song “The Show Goes On” was stuck in everybody’s heads, it seemed that Chicago-born rapper Lupe Fiasco was headed nowhere but up. Since then, not so…
