WHUS staff’s top albums of 2020
Here are the top three albums of 2020 from some of our staff here at WHUS. They are in no particular order and reflect the tastes and opinions of each board member!
Aidan Brueckner, General Manager
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WHUS to hold second annual Battle of the Bands competition
Spread the word…the Battle of the Bands is returning! Any current group of University of Connecticut students or alumni with a band are welcome to apply to perform at our virtual show on March 13, 2021. The wi...
Virtual ‘Mischief After Dark’ event series continues this week
WHUS Radio traditionally holds a concert in the fall semester titled Mischief After Dark, however, in the fall 2020 semester, WHUS Staff decided to conduct a virtual event series rather than the in-person conc...
Chad Browne-Springer to perform live stream for ‘Mischief After Dark’
New Haven based audiovisual artist Chad Browne-Springer will be performing a live streamed concert on the WHUS YouTube for Mischief After Dark on October 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. They have released a multitude of...
Nightwish continues to dominate the soundscape of symphonic metal
By Ally Urban
Special thanks to Sonja for all her help in writing this review.
When I first started listening to Nightwish back in 2015, I was completely transfixed by their incredibly unique sound. Flo...
The Strokes return with a new LP for a new generation
By Kyle Jackson
The Strokes are a band defined by the personalities of the members. When a new album comes out, the music changes with the lives of each of them. The New Abnormal is perhaps the most impacte...
Inner Wave balances funk, electronic, and bedroom pop on new EP
By Kyle Jackson
Inner Wave has never been a stranger to experimenting with digital implementation in their recordings. Previous work like Six AM expressed the group's affinity for the abnormal instrumental ...
Myrkur’s “Folkesange” blends atmospheric folk with black metal
By Ally Urban
It’s been a long time since I’ve sat in the album reviewer’s seat, but I’m incredibly glad to be back at it! As an added bonus, the album I’ll be reviewing today is particularly fantastic.
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Crisp, clean, precise: “It Is What It Is” is a mix of all things Thundercat
By Faisal Rajan
I remember reading a Hannibal Burress interview where he said that everyone who reviews music should give some context of what they were doing when they listened to the album, because as he ...
#1 Dads sets the precedent for underground songwriting
By Kyle Jackson
#1 Dads is the solo project of Big Scary’s lead man Tom Iansek. Iansek has been known all across Australia for his groundbreaking atmospheric pop production and artistry over the past two de...