Month: October 2021

Bo Burnam: White Woman’s Instagram This is a song buy musical/comic star Bo Burnam. Bo Burnam is a comedian who often (and today almost exclusively) uses music to tell jokes. Burnam’s bits are often delivered in the form of a song. He got popular in the late 2000s/ early 2010s and for a while disappeared… Continue reading White Woman’s Instagram

“I Wanna Get Better” is a 2014 single from Jack Antonoff’s project known as Bleachers. Antonoff is well known as a pop producer for many notable artists, such as Taylor Swift, Lorde, Charli XCX, and Lana Del Rey. Antonoff’s producing is often noted for his tributes to 80s pop and synths, as well as loud,… Continue reading “I Wanna Get Better” – Bleachers

In 2008, Fall Out Boy released a small, mostly disregarded mixtape called Welcome to the New Administration. This EP was only released virtually and it’s essential purpose was to promote the band’s fourth upcoming album, Folie à Deux. The song “Lake Effect Kid” was feature on this mixtape. As it was only a demo, the… Continue reading Lake Effect Kid – Fall Out Boy

Twenty-one pilots is a two-man band from Columbus, Ohio. They are known for their unique style of music, producing songs that include a diverse range of genres such as alternative hip hop, indie pop, alternative rock, reggae, rap-rock, etc. The band mainly sticks to a dark/angsty and emotional aesthetic, expressing several themes of mental health.… Continue reading Car Radio- twenty øne piløts

This incredible documentary by D.A. Pennebaker follows the recording process for the cast album of Company, a Sondheim musical. It’s a great opportunity to see what goes into the recording process, both technically and emotionally. In this clip, we see the setup and recording of “Getting Married Today,” in which the actress playing Amy struggles… Continue reading Original Cast Album: Company (1970, dir. D. A. Pennebaker)

This youtube video is a compilation of different lo-fi hip hop songs that incorporate the “boom bap” beat. Boom bap was a popular music production style on the East Coast from the 1980s to the 1990s which is considered the “golden age of hip hop.” Boom Bap refers to the sounds of the bass drum… Continue reading Lo-fi Hip Hop

Creating fear through sound is a difficult task. When dealing with evoking an emotion so complex as fear, it would be logical to assume that the work is spontaneously created. People who create brilliant horror soundtracks must simply have a gift. The reality is that science is deeply interwoven with horror music. For example, let’s… Continue reading “Brother & Sister” from the Hereditary Soundtrack

The song I chose for October’s Listening Party discussion is “865” by Morgan Wallen. This was on Wallen’s album, “Dangerous” that came out in January. The video on YouTube is him and his band recording it in a theater. I like this because it shows the viewer the types of instruments used. I believe there… Continue reading 865 (The Dangerous Sessions)-Morgan Wallen

These clips were chosen to highlight how much of the religious tradition of church is an auditory experience. Even during moments of prayer and reflection, the church is never actually silent. These clips also highlight how sound in the age of recorded and broadcast church is different from traditional in person service. There is a… Continue reading Audio in the Church

My Name is is a song by Eminem from his second album The Slim Shady LP. The song contains sample of Labs Siffre’s track “I Got The…” who actually got Eminem and Dr. Dre to change some of the lyrics in the song when it was released due to the certain issues he took with… Continue reading My Name is- Eminem