Lav's Music Corner

Another late-night best new tracks from your nocturnal angel girl. Enjoy <3 5.  Silence  - Cloud Nothings Once again I think this single will fall short of blasting fans of early Cloud Nothings punky bombast away. But I think the band has settled into a punchy indie style that still carries more weight than most of their contemporaries. The combination of crashing drums and sticky refrains isn't rewriting anything but it's a formula I still find compelling.  Listen 4.  B2b  - Charli XCX When Charli claimed that her new album was going to be for the clubs, she wasn't kidding. In the absolute most literal interpretation of that promise possible, she delivered two singles this week tributing the genre's classics and one of its most beloved styles of performance. For this song, she recruits Gesaffelstein a combination the feels almost too good to be true. His pulsating contributions make this the darkest and murkiest club vibe Charli has served up yet even in spi...

Let's go babes, Coachella starts today. Whether you're in the desert yourself or watching online it's an exciting time for music fans of all kind. So rather than the monotony of collecting artists by their genre or stylistic choices to make these rapid fire reviews, this time I'm just covering three artists with records I haven't touched on this year that you can hear at Coachella this weekend. Enjoy <3   Bronco  - Orville Peck Canada's own cowboy king is back in action with a second studio album following up 2020's Show Pony  EP. I've always enjoyed Orville Peck even though I agree with the major complaint about his music, that it's built around a gimmick. But I honestly really like that gimmick. His adaptation of country aesthetics with a heartland flare paired with his trademark deep vocals is a winning formula in my book. On top of that his interpolation of gay themes is a hilarious subversion of a genre that has always had difficulty with out...