Music

  • Best albums of summer 2019

    By Carlos Garcia -

    It’s been a hot girl and city boy type of summer. After multiple listens, The Daily Texan has chosen five albums that have stood out in our summer playlists. 

  • Yorke’s 'ANIMA' proves best yet in solo career

    By Carlos Garcia -

    Thom Yorke, lead singer of alternative rock band Radiohead, is back in the music spotlight after releasing his third studio solo album, ANIMA. This album is his follow-up to 2014’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes and latest project since the release of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016.

  • Mi gente — Latin trap music sets a new vibe

    By Sandra Torres -

    Latin trap music appeals to many audiences outside the languages spoken by Latin American nations, and according to Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, it pushed Latin rappers to rank among America’s top hits.

  • Bungalow East promotes community in East Austin

    By Carlos Garcia -

    Bungalow East isn’t a music venue. It’s a house. Any house in East Austin. Erica Tello and Loleita Vatikani created Bungalow East, a music promotion project based in East Austin, to showcase local talent.

  • ‘False Alarm’ alerts a new era for Two Door Cinema Club

    By Carlos Garcia -

    The noughtie days are back with a digital upgrade, courtesy of Ireland’s favorite indie-rock band. Two Door Cinema Club’s latest LP, False Alarm, harnesses the power of electronic pop while drawing from the development of indie-rock over the past decade. The album exceeds the majority of the band’s discography, but fails to compare to debut album Tourist History.

  • Years to Burn brings long-awaited heat

    By Carlos Garcia -

    Fourteen years after their 2005 release of In the Reins, Calexico and Iron & Wine follow up their experimental album with Years to Burn, an album proving these two groups have taken their long-term hiatus to perfect the album that In the Reins originally set out to be

  • Jo-Bros not the same no-mo

    By Carlos Garcia -

    The Jonas Brothers are finally back, and no one could be more excited than the fan base which splattered its childhood rooms with J-14 posters. In 14 songs, the Disney Channel heartthrob trio brings a mature sound while riffing on nostalgia to make their return a pop culture event.

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