Year: 2012
2012: A Year In Retrospect, via List Format If the world is really going to end tomorrow, I might as well talk about some cool shit that has happened musically in 2012. Well, to be honest, not all of it is cool. Some of it may be pretty terrible. Its up to you I suppose. Anyways, […]
What makes great, relevant, topical, analgesic, intriguing pop music? Innovation. Disregard to pretense. Interesting takes on the past. New visions for the future. Here is a list of artists that brought something new to the table this year and created beautifully cohesive albums. Each one takes its own ambitious approach combining, twisting, creating new genres […]
Hi. Hello. Yo, what’s up. My name’s Samantha. I run The Traveling Show here on Coog Radio, but you probably know me better as that girl who subbed in for your favorite CR shows this semester. I’ve had a blast hanging out with you guys on air — from the occasional (and completely accidental) innuendos, […]
Giovanni Guillén, blogger, pop slut & co-curator of the Coog Radio compilations. Fav albums: 1. John Talabot, ƒIN 2. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city 3. Arca, Stretch 2 4. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel 5. Gepe, GP 6. Beach House, Bloom 7. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution 8. Grizzly Bear, Shields 9. Frank […]
https://soundcloud.com/nite-jewel/all-i-want-for-christmas-is Nite Jewel’s down-tempo take on “All I Want for Christmas is You” makes a point to revel in the quieter moments of love during wintertime: standing underneath the mistletoe, night-time drives to your boo’s crib on Christmas Eve, etc. Lush with warm synthesizers and Ramona Gonzalez’s gentle but commanding voice, this cover carries its […]
Check out The xx’s rendition of “Last Christmas.”
If you are not familiar with my show, I spun the tunes Sunday nights since CR’s inception in 2011 while somewhere in the midst landing a job at nation’s oldest continuously operating recording studio. Juggling the two tasks along with school was character building to say the least, but completely rewarding nonetheless. After a great […]
https://soundcloud.com/iamjaylotus/jaylotus-the-love-movement Jay Lotus is self described as a “saxophonist turned producer,” and it definitely shows. His albums, all instrumental, expertly wrap hip-hop beats over a groove-laden core. Other tracks capture the improvisational nature of jazz while mixing the skilled hands of a producer at a drum machine. If you’re looking for the perfect study music, […]
Indie-Folk hero Sufjan Stevens is back with an all new Christmas album. With such songs as “Christmas Unicorn” and “Justice Delivers Its Death,” it’s sure to fall into your regular music rotation during the Yuletide season. What’s better is that it’s free (you can leave a tip from $1-$25, which is still a bargain). Head on […]
https://soundcloud.com/sydneyintheory/04-gliding-through-feat Producer Sydney In Theory’s latest mixtape The Wild EP features production that meshes hip-hop and experimental electronic music. Glitches, distortion, sound clips, and alien buzzes join rude boy bass knocks to make for a project that sounds like the guys who rock new eras and jordans got lost in logic studio. The Wild EP
Despite the name, Houston is a band who (as far as we know) hasn’t even visited the Bayou City. In fact, we aren’t even sure they’ve ventured outside their native Sweden. Despite all this, we are sure of one thing: their sound is as diverse and multifaceted as it’s namesake. It could be described as one part […]
We are now accepting applications for DJ positions for the Spring 2013 semester! COOG Radio prides itself in its diversity, therefore desired applicants are those who demonstrate a thorough knowledge of music or sports broadcasting and can bring something new to our organization as well as our listeners. Applicants must be enrolled students of the […]
Tons of amazing psychedelic acts including CR Comp Vol. 2 contributor Vinyl Williams on the bill, and more to be announced in January. This is definitely a Texas music festival you’ll want to catch. AUSTIN PSYCH FEST – APRIL 26-28 2013 – PASSES HERE
It looks we won’t have to (though we still want to, real bad). In fact, this doesn’t feel like a CR COMP fest, it practically is one. Not one, not two, but three COOG Radio Compilation contributors (Stephen Farris, Josiah Gabriel, FLCON FCKER) will be performing along side producers NO SIR E, JAY LOTUS, Babel Fishh, […]
L.A. natives, Local Natives, is set to release their sophomore album, Hummingbird, on January 29 of next year through Frenchkiss/Infectious Music. They released their first single “Breakers” about a month ago along with a set of tour dates to compliment their new album, which doesn’t include Texas. Its been over 2 years since the release of their highly acclaimed […]
Hot off the release of their follow-up to 2010’s The Waves, New Zealand born San Francisco based sky-gaze (yup, we’re going there) impresario Tamaryn will be gracing the Fitzgerald’s stage with songs from her new release Tender New Signs, which has more going for it than most albums released under any “INSERT HERE-gaze” genre. Tamaryn’s […]
Houston’s The Manichean have always made it a point to bring theater into their work. Whether through their prosaic lyrics, their use of musique concrete elements (i.e using a typewriter as an instrument), or even choice of venue, The Manichean’s music serves not as pop songs but a soundtrack to real human drama, which they […]
Glass The Sky is a band with a large pallet. The band’s sound delves in atmospheric soundscapes formed by sonically adventurous dual guitars and lush key work, yet is grounded with a more progressive rhythm section. It’d be easy to categorize the sound as “post-rock” if not for the band’s clever use of clarinet, vocal […]
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With this record, people who like us will immediately connect with something. Based on the very, very few people who’ve heard stuff— some engineers, the band, and that’s about it— some people think it’s stranger than Loveless. I don’t. I feel like it really frees us up, and in the bigger picture it’s 100 percent […]
