Riley Mellen


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Black Iron Pizza a lukewarm burnout

As a senior with roots in New York City, I’m a huge pizza fan—I could eat the stuff all day. Unsurprisingly, I was pretty excited to try Black Iron Pizza,... Read more

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CV: José González, Vestiges and Claws

José González’s first release in seven years, Vestiges and Claws, shows that while he may not have been in the studio since the release of the first iPhone, he has... Read more

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CV: Murder by Death, Big Dark Love

Murder By Death is known for musical experiments, and their latest LP, Big Dark Love, is no exception. All in all, the band gives their seventh studio album a decent... Read more

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Critical Voices: Cold War Kids, Hold My Home

I would have said that Cold War Kids did a fantastic and appropriate job of promoting their new album, Hold My Home, if its content wasn’t so dull. The singles... Read more

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Critical Voices: The Kooks, Listen

Fans of previous Kooks albums, beware––this record is not the vintage, 60s-meets-90s British rock that would be welcome in a dingy London nightclub in either decade. Lacking their usual unified... Read more

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Critical Voices: RAC, Strangers, Pt. II

The second installment of RAC’s two-part debut album, Strangers II, is a stark departure from the band’s previous work of creating peppy, electronic remixes for other popular artists. Then again,... Read more