Tag: reviews
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Tuning In: September 2026
And just like that, it’s the most beautiful time of the year. It is strange watching seasons pass while in a new place, but at least fall will always be fall and Iz FM will always be Iz FM. Candidly, I have no idea if the article below is cohesive in any way. I’ve listened…
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Metro in the Metro
I’m genuinely not sure how to introduce this album. It’s been a top 10 of mine since the first time I heard “Borrowed Love” my freshman year of high school which was quickly followed by the multiple songs that blew up online during lockdown sophomore year. “Why today?” you may wonder, if I’ve been so…
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Thank you, Jane
apologies are in order: Left work with some creative juices left in my system, so here I am. I just want to formally apologize for missing my first monthly post in over a year. Hopefully, with some routine in my life, I shouldn’t be missing any more of these—as it is one of my favorite…
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A Pretty Blue June
We’re cutting it close this June, but the monthly quota will be met tonight! Before I dive into the main focus of this post, I promised commentary on Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album. Released on the 12th of this wonderful month, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love stands as Liv Rod’s third…
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Strange & Steely Sounds
I’m really cutting it close with this March publication, so I’ll really try to make this worth all your while. I’ve had quite the selection of albums to choose from for this month’s review—as I’ve dived way too deep into various artists like Crosby, Stills & Nash (no Young), Christopher Cross, Ace, and Cat Stevens.…
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Winter Months with Casablancas & McCartney
It’s no leap year, so that means tomorrow officially marks the start of month three of 2026. Oh, how time flies. Even though this is my last semester of undergrad, my academic pedal has been pushed to the metal. These have been eight weeks of lock-in time, which means it’s also been accompanied by many…
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Never Cutting My Hair Again
I’ve been delaying writing about any combination of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young for quite some time because I don’t even know how to correctly pay homage to these incredible artists and their incredible works of art. It all started what feels like a lifetime ago (last month) when I heard…
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Smiling and Profiling with The Cars
Happy last SDOC (second day of classes). It is 60ºF in North Carolina, and my 25ºF Pennsylvania self has not adjusted one bit. While I have basically been working or celebrating the holidays with my family all of winter break, I was able to squeeze in some good music time, thus here I am, ready…
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Brown Leaves, Bronze Sun, Bluegrass
Not even sure how to cold open this one. Basically, every November I stumble into my bluegrass and folk playlist. It’s like clockwork. Never intentional, just some higher power that wants me to blast Tyler Childers in my ears for the preceding 4-6 weeks. Where has that gotten me this year? Well, one of the…
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Mellow Mornings Involving Rainbows
You guessed it. I have a midterm tomorrow and some class content to catch up on, but I’ve also been antsy to get writing, making it the opportunity to push studying off and write this. Honestly, this morning I didn’t even have any ideas for what I could write about today. I’ve been dabbling here…
