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WHAT’S SPINNING AT @KLSURadio KLSUradio klsufm lsunow.com 225 578 5578 NEW MUSIC TOP 30 PLAYS REVIEW BY CAPTAIN KIDD HOST OF HIGH TIDE, SATURDAYS 1 TO 3 P.M. ARTIST/ALBUM/LABEL The opening tracks of Hippo Campus’s of the album, but nonetheless offers a glimpse of “Monsoon” begins a shift into fall. Lyrics like 1 Thundercat/Drunk/Brainfeeder debut album “Landmark” are reminiscent of a what follows. Specifically, the very first sound the “’Cuz sunburned skin won’t agree with me,” carefree youth. Jake Luppen’s soaring vocals listener hears is synthesized. This indicates the and cascading guitar riffs remind the listener of placed over clear, layered guitars conjure images of presence of an outside party, someone who isn’t falling rain. 2 Dirty Projectors/Dirty Projectors/ summertime, adventure and possibility. a band member but whose influence on the di- “Landmark” ends with what is perhaps its Domino This tone reflects the hopes of Hippo rection of the album is inevitable. That someone best song, “Buttercup.” It contains all of what 3 Jay Som/Everybody Works/Polyvinyl Campus, a young indie rock group out of Minne- is the record label. Hippo Campus does best — youthful, fired up sota. Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Zach Sutton and The subsequent tracks on the first half of resilience over a steady, driving pace. To me, 4 Tennis/Yours Conditionally/Mutually Whistler Allen met as students at the Saint Paul the album follow suit. The anger from the band’s the refrain “She’ll be fine on her own” ushers a Detrimental Conservatory for Performing Artists and formed initial hits like “Suicide Saturday” is replaced by farewell to the doomed relationships of youth Hippo Campus in 2013. “Landmark” is the an overwhelmingly positive tone that feels a bit and the acceptance of inevitable change later 5 King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard/ group’s first full-length album following its 2015 forced. It’s as if the label is steering the band to- in life. Flying Microtonal Banana/ATO “Landmark” 7/10 EP “Bashful Creatures.” ward festivals and arena shows when they would While “Landmark” may have been an by Hippo “Landmark” begins with “Sun Veins,” a be more at home in more intimate venues, to- unsteady first step, Hippo Campus seems to re- 6 Los Campesinos/Sick Scenes/Wichita short, loosely formed introduction that transi- ward Top 40 hits when they might do better with mind its audience that this record is no indication Campus tions into a series of distorted guitar chords. a niche audience. of where they might end up. 7 Sinkane/Life & Livin’ It/City Slang Similar distorted vocals accompany eerily All this breaks down with “Monsoon,” 8 Froth/Outside (Briefly)/Self-Released ambient instrumentation on this track. the ninth and longest track on the re- For fans of: Vampire Weekend and Young The “Sun Veins” feels out of place on the first half cord. If the preceding songs were summer, Giant 9 Dude York/Sincerely/Hardly Art REVIEW BY DJ 440 HOST OF RADIO RHAPSODY, MONDAYS 11 P.M. TO 1 A.M. (CLASSICAL) 10 Thievery Corporation/The Temple Of I & I/ESL Who remembers the outset of Kamasi thon recording session that produced “The Epic.” audience is left with no cohesive conception of Washington’s “Change of the Guard,” the first The opening track “Satania Our Solar Sys- what was just presented to them. 11 Jesca Hoop/Memories Are Now/Sub track of 2015’s “The Epic?” tem” is the most successful example of the “Planetary Prince” is part of a string of Pop The commanding piano siren in that song boundless style of the album. It’s a little awk- recordings by the Los Angeles jazz crowd. They is played by non other than Cameron Graves, ward to describe the transitions of this piece offer a wide appeal as they revitalize main- 12 Sallie Ford/Soul Sick/Vanguard whose recording debut as a leader, “Plane- due to the group’s impressive ability to bleed stream jazz music and contribute to more pop- tary Prince,” features Kamasi Washington and in and out of styles as easily and frequently as ular genres, including metal, rap, and electronic 13 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/The Tourist/ Thundercat. they do. styles. Wichita I wish I could have attended the release The execution of Planetary Prince is highly Many moments throughout “Planetary show for this recording because this material stimulating and enjoyable, encompassing lyri- Prince” suffer from whiplash, but that can be for- 14 The Dig/Bloodshot Tokyo/Roll Call lends well to performance. All of the composi- cal piano beds, backbeat sections that can’t be given when the protean skill of those involved is 15 Busman’s Holiday/Popular Cycles/ tions that made the final cut of “Planetary Prince” flushed from your memory with the greatest of considered. Exciting times are upon us. Joyful Noise “Planetary 7/10 have been popular with crowds in Los Angeles effort, and even subtle metal breakdowns. Prince” by jazz clubs for a few years now. The songs on this With an 80-minute running time, however, For fans of: Captain Green and Kamasi 16 Maggie Rogers/Now That The Light Is Cameron Graves release were formalized during the same mara- the consequences of chaos are realized. 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