Hi Benjó and welcome to College Radio Charts! Thank you for taking some time out of your day to spend with us. How has your summer been so far? Amazing. Everyone’s been complaining of a heatwave but I’m like…where? If this is a heatwave...
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1. truth be told2. meet the beast3. paradoxical4. edge5. haunted sanctuary6. for what it’s worth7. love you right There are records about healing, and then there are records that document the uncomfortable process of healing while it’s still happening. Donaven’s meet the beast (a...
For the past few years, College Radio Charts has followed Flowers For Juno’s evolution from the alluring darkness of “Physical Culture” through the shimmering melancholy of “Just Like Honey,” the crushing beauty of “My Bloody Kisses,” and the mordant wit of “Morgue Than Words.”...
Tenna Star has spent decades proving that reggae isn’t simply a genre—it’s a language capable of adapting to every new rhythm that crosses its path. On “Wake the Town,” the veteran Jamaican vocalist embraces liquid drum & bass without abandoning the soulful conviction that...
ItsEasty Finds Joy in the Details on the Infectious ‘Sunbeams’ Some songs chase nostalgia. Others simply stumble into it by accident. ItsEasty’s latest single, “Sunbeams,” somehow manages to do both, wrapping shimmering synths, buoyant hip-hop rhythms, and indie-pop optimism into a track that feels...
Nolen Abel has always written from the places most artists try to hide. On “The Sound (God Help Me),” the Orlando-based singer-songwriter strips away whatever illusion remains about the glamorous pursuit of success, replacing it with something far more unsettling: the realization that admiration...
Alf Jetzer’s “There Was a Time,” from his ambitious album Unfolding, doesn’t merely ask for your attention—it gently earns it. These days when so much instrumental music feels designed to fade into the background, Jetzer crafts a piece that remains quietly captivating from beginning...
Animated Mayfly Festival’s Coup de Gracious arrives with a mission statement so simple it borders on radical: make an album that’s fun. Not algorithmically optimized fun. Not focus-grouped fun. Just a bunch of musicians in the Korean countryside gathering around middling equipment, writing songs...
Today, artificial intelligence is one of music’s most polarizing topics, and The Weight Between doesn’t merely enter the conversation — it kicks the door off its hinges. With the blistering new single “The Villain in Me,” released via Rareform Records, creator Matthew Ahumada delivers a...
Mitchell Broodley Finds Beauty in Imperfection on “Different’s Where I Wanna Be” We all know social media feeds are packed with curated romance and impossible standards, making Mitchell Broodley’s latest single, “Different’s Where I Wanna Be,” a refreshing reminder that the strongest relationships often...