Mark Wesley
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Mark is a 20-something-year-old Maryland native currently residing in the midwest. Chances are, you'll probably catch him binging Star Trek: Deep Space Nine while arguing to his friends why Sisko is the best captain. Mark is currently going to school for journalism/media production where, throughout the semester, he is a DJ for the local radio station. He also is deathly obsessed with Chipotle

Album Review: Sun Kil Moon – “This is My Dinner”

The third leg of Mark Kozelek’s career has been an interesting one, to say the least. The former Red House Painters frontman has gone from being heralded with 2014’s masterful album Benji to lambasted by the music press due to a…

Album Review: Robyn – Honey

The pop landscape has changed dramatically since Swedish pop-star Robyn put out her album, Body Talk, in 2010. Styles have come and gone, careers have been born, and the sound has shifted numerous times. However, Robyn was one of pop…

Album Review: Logic – “YSIV”

With 2017’s Everbody, Maryland rapper Logic was quickly elevated from mere rapper to pop-star status with his chart-topping radio single “1-800-273-8255”. A song that was the introduction to many of Logic’s ever-emerging fanbase. While the album was a huge commercial…

Album Review: Marissa Nadler – “For My Crimes”

For My Crimes is the latest album from Sacred Bones’ own Marissa Nadler. Crimes is the follow-up to her excellent 2016 release Strangers, which received critical acclaim from both critics and fans. Strangers was an album that saw Nadler taking…

Album Review: Troye Sivan – Bloom

Australia’s own Troye Sivan is one of those artists that can fly under the radar of your typical pop fan. He doesn’t have the catalog of hits that mega-stars like Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande have, but the hits he…

Album Review: Blood Orange – Negro Swan

Whereas 2016’s Freetown Sound was a record that dove into themes of sex, race, and politics, Negro Swan, the latest release from Dev Hynes’ solo project Blood Orange, tries for an intimate experience about mental health within marginalized communities. Swan…

Album Review: Animal Collective – Tangerine Reef

To celebrate the 2018 International Year of the Reef, in conjunction with the Miami-based art/science duo Coral Morphologic, Animal Collective decided to make an audiovisual experience all about coral reefs and the importance of nature preservation. A bit of a…