Baron Boombox: Reverie – The Morning Of

By Alex Chiang, Staff writer Typically I’m not a huge fan of bands with two lead singers. I find without the single-mindedness of one singer, the overall tone of the song clashes with itself. The Morning Of is the perfect exception. Never before have I heard such a flawless synthesis of two distinct voices, male [...]

Baron Boombox: Take California – Propellerheads

By Zack Bernardin, Staff writer Fatboy  Slim meets Art of Noise. Rock meets electronica. The Matrix meets James Bond. This is as close to rock & roll as big-beat techno is going to get. Propellerheads gives you party-techno, hip-hop, acid-house, jazz-funk, and spy-film all rolled into one. Keyboardist/bassist/DJ Alex Gifford played keyboards for Van Morrison [...]

Baron Banner Boombox: Dream-Priscilla Ahn

To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Priscilla Ahn until just a week ago.  This was actually the song that got me hooked.  Apparently it’s been used in a few TV shows, namely Grey’s Anatomy.  I don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy but for those who do, here is the singer behind the song. There’s a fine [...]

Baron Boombox: Silver Bells-Relient K

By Alex Chiang, Staff writer Who’s excited for the holidays? I know pop-punk band Relient K is. After releasing Christmas album Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer at the beginning of Fall last year, they recorded three more covers of classics and rereleased it mid-November. One of those classics happened to be sing-along friendly Silver [...]

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Il Fait Si Beau-Vincent Delerm Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter. His music is infused with upbeat piano tunes and is often associated with the Nouvelle Chanson style, French songs that capture the emotions of the everyday and are influenced by 1960s French cinema. I have no idea what he’s singing, but his voice sounds [...]

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