Frankie Cosmos continue to fulfill their potential on ‘Vessel’
by Preston Radtke Frankie Cosmos has quickly become more than just a forlorn, artsy, indie…
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Preston Radtke
Preston is a Emerging Media and Design major. His favorite things include: Seinfeld, the band Sleater-Kinney, denim jackets, and traveling. When he is not writing for Byte, he's working on his thesis dealing with transmedia in music marketing, working on his very amateur novel, and spending way too much money on restaurants.
U.S. Girls bring angst to the dance floor on ‘In a Poem Unlimited’
by Preston Radtke On U.S. Girls’s sixth full-length album, the project finds a sonic balance,…
‘Freedom’s Goblin’ by Ty Segall is a perplexing array of strange new sounds
by Preston Radtke First things first, Freedom’s Goblin is a musical enigma. It is extraordinarily…
Porches miss the mark miserably on ‘The House’
by Preston Radtke The third LP from Porches is nothing short of magnificently flawed and…
Frankie Cosmos climbs further up the indie steps with “Jesse”
by Preston Radtke It was a busy 2017 for Frankie Cosmos. Riding the high of…
‘Offering’ by Cults: The story of a falling star
by Preston Radtke Normally a four-year gap between releases is nothing to spill ink over…
Florist scurries back to the treehouse on ‘If Blue Could Be Happiness’
by Preston Radtke The sophomore LP from Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit Florist is an awakening for…
Weezer brings an all-out dud to the table with “Beach Boys”
by Preston Radtke The very prolific Weezer have added yet another page to their ever-widening…
Alvvays take a hesitant step forward with ‘Antisocialites’
by Preston Radtke This may come as a shock, but 2014’s self-titled debut release by…
‘American Dream’ by LCD Soundsystem is brooding, introspective, and real
by Preston Radtke It’s hard to say much about LCD Soundsystem that hasn’t already been…