Raffi Khatchadourian

Colgate Class of 2017

Indie Bands You Should Know: The Kooks

The Kooks are an Indie rock band from East Sussex, England, formed in 2001. The band has 4 members: Luke Pritchard (lead vocals, guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar), Peter Denton (bass guitar), and Paul Garred (drums). The Kooks are one of my favorite Indie bands; their music is a cross between 60s classic rock and…

Estelle- “Thank You”

British R&B singer Estelle brings us the followup track to her recent single “Break My Heart”. “Thank You” was written by Akon and produced by Jerry Wonda. “She fell in love with the emotional track the moment she heard it. “By the time it got to the chorus I was damn near crying,” the British…

J. Cole – Mr. Nice Watch (Feat. Jay-Z)

Cole promised us that we would get his Jay-Z feature today and he delivered. This track was definitely one of the most anticipated tracks off of Cole World: The Sideline Story.  Production on “Mr. Nice Watch” is done by J. Cole himself.  For now, we only have the clean version via Skee. EDIT: Updated With…

Blink-182 “Snake Charmer”

Blink-182’s new album “Neighborhoods” sprung a leak this morning.  To be quite honest, I didn’t think Blink would be able to put out another good album, but I was completely wrong.  The beginning half of the album is amazing and I really enjoyed listening to this album, but near the end the album seemed to…

Indie Bands You Should Know: Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles fits in more closely with the other music posted on this site. Crystal Castles are an electronic indie band from Canada. They consist of Alice Glass (singer and lyricist) and Ethan Kath (producer). I recommend that everybody gives Crystal Castles a listen, especially if you’re a fan of electronic music. Listen to Empathy:…

I Know The Truth- Pretty Lights

I’ve been a big follower of Pretty Lights since the “Filling Up The City Skies” days and Derek Vincent Smith tried to create a modern Electronica beat on his new track.  He premiered “I Know The Truth” back at Bonaroo over the summer.  Derek talks about his new track below: “ I wanted to try to…