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“Chic” has lost all meaning in 2026. Scrolling through my feed on any platform, I am berated with the word: “10 things I find incredibly chic,” “Welcome to my ultimate chic girl essentials list,” “5 chic gifts for the cool guy in your life.” I’ll save you the time, it is always a candle. I myself have been caught up in the overusage, choosing the word to describe regular activities I do as a way to clamor for glamour.

November 6, 2025 may be remembered in Nashville as the second coming of the British Invasion.

2025 was a masterpiece of a year when it came to music. From alternative rock to rage-inspired digicore, there was no shortage of amazing albums. Here at WRVU, we’ve collected the best of the best after a rigorous voting process. If you weren’t tapped in last year, it’s okay. We’re here to help. Here are WRVU’s top ten albums of 2025, featuring reviews from across our staff.

Categories: April 21, 2026 On occasion, I am reminded of my infinitesimal smallness. Astronauts, part of the recent Artemis II mission to the moon (the first in over a half century), provided a stark glimpse into my speck-like nature in capturing an updated photo of the Earth.

BBC Introducing in America is set to launch this Friday, Dec. 5 on college radio stations across Tennessee with new episodes airing on the first Friday of every month. The new programme will see BBC Introducing join forces with college radio shows, piloting in Tennessee, to support upcoming artists and their music, with the intention of expanding to more states across America in the future.

It was hard not to feel out of place in my T-shirt and jeans standing in an eclectic concert crowd consisting of many leather get-ups and metallic face mask contraptions. I felt disconnected, like I was a part plugged into the wrong slot in a machine. As the lights dimmed, these thoughts were enveloped in an onslaught of glitched-out noises as Sudan Archives entered The Basement East stage. The conglomeration of people became transfixed as she glided across stage, booting up.

For years, I have wrestled with the idea of posthumously released music. Is it something that should be celebrated or ignored? Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay” sits at the core of this tension. While the beautifully crafted song represents timeless tranquility, many are not aware that Redding never finished the song. Prior to its release, Redding tragically died in a plane crash, causing intense grief in the music community.

Impediment have long been a staple of Nashville’s DIY scene, spanning punk, jangle pop, shoegaze, and a vast variety of other genres over their career. They’ll be playing a free show at the East Room on Thursday, March 19th at 7:30pm to end their US tour. I caught up with them over Zoom as they were driving from Indiana to Detroit to talk influences, balancing projects, and their forthcoming love letter to Nashville. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Internet users, particularly those in the music milieu, love a buzzword. “Electroclash,” “bloghouse,” and “indie sleaze” have slotted perfectly into so many modern pop reviews that it can be hard to truly understand their true definitions anymore. Before these current times, one buzzword was truly inescapable to anyone who considered themselves a music fan: hyperpop.

On occasion, I am reminded of my infinitesimal smallness. Astronauts, part of the recent Artemis II mission to the moon (the first in over a half century), provided a stark glimpse into my speck-like nature in capturing an updated photo of the Earth.