Translucent Thoughts

  • The Neighbourhood delivers familiar sound in (((((ultraSOUND))))), at what cost?

    After a nearly three-year hiatus, California-based band The Neighbourhood released their fifth studio album “(((((ultraSOUND)))))” on Nov. 14. Branded by the virality of their 2012 song “Sweater Weather,” the fourth most-streamed song of all time on Spotify. Attempting to return to their Tumblr-grunge roots, The Neighbourhood’s newest release, with a total of 15 tracks, falls…

  • Sudan Archives finds her pulse in The BPM

    Intense and alive, Sudan Archives’ The BPM takes her audience out of their bedroom and into the club.  31-year-old Brittney Parks dropped her third studio album this past Friday after releasing six singles, four music videos and over 20 tour dates over the course of 2025. Three years after the release of her sophomore album Natural Brown Prom…

  • Texas Mohini showcases tradition, empowerment

    Texas Mohini has courage, hair flips and energy inside their DNA—or at least that’s what they chant before every performance. Dancing under intense competition stages across America, Texas Mohini, UT’s oldest all-girls Bollywood fusion team, declares itself as a creative front of female empowerment and cultural identity. Founded in 2006, Texas Mohini became the UT’s…

  • Lady Monday: Emerging and Eccentric

    Austin R&B Duo Nico Medel and Aden Botchway make music reminiscent of something you love, while being something you’ve never heard before. Wires line the carpet of Nico Medel’s bedroom, leading to various samplers and speakers and mics that soon make up the sound of Lady Monday. The 21-year-old’s room feels like a space where…

  • Dancing is the Best Release

    “When a body moves, it’s the most revealing thing. Dance for me for a minute, and I’ll tell you who you are.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 1966, my father was born in Hyderabad, India. As a student, he performed poorly in front of his teachers. Papa was an athlete and a dancer. In these roles,…