A new release from the better half of Hungry Boys! A Pat O’Brien EP has just dropped, and it’s definitely worth a listen. Some very cool sampling work, layered over casual and comfortable beats. 5:29 AM is some cool shit, and more importantly, is available for free download. Go take a listen for yourself below:…Read on

Here’s a lil’ something to get you psyched for Thursday’s Spring Fling (hopefully on Foss Hill, cross your fingers for some good weather). Headliner Big KRIT has just dropped a pretty incredible video for his single “I Got This.” Check it out if you like vintage-looking split screens, big crowds, and ill Southern energy. Thursday’s…Read on

Here’s the audio from last Thursday’s show, as recorded by one Samuel Remington Long off the mixer and into a field recorder. Take a listen at your leisure, and keep an eye out for the live footage of “Balance.” (photo borrowed from Wesleying) And here is some live video, shot beautifully by Jordan Kenna ’12.

Some of the older students among our readership might remember this feature from the original Aural Wes. I think that there was an essay written about the power of some particular area and its resulting scene. I think one of our old editors wrote it in their junior or senior year, and you’re welcome to…Read on

What did your parents listen to when you were young? Or maybe this will resonate with you a little more: what songs did your parents drive you insane with because they wouldn’t stop playing them? And what kinds of experiences did you have as a child with music because of your parents?   Well, both…Read on

The Fader just posted a stream of Wes alum Le1f’s new mixtape out on Wes alum run label Greedhead next week. The Fader writes, “Le1f’s Dark York mixtape is one of the most provocative rap releases so far this year, a major work that constantly and subversively carves a distinct space for itself without stepping outside of…Read on