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Screaming Females Interview

Before the Screaming Females played Alpha Delt on November 13th, Aural Wes contributors Chris Reed '19, Megan West '19 and Kelsey Gordon '18 sat down with the group to chat about the Jersey basement scene, DIY venues, itchy noses and secrets.

This is not my home: the wanderlust of Beverly Tender's Lord Mayor EP

Beverly Tender's first official release "Lord Mayor Makes 1,000 Speeches" is a hauntingly beautiful set of tracks filled with nostalgic instrumentals and cathartic, inspired songwriting. From playing some of their first few shows at Wesleyan, Beverly Tender has gone on to craft an EP that will fill you with melancholy, yet reassuring, feelings of belonging in this strange world of displacement and uncertainty. 

Greyscale

Aural Wes is extremely excited to introduce all of our readers to Greyscale, a new student group and platform here at Wesleyan that focuses on expressing reactions to music through creative mediums.  It aims to show the subjectivity of music criticism, and personal significance music holds.

Rhys Langston "Expository Sext"

A transnational telegram direct from Langstonia: "Rhys Langston, here, reporting live from Mérida, Yucatán. Well, Jim it's all good fun out here but I have to be honest I've been enjoying the regular weekend updates at Aural Wes. By golly living vicariously through the Internet I can remember the public awkwardness while surrounded by musical accompaniment."