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Katy Perry’s Latest Album, Smile, Fails To Deliver Strong Mental Health Message

September 5, 2020 Daniel Tamariz Album Review, Mental Health, Pop, Katy Perry, Music

Katy Perry has been out of the limelight since her fifth studio album Witness (2017), which is considered a critical and commercial failure. Since then, Perry has suffered bouts of depression and has been working on herself. The self-reflection led to Perry’s sixth studio album Smile, released on August… Read the rest at our website.

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Folklore Is Taylor Swift’s Best Album Yet

July 24, 2020 Carolina Soto Music, Album Review, Alternative & Indie, Taylor Swift

The summer of 2020 left many artists in unforeseen circumstances, with many having to call off headlining tours. Taylor Swift was one of those artists. She was scheduled to perform shows across the globe as part of Lover Fest, a concert tour that celebrates her seventh studio album, Lover… Read the rest at our website.

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A Flashback At How Dangerous Woman Shaped Ariana Grande’s Career

November 30, 2018 Alexzandria Windley Music, Album Review, Ariana Grande

Despite having a voice that’s a throwback to vintage divas like Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle, Ariana Grande was often regarded as a child star, void of talent and charisma—an act that would eventually fizzle out like the rest of her contemporaries. It wasn’t until the 2016… Read the rest at our website.

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Review: Mumford & Sons Comes Full Circle in Delta

November 16, 2018 Corbin Bolies Music, Album Review, Alternative & Indie, Music Review

Even as one of the most successful bands of the past decade, it’s hard for people to understand Mumford & Sons. The most prominent group to arise out of the New Americana wave of 2012, the group has managed to slither its way through a variety of music styles… Read the rest at our website.

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Humanity Explored In Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station

October 5, 2018 Stephany Matat Music, Album Review, Paul McCartney

When people hear Paul McCartney’s name, nostalgia flashes before their eyes. Memories of listening to Hey Jude by The Beatles with family, yelling the lyrics of Band On The Run by Wings in the car and hearing the solemn Blackbird covered by many rising artists come to mind. McCartney… Read the rest at our website.

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A Year Later, Melodrama Resounds

August 23, 2018 Corbin Bolies Album Review, Lorde, Music

2017 brought a lot of new sounds for music. Between Kendrick Lamar’s monumental DAMN., Jay Z’s return in 4:44 and the wave that was Despacito, there was something any listener could pour themselves out to. An unappreciated element, despite its critical success, was Lorde’s return in Melodrama. A year… Read the rest at our website.

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Shrine Is A Moody Piece Of Modern Music

April 13, 2018 Ciro Salcedo Music, Album Review

Long Island indie group The Republic of Wolves have made a name for themselves in the underground circuit. While most emo bands forming in the 2000s focused on trying to write hooks for radio stations and the journals of teenage fans, Wolves went in a different direction. Taking inspiration… Read the rest at our website.

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Ciro’s Five Favorite Rap Debut Albums

March 30, 2018 Ciro Salcedo Music, Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap, hip hop, rap

This year, N.W.A.’s landmark Straight Outta Compton turns 30 and continues to stand as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. In music, first impressions are important—they can signal either a great success, or an even greater failure. Here are five albums that introduced the… Read the rest at our website.

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Migos Bring the Hype With Culture II

February 9, 2018 Justin Marcano Music, Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap

The Georgia-made rap trio, Migos, has returned and they brought back their standard, hype-inducing sound to their third major album. Culture II is the sequel to their sophomore LP, Culture, which has been teased since 2017 with singles such as Motorsport and Stir Fry dropping toward the end of… Read the rest at our website.

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Fall Out Boy’s New Sound Is Manic On MANIA

February 9, 2018 Martina Brady Music, Album Review, Rock, Pop

On Jan. 19, pop-rock band Fall Out Boy released MANIA, the group’s third LP since their five-year hiatus following their foray into pop with albums like Save Rock and Roll and American Beauty/American Psycho. Described by the band as a “palette cleanse” from their previous albums, MANIA is a… Read the rest at our website.

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