Category: Reviews
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Ariana Grande Opens Up On 2nd Album In Six Months
It’s only been half a year since Ariana Grande dropped Sweetener, but more than enough has happened in her life to write another full-length. It’s a cryptic experience, as thank u, next seldomly names names from a roster of celebrity exes. It’s a release ripe with tea from her dramatic personal love life, but it’s…
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Why Golden Hour Deserved to Win Big at Last Night’s Grammys
In recent years, the Grammy awards have been under fire for their tendency to cater to the mainstream. Radio-friendly albums like Taylor Swift’s 1989 and Adele’s 25 topped critically adored works To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé’s Lemonade, respectively. It all culminated a year ago when Top 40 regular Bruno Mars swept…
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Beirut Ventures on Musical Journey Through Europe on Gallipoli
As a kid, I had a little bit of contact with Eastern European culture. Half of my family comes from that part of the world, so naturally a few traditions have been passed on–mostly in the category of food. I’ve had a lot of paprikash and goulash over the years. But I guess some of…
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Maggie Rogers Channels Newfound Fame on Sparkly Debut
Indie pop’s rising star sings about the journey through her world morphing around increasing fame on Heard It in a Past Life. Maggie Rogers’ melodic voice enchants many of the album’s tracks, while tranquil sounds retain the style that garnered her instant potential in a viral video from 2016. The soft indie pop style shouldn’t…
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Neutral Milk Hotel’s Classic Turns 20
20 years ago, the band Neutral Milk Hotel released In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, an album that later became a beloved cult classic. Although most of the ‘90s was dominated by the caustic sounds of grunge or the sarcastic humor of alt-rock, an underdog began to emerge when Neutral Milk Hotel released its first…
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CupcakKe Brings Raunch, Social Awareness on New Album
On her second LP of 2018, CupcakKe offers a second helping of her trademark sexual licentiousness, while at the same time dishing her distaste on more serious issues. Previous albums from the Chicago rapper have gotten progressively better and better, with Eden breaking even more new ground. One look at the song titled “Garfield” and…