Christmas is the perfect season to be rockin’ around the Christmas tree to some new jams. Every year artists release Christmas albums that include supposedly new Christmas songs – but, let’s be real, every Christmas song starts to sound the same after some time – and their rendition of classic…
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Album review: “DiCaprio 2”
Monday, Nov. 26 saw the release of Dreamville artist J.I.D.’s long-awaited second studio album and continuation of the “DiCaprio” series entitled “DiCaprio 2.” This is J.I.D.’s second studio album coming after his 2017 breakout album “The Never Story” and also a follow up to J.I.D.’s most highly regarded mixtape “DiCaprio.”…
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A review of Twenty One Pilots’ Trench
Oct. 5 marked the release of Twenty One Pilots’ newest album “Trench,” described by some as their most important album release yet. After taking a three year sabbatical, which they have done between every album they have released before, Twenty One Pilots have put out an album that sounds more…
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BØRNS got borin’
I have never been disappointed with BØRNS’ premier album “Dopamine.” With its engaging lyrics and varied tempo—ranging from the constant up beats of “Electric Love” to the smooth pops of “10,000 Emerald Pools” to the sultry funk of “American Money”—there is always a perfect fit for whatever dancing mood has…
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“The Thrill of” Sam Smith’s second album
I have this bad habit of picking two or three songs from an album that I like and only listening to those. However, Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of It All” is so good that I have had the whole album on repeat. Smith’s second album was released Nov. 3. The…
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Kendrick Lamar confronts his demons and haters with “DAMN.”
After releasing singles throughout April like “The Heart Part 4,” a diss track and “HUMBLE.”, the hype for Kendrick Lamar’s new album was through the roof. Kendrick dropped “DAMN.” around midnight April 14 and delivered on the hype. While the short, 14-song “DAMN.” may not be a musical masterpiece like his previous…
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“More Life” has bangers but no new ideas
“More Life” was pretty cool. Like I enjoyed it, and it’s something nice to bump in the car, but Drake certainly didn’t give us much new stuff on his new album. On “More Life,” we didn’t see much growth or evolution from Drake. I don’t believe we heard Drake say…
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An existential masterpiece in “Pure Comedy”
Father John Misty’s “Pure Comedy” is pure gold: from gospel choirs to existential trolling, FJM’s short story, film and album are well worth your time. April 7, Father John Misty released his new album “Pure Comedy.” Singles precluded the release with early signs of the apocalyptic, sarcastic and existential themes…
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Party on, “Starboy”
The first minute of The Weeknd’s video for the single “Starboy” shows a masked figure sitting across a large table from The Weeknd, identifiable by his signature hair, who is bound to the chair with zip ties. The unknown persona slowly saunters over to The Weeknd and suffocates him with a…
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