Rosalía Transcends Limits on ‘LUX,’ a Spiritual, Gorgeous Masterpiece By Juan P. Almanza, Hoya Staff Writer • November 12, 2025 Rosalía’s “LUX” opens with “Sexo, Violencia y Llantas” (Sex, Violence and Tires), which instantly hits listeners with somber piano tunes...
‘From The Pyre’ is a Fiery Follow-Up Album for The Last Dinner Party By Isabelle Cialone, Guide Deputy Editor • October 22, 2025 After the explosive success of their inaugural album “Prelude to Ecstasy,” it would have been easy for alternative indie British rock band The...
Tame Impala’s ‘Deadbeat’ is Dead on Arrival By Juan P. Almanza, Hoya Staff Writer • October 22, 2025 Kevin Parker, the mind and main voice behind music project Tame Impala, made waves in the psychedelic scene with his 2015 project “Currents,” a...
In ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Swift Sparkles With Love, Dulls With Lyrics By Maren Fagan, Editor-in-Chief • October 22, 2025 Taylor Swift has done it again. A dance-pop album. Yet this time with some cringey lyrics — we’ll all probably still listen. Swift’s...
‘Breach’ is Twenty One Pilots’ Grand Finale, Even Grander Reinvention By Juan P. Almanza, Hoya Staff Writer • September 24, 2025 Somber in tone, eclectic in sound and full of back-to-back bangers, “Breach” accomplishes everything a finale should, wrapping up the story Twenty...
Sombr? “I Barely Know Her” By Tanvi Gorripati, Senior Guide Editor • September 17, 2025 Sombr, known offstage as Shane Michael Boose, is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about new voices in indie rock and alternative pop at just...
The Beaches Prove Their Queer Pop Prowess in ‘No Hard Feelings’ By Madeleine Ott, Senior Design Editor • September 17, 2025 While not as captivating as their stellar sophomore album, The Beaches provide yet another energizing and unabashedly queer collection of indie pop-rock...
EDEN Paints Gorgeously Haunting Electronic Dreams on ‘Dark’ By Grace Ko, Senior Guide Editor • September 10, 2025 A key figure in the enigmatic electronic music genre, Jonathon Ng, known as EDEN, returns in full force on his latest album “Dark,” a beautifully...
‘Double Infinity’: Big Thief Embraces Their Same Emotional Rawness With a New Sound By Isabelle Cialone, Guide Deputy Editor • September 10, 2025 Adrianne Lenker, lead singer of indie folk band Big Thief — which also includes members Buck Meek and James Krivchenia — finds herself “At the...
Sit, Stay, Repeat: Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Does Nothing New By Tanvi Gorripati, Senior Guide Editor • September 10, 2025 Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” is lots of fun, and I will not dispute that. It is playful, catchy, catty and tailor-made for blasting...
Djo’s ‘The Crux’ Tries Not to Be Basic By Francis Rienzo, Guide Deputy Editor • April 23, 2025 “I think you’re scared of being basic,” Joe Keery says on the lead single “Basic Being Basic” from “The Crux,” the latest album from...
‘I Said I Love You First’ is Artistic but Unremarkable By Francis Rienzo, Deputy Guide Editor • April 2, 2025 Selena Gomez has been a household name since Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place.” Benny Blanco is somewhat less well-known, yet his impact...
