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Nostalgia Charms, Matured Vocals Impress on ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

Nostalgia Charms, Matured Vocals Impress on ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

By Mason Stempel April 29, 2021

★★★★☆ Taylor Swift is giving the people what they want. The artist’s 2019 announcement that she would be rerecording six of her original albums was, understandably, met with some confusion....

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

By Mary Grace Vainisi November 12, 2020

★★★★★ Soft pop and indie singer ROLE MODEL exhibits his newfound confidence and peace of mind across his newest release “our little angel,” while simultaneously maintaining his melancholy...

Samias Debut Album Tells the Tale of Coming of Age in the Time of Quarantine

Samia’s Debut Album Tells the Tale of Coming of Age in the Time of Quarantine

By Elena Ergener September 23, 2020

★★★★☆ Indie singer Samia Finnerty’s “The Baby” was not written about coming of age during quarantine, but somehow the description fits perfectly.  Samia’s debut captures the nostalgia...

@070Shake/NSTAGRAM | Mixing atmospheric production and empowered vocal deliveries, 070 Shake refines her star power on her debut album. Her innovative sound provides a new voice into the hip-hop landscape, and escapes the shadow of GOOD Music contemporaries like Kanye West and Pusha T

Enigmatic Artist 070 Shines on Her Debut LP ‘Modus Vivendi’

By Allan Navarro February 7, 2020

New Jersey-based rapper and singer 070 Shake proves her star power on her debut album “Modus Vivendi” released Jan. 17. By combining her dynamic singing voice with powerful lyrics about relationship...

@HARRYSTYLES/INSTAGRAM | Harry Styles sophomore album has a saccharine quality to it that makes the singer more relatable than ever. Combining lyrics about love lost with catchy melodies, the former One Direction member creates a fantastic project.

Harry Styles Showcases Emotional Fragility on Sophomore Album

By Grace Vainisi January 30, 2020

★★★★★ With his second solo album “Fine Line,” Harry Styles exudes vulnerability and authenticity with a hybrid of classic rock and soft pop. The specificity of his lyrics about his romantic...

@FKATWIGS/TWITTER | Electronic artist FKA twigs cultivates a complex listening experience on MAGDALENE, expressing strength and independence alongside vulnerability and sensitivity.

FKA twigs Radiates Emotion, Complexity on ‘MAGDALENE’

By Timothy McNulty November 15, 2019

★★★★★ On FKA twigs’ sophomore release “MAGDALENE,” the artist takes the best of her past work and delivers a project that shows the London-based electronic pop artist at her strongest....

@REXORANGECOUNTY/TWITTER | Rex Orange County departs from his usual lighthearted music  to explore sadness, but does so in a way that does not end up sounding inventive.

Rex Orange County’s ‘Pony’ Bares Emotions, Sounds Repetitive

By Haley Resnick October 30, 2019

★★★☆☆ In his third album “Pony,” Rex Orange County provides a heightened sense of vulnerability and emotion that listeners witness for the first time. His struggles with love, change...

KANYEWEST.COM | Jesus is King is the lowpoint of Kanye Wests career. Combining subpar lyricism with faux religious rhetoric, the album represents everything wrong with Wests egotistical public persona.

Kanye West Hits Musical, Egotistical Low on ‘JESUS IS KING’

By Zain Sandhu October 29, 2019

★☆☆☆☆ Since the onset of his musical career, Kanye West has consistently toed the line between performance art and outright ineptitude. From stunts such as his famous “George Bush doesn’t...

Angel Olsens All Mirrors Weaves Glimmering Masterpiece

Angel Olsen’s ‘All Mirrors’ Weaves Glimmering Masterpiece

By Angela Perez October 17, 2019

★★★★★ Angel Olsen’s penchant for dramatic, rhapsodic melodies that crescendo into cathartic ecstasy intensifies across her latest release, “All Mirrors,” which is arguably her best...

@KIMPETRAS/INSTAGRAM | Kim Petras spooky halloween album is dark and mature, driven by 
tantalizing synth beats and lyrics, just in time for the season.

Kim Petras Expands On Previous EP, Fleshes Out Old Concepts

By Kira Pomeranz October 10, 2019

★★★★☆ One year since German alt-pop songstress Kim Petras released “Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1,” an EP that drew inspiration from the holiday of Halloween, Petras has altered the concept...

BONAFIDE FABIAN/FACEBOOK | Bonafide Fabian releases a promising debut that daringly mixes sounds of multiple genres.

Bonafide Fabian Blends Rock, Psychedelic Folk on Debut EP

By Gabrielle Irwin October 10, 2019

★★★★★ Singer-songwriter Bonafide Fabian’s debut EP, “New and Improved Old Fashioned Folkadelic,” lives up to its lengthy title. The seven-song record is full of swelling piano riffs,...

@DABABY/INSTAGRAM | DaBaby shows a lot of promise and is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with in rap, but KIRK does not push the album to the heights that his talent implies it could go.

DaBaby Relies on Formulaic, Repetitive Song Structure

By Allan Navarro October 3, 2019

★★★☆☆ DaBaby’s sophomore album “KIRK” retains his fast-flowing, high-tempo, signature style but fails to innovate himself enough in an increasingly saturated hip-hop landscape with new...

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