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What Recess listened to in 2022
By Sasha Provost | January 23, 2023Here at Recess, we take our Spotify Wrapped seriously.
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‘Midnights’ hits different: Taylor Swift's 10th studio album marks a triumphant return to pop
By Sasha Provost | November 15, 2022While “Midnights'' does mark Swift’s departure from the indie-adjacent albums that have dominated the last few years of her career, Swift’s trademark lyrics and heart-wrenching bridges remain.
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Joji’s 'Smithereens' is unfortunately underwhelming
By Rhys Banerjee | November 10, 2022Usually, the biggest compliment you can give a piece of media is that it left you wanting more. “Smithereens” left me wanting more because it didn’t give a lot to begin with.
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2012’s Carly Bae Jepsen
By Arnav Jindal | November 3, 2022After a wildly successful summer, it was time for Jepsen’s second studio album.
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A seasoned brew of bittersweetness in Arctic Monkeys’ ‘The Car’
By Katherine Zhong | October 27, 2022A sense of seasoned and controlled expression of sorrow and disillusionment permeates the entire 37-minute record.
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“Hold the Girl” and the healing power of dance-cry pop
By Lily Zhu | October 8, 2022Now, on her sophomore album “Hold the Girl,” Sawayama invites listeners to unpack their emotional baggage and leave it all on the dance floor.
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Lewis Capaldi breaks his silence with new single ‘Forget Me’
By Anna Chen | September 19, 2022The world woke Sept. 5 to massive billboards featuring a man stripped down to only his boxers and sunglasses while holding a cocktail. The man? Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. The reason for this scandalous display? Promoting his new single “Forget Me.”
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Meet me at midnight: Taylor’s Swift VMAs success and album announcement
By Sasha Provost | September 16, 2022Taylor Swift has quite a lot going on at the moment.
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JID’s ‘The Forever Story’ proves great projects take time
By Rhys Banerjee | September 16, 2022The new release marks not only JID’s most mature body of work to date but one of rap’s best releases this year.
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What to expect from the 11th annual Governors Ball Music Festival
By Sasha Provost | June 8, 2022Gov Ball returns to New York City this weekend, showcasing over 60 artists across three stages and a multitude of genres.
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Jack Harlow has nothing new to say on ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’
By Rhys Banerjee | May 31, 2022Perhaps I’m being harsh, but this album is mediocre on various levels.
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1,855 days later, Kendrick Lamar releases the deeply introspective ‘Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers’
By Ben Smith | May 31, 2022Finally, after a five-year gap since his last album, Lamar has released a new album, entitled “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers.”
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Lizzy McAlpine’s ‘five seconds flat’ redefines breakup albums with a beautifully crafted narrative
By Anna Rebello | April 18, 2022Telling a story of longing and loss, alternative indie singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine divulges her experience of heartbreak and falling out of love in her second studio album, “five seconds flat,” released April 8.
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Denzel Curry reintroduces himself on 'Melt My Eyez See Your Future'
By Rhys Banerjee | April 4, 2022It has been a long three-year wait since Denzel Curry’s last solo album, but it seems that the wait was worth it.
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Three artists shaping the new music wave
By Devinne Moses | March 28, 2022BENEE, Orion Sun and Dora Jar set their own tempo and lead a new generation of passionate creatives.
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Ballers and beats: Ranking NBA players' mixtapes
By Rhys Banerjee | March 21, 2022Instead of filling out a March Madness bracket, I decided to rank some famous NBA players' recent music drops.
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Some parts of the 2010s are enjoying a comeback, but fun. will not be one of them
By Jonathan Pertile | March 14, 2022Rather than a shining star, fun. would prove to be a shooting star, come and gone in the blink of an eye.