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Joji’s 'Smithereens' is unfortunately underwhelming

By Rhys Banerjee | November 10, 2022

Usually, 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, 2022

After 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, 2022

A 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, 2022

Now, 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, 2022

The 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, 2022

Taylor 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, 2022

The 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, 2022

Gov Ball returns to New York City this weekend, showcasing over 60 artists across three stages and a multitude of genres. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Jack Harlow has nothing new to say on ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’

By Rhys Banerjee | May 31, 2022

Perhaps 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, 2022

Finally, 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, 2022

Telling 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, 2022

It 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, 2022

BENEE, 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, 2022

Instead of filling out a March Madness bracket, I decided to rank some famous NBA players' recent music drops. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Some parts of the 2010s are enjoying a comeback, but fun. will not be one of them

By Jonathan Pertile | March 14, 2022

Rather than a shining star, fun. would prove to be a shooting star, come and gone in the blink of an eye. 

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Saba finds new life on 'Few Good Things'

By Rhys Banerjee | February 14, 2022

It doesn’t take much to realize that Saba is a special artist.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

On 'Laurel Hell,' Mitski is working for the knife, one album at a time

By Lily Zhu | February 14, 2022

Named after the alluring, poisonous mountain shrubs native to the eastern United States, “Laurel Hell” peels back the layers of Mitski’s glossy new fame and strips away the various personas she donned in her 2018 album “Be the Cowboy.”