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While Kline’s past releases were confined to the bedroom, the bus, the school hallways — the spaces she frequents — “Close It Quietly” broadens Kline’s scope, applying her introspection to the world.
The cycles of nature and ego are one and the same in the world of Bon Iver. So when the trailer for “i,i” likens the record to the arrival of autumn, we can just as well interpret the album as the completion of a long personal journey.
Neon Trees is riding its pop momentum into Raleigh this Saturday.
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"Duke Coffeehouse was one of our first shows outside of Chapel Hill that had good attendance. It was one of the first guaranteed payments we had where we were like, maybe you could make music to...
Less than a year since it opened, The Shed has made a habit of hosting renowned musicians in its intimate downtown jazz venue.
Mr. Jeffrey is remembered for his devotion to and love for The Music by fellow music educators and former students,
As everyone sways to Misterwives, Jeremih and T-Pain, we’re all going to be making and hyper-linking these memories and moments, one beat at a time.
“How did I get here?/ Am I ever gonna get back?”
Sylvan Esso managed to evoke something deeper, asking and answering personal questions through song.
"I wanted to transform all of these fears into music that makes me feel happy and safe and honor these dreams."
It’s like revisiting an awkward phase after growing up and gaining confidence—it’s still there, but beneath layers of development and maturity.
After a few listens, the album’s message becomes clear: Earl does not like s**t, and he most certainly does not go outside.
There was clearly some beauty in this impracticality, a beauty that eluded me completely.
Lemon yogurt. A video store. We’re all gonna die.
Stromae focuses on issues closely related to his childhood, such as abandonment, racism and disenfranchisement.
The album is the beginning of a conversation, not the end of one.
At age 29, Jesso is a late bloomer for today’s music industry, yet it is his maturity that brings his music the gravitas and emotional intelligence that makes it so powerful.
Listening to the album, one gets the sense that she might be singing her twitter feed aloud.
Today, his works are a sort of time capsule, allowing viewers to partially experience what life was like back then.
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