THE ITHACAN

Review: Soulful tracks lack heart

By Matthew Radulski, Staff Writer • November 16, 2015

While the album does deliver on the promised soul sound, “Heart Blanche” lacks focus when it comes to songwriting.

Review: Bieber’s album reflects purposely on mistakes

By Amanda Chin, Contributing Writer • November 16, 2015

In "Purpose," it is clear that Bieber is “sorry” for what he has done in the past. He is surely ready to redeem himself.

Review: Mediocre raps haven’t changed a lot

By Matthew Radulski, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015

“I Changed A Lot” sees Khaled employing a plethora of guests to create an album that is solid stylistically but severely lacking lyrical complexity.

Review: Angsty lyrics ‘wipe out’ band’s mellow sounds

By Mary Ford, Life & Culture Editor • November 4, 2015

“Wiped Out!” has an indistinct, breezy style underpinned by the band’s characteristic angst and deviating from the grittier feel of the rest of its discography.

Review: Music sees maturity with new Vanessa Carlton album

By Christie Citranglo, Contributing Writer • October 26, 2015

“Liberman” highlights Carlton’s progression as a singer-songwriter: no longer conventional, no longer dismal.

Review: Boyband sees success with feel-good tunes

By Serena Weiss, Staff Writer • October 26, 2015

5 Seconds of Summer has truly experimented more with its sound and vocals on "Sounds Good Feels Good," and the album does not disappoint.

Review: New a cappella album impresses

By Serena Weiss, Staff Writer • October 20, 2015

Full of soulful sounds, Pentatonix has created a catchy and feel-good album.

Review: New tracks show Demi Lovato’s musical growth

By Cecilia Morales, Staff Writer • October 19, 2015

Lovato’s latest work packs a hard punch as she steers away from her sugar-pop persona and delivers a set of raunchy, daring songs.

Review: Songs from “V” make waves

By Kate Nalepinski, Staff Writer • October 6, 2015

"V" features a perfect balance of passive-aggressive lyrics and flowing guitar solos.

Review: ‘Stories’ reflects on Avicii’s journey

By Cecilia Morales, Contributing Writer • October 5, 2015

"Stories" carries itself along, giving listeners a series of tracks that are both successful on their own and able to complement one another well within one album.

Review: Emotional lyrics a hit on “Every Open Eye”

By Lola Oretade, Contributing Writer • September 30, 2015

"Every Open Eye" holds many thought-provoking sentences such as this and a fantastic emotional appeal, which makes it a great listen.

Review: Duo develops distinct sound in “Caracal”

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer • September 28, 2015

While each track had a quality that made it stand out, "Caracal" as a whole definitely diversified Disclosure’s discography.