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Jessica Pratt bears it all with her heartfelt album Quiet Signs. The album is combination of many genres and comes together as a truly unique listening experience.

Review: “Quiet Signs” is an intimate look into singer’s universe

By Sean Murphy February 11, 2019

It’s easy to listen to Jessica Pratt and forget the world around you. The folk singer-songwriter released her much-anticipated album, “Quiet Signs,” on Feb. 8. “Quiet Signs” comes after Pratt’s...

Weezer reached meme status when the group released a cover of Africa by Toto after a fan on Twitter requested it. Now, they have a whole album of covers. While most covers are strong, some fall short.

Review: Weezer’s Teal Album keeps the covers coming

By Hannah Fitzpatrick February 8, 2019

In December 2017, Twitter user @weezerafrica posted a tweet tagging Rivers Cuomo, the lead singer of Grammy Award–winning rock band Weezer, with a simple request: “it’s about time you bless the rains...

The album is a powerful one and in it, the band successfully subverts their own style and introduces new attributes of their sound.

Review: “amo” ultimately succeeds despite various drawbacks

By Hannah Fitzpatrick February 3, 2019

English rockers Bring Me The Horizon initially came into the music scene as a death metal band, but almost 12 years after the release of their debut LP, “Count Your Blessings,” they are far from their...

The Backstreet Boys are back on the music scene with their album DNA. This addition to their list of works is a perfect combination of the current music industry trends and the groups classic pop sound.

Review: Backstreet’s Back with “DNA”

By Noa Covell February 3, 2019

From the iconic ‘90s boy band that brought audiences timeless songs like “I Want it That Way” and “Everybody,” comes a new album called “DNA.” The Backstreet Boys has resurfaced into the...

Indie band, Deerhunters eighth album bridges the gap between eerily pacific and frighteningly apocalyptic. It blends seamlessly as a concept album but some tracks feel incomplete without the context of the surrounding songs.

Review: Deerhunter album is rapturous yet subtle

By Olivia Riggio January 28, 2019

Apocalyptic but wistful, unsettling but eerily calm, Deerhunter’s eighth album “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” is a subtle but striking work of art. The album, released Jan. 18,...

Heard It In A Past Life is an emotional release from Maggie Rogers. She sings delicately about her time and struggles in the limelight.

Review: Maggie Rogers’ album is full of heart

By Hannah Fitzpatrick January 27, 2019

In 2016, an undergraduate student at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University played a demo for Pharrell Williams, who was teaching a master class at the time. Williams’ reaction...

Alessia Caras The Pains of Growing contains a few weak songs, but her vocals are steady throughout and her lyrics are empowering.

Review: Alessia Cara reflects on personal growth in new album

By Matilde Bechet December 10, 2018

In her latest album, “The Pains of Growing,” Alessia Cara shares her thoughts on the personal burdens that arise with her newfound independence. Cara opens the album with the title track, “Growing...

Ski Mask the Slump God explores his own, one-of-a-kind style and works to produce the best music for his fans, instead of for fame.

Review: ‘Stokeley’ album is charmingly off-kilter

By David West, Staff Writer December 5, 2018
The truth is, and always has been, that the coarse, chaotic rhymes of this Florida-born rapper are an acquired taste.
Father John Misty is an alternative folk musician known for his work on his albums Fear Fun and I Love You, Honeybear. His latest album, Pure Comedy, released April 7 through Sub Pop Records

Review: ‘Pure Comedy’ from pompous folk-rocker is a joke

By Kate Nalepinski, Life and Culture Editor April 19, 2017
Tillman desperately wants it to work but when his pompous attitude shines too bright in his tracks, the glare burns listeners' eyes.
Infinite is the latest release from popular classic rock band, Deep Purple. The album released April 7 and features 13 tracks including an instrumental variant and an alternate recording of several of their songs.

Review: ‘Infinite’ fills the classic rock void

By Jake Leary, Assistant Life and Culture Editor April 13, 2017
The album fills the void left by the disappearance of classic rock, a hole in the musical landscape that only the giants of the genre can repair.

Review: ‘Remember Us to Life’ accents Spektor’s vocal skills

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer October 17, 2016
Spektor’s method of manipulating the dynamics and moods of her songs, gives them a playful feel and demonstrates her technical musical prowess.
Review: A Day To Remembers Bad Vibrations misses the mark

Review: A Day To Remember’s ‘Bad Vibrations’ misses the mark

By Hayley Tarleton, Staff Writer September 17, 2016
This album jumps right into its harsh sound with title track “Bad Vibrations.” While old fans will recognize the dark, emo sound and possible nostalgic themes of early 2000s punk, other listeners will skip over this song. Under lead singer Jeremy McKinnon’s screaming vocals, a loud guitar riff follows an overdone beat, producing nothing more than a blaring tune.
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