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Demi Lovato begins a new chapter with most recent album

By Darryle Aldridge | April 8, 2021

Almost three years after Demi Lovato's overdose, she makes her triumphant return to music with a full-length studio album and a four-part documentary.

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"Dark River" is a folksy exploration of letting go

By Olivia Garrone | March 22, 2021

Lydia Luce's mesmerizing sophomore album “Dark River” is filled with catchy folk beats, a plethora of dreamy instrumental notes and powerful lyrics, intertwining to create an emotional and immersive experience. 

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“Green Blue + Indigo Violet” is as colorful and dynamic as it sounds

By Sarah Howorth | March 19, 2021

“Green Blue + Indigo Violet” points to uncertainty, whether it be in love, life or self. However, the album makes inner turmoil shockingly attractive.

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A different kind of hype playlist for a different kind of March Madness

By Kyndal Harrison | March 18, 2021

Get hyped for March Madness with this specially curated playlist!

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Tied for First: The best mashup of all time

By Stefan Lizarzaburu | March 12, 2021

Maurice White’s heaven-sent falsettos always deserved a jarring sonic juxtaposition — and the Foo Fighters’ gritty guitarwork and thudding drumsmanship fit like a glove.

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Cloud Nothings brings listeners an album dripping with meaningful aggression

By Sarah Howorth | March 5, 2021

The ideal artistic vision for punk-pop lovers of the early 2010s has been realized in "The Shadow I Remember."

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“Little Oblivions” explores the links between doubt and ecstasy

By Joanna Ashley Clark | March 3, 2021

The 12-track record is by no means mindless background music — "Little Oblivions" demands the attention of the listener.

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Brighter days to come and being 'Way Less Sad'

By Katelyn Ragland | February 26, 2021

In the heat of the pandemic and a toxic social and political climate, AJR's latest single "Way Less Sad" reflects on the mental health struggles brought on by today's world.

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Best songs for taking a walk to Grounds

By Darryle Aldridge | February 19, 2021

What was once a commonplace, mundane and for some, a dreaded task during a normal school year, is now a rare and treasured event in the presence of virtual learning. 

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A playlist for all the different types of love on Valentine’s Day

By Jamie Jeong | February 14, 2021

A collection of songs about anticipation, butterflies in stomachs, infatuation, unrequited feelings, the honeymoon stage, complication of relationships, breakups and anything else you might be feeling.

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An Americana reflection of 2020 in America

By Will Gunderson | February 7, 2021

"Strawberry Mansions" addresses everything from the pandemic to social inequality to sobriety to religion in 22 stunning songs.

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Tied for First: 'Penitentiary Philosophy' by Erykah Badu

By Stefan Lizarzaburu | January 29, 2021

I could have never fully prepared myself for the intro track — you guessed it, Erykah Badu's "Penitentiary Philosophy" — the greatest song of all time.

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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ attests she’s the next big artist to look out for

By Isabel Carino | January 17, 2021

Rodrigo’s storytelling in “Drivers License” is raw and emotional, conveying the pain of going through a heartbreak, and it is no wonder it has garnered so much attention. 

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‘Whole Lotta Red’ is an imperfect representation of Playboi Carti’s brilliance

By Joseph Riley | January 8, 2021

"Whole Lotta Red," while fitfully enjoyable, is far from the last word on Playboi Carti's output in 2019 and 2020.