Tied for First: Songs to be better
By Stefan Lizarzaburu | May 20, 2021I’ll never get over my fascination with the power of chance. But chance doesn’t always serve me well. Chance tells us how, but doesn’t always tell us why.
I’ll never get over my fascination with the power of chance. But chance doesn’t always serve me well. Chance tells us how, but doesn’t always tell us why.
If you need a mood-booster for this finals season, give this motivational pop playlist a try.
“McCartney III Imagined” is an adaptation of his 2020 release titled “McCartney III,” featuring covers and collaborations with modern greats across a wide range of genres.
Through his determination to use his voice for change, Declan McKenna has become the best thing to happen to indie-pop.
On April 17, the Virginia Women’s Chorus broadcasted the "Women Against Violence: Brand New Day" Benefit Concert on YouTube in support of sexual assault awareness.
Maroney strives to leave the angst of his earlier projects in the rearview as he negotiates the terms of life and love, despite the adverse anxieties surrounding them.
No song better exemplifies the approach of covers that listen, feel and reshape through re-experience than Syreeta’s cover of “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles.
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.
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.
“Green Blue + Indigo Violet” points to uncertainty, whether it be in love, life or self. However, the album makes inner turmoil shockingly attractive.
Get hyped for March Madness with this specially curated playlist!
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.
The ideal artistic vision for punk-pop lovers of the early 2010s has been realized in "The Shadow I Remember."
The 12-track record is by no means mindless background music — "Little Oblivions" demands the attention of the listener.
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.
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.
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.
"Strawberry Mansions" addresses everything from the pandemic to social inequality to sobriety to religion in 22 stunning songs.
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.
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.