By Bryan Baste | Staff Writer When Damon Albarn announced The Mountain, I was intrigued, as in my opinion, their last album, Cracker Island, failed to reach any sort of “good” expectation from me. After listening, I can confidently say The Mountain is an improvement, albeit a very small one. The album is filled with […]
By Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Dr. J. Cole, tell me you’re not just a pedagogue. After almost eight years of teasing, the lyricist dubbed Carolina’s finest has released his self-proclaimed swan song. Cole’s elder-statesman status in the rap game is fascinatingly polarizing, juxtaposed with his contemporaries. Here’s an artist who’s garnered an extremely loyal […]
By Karen Alava | Staff Writer After nearly four years out of the studio spotlight, Harry Styles has officially announced his fourth solo album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, occasionally, is set to release on 6 March 2026, sparking huge excitement across the music world. For fans around the world, often called “Harries,” the wait […]
By Bryan Baste | Staff Writer Music can be used as a means to transport yourself to a different state of mind. Think about whenever you listen to a psychedelic album, song, trance music, techno, etc. Any type of music that can take you out of reality and into your mind. You probably felt some […]
Wenderlis Guevara | Contributor writer In true Swift Style, just when the world wasn’t expecting it, she surprises fans with yet another era to obsess over. After wrapping up “The Eras Tour” last year and releasing her last album, “The Tortured Poets Department” in April 2024, just when fans thought there would be a break […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Nope, I’m not gonna do it. I refuse to waste a single word on the “thing” you all expect me to reference. That being said, Will Smith is undeterred in his attempts to repent for the incident. Except now he’s decided to go back to the art form where the […]
Allyson Ifergan | Staff Writer Clairo’s latest album, “Charm” is a new lease on her sound, exponentially adding to the discussion of shaky beginning stages in passionate romance. The release from last Friday is after the early release of her songs Nomad and Sexy to Someone. This album welcomes in a new lease on her […]
Katerina Rodriguez/Staff Writer On this culturally relevant and significant holiday, Juneteenth, John Legend released his sixth studio album, Bigger Love. The album cover speaks volumes for its unapologetic hymn to black beauty and a bigger message on love. Bigger Love features sixteen songs and five collaborations with soulful black artists including Koffee, Jhene Aiko, Rapsody, […]
Chris Ramirez//Staff Writer Following the announcement of his sixth studio album, Drake aka Aubrey Drake Graham, released a mixtape titled “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” on April 30th at midnight. The mixtape highlights Drake’s career and his strong hold as one of the most-listened to artists of this generation. “Dark Lane ” is a collection of […]
Camille Orquera/Contributing Writer Harry Styles makes his breakup sexy and psychedelic in the follow-up to his debut album, which was released Dec. 13. Styles’ sophomore album, “Fine Line”, comes nearly two years after his self-titled debut and three years since his boyband One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus. While his debut album seemed to […]
By Megan Mosquera In her new album “Isolation,” Kali Uchis explores themes of love with unique sound and Spanish lyrics. Her teaser tracks provided reasonable anticipation for this album since her final product definitely surpassed my expectations. Kali Uchis is a Colombian singer/songwriter who grew up in Virginia. She is a promising creator with a […]
By Amanda Bazil The most epic superhero movie of the year seems like it’s going to have an even more spectacular album to match. It’s packed with many of the best rappers in the game to date: 2 Chainz, Future, Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, Sacramento Spitter Mozzy and Vallejo, Calif. crew SOB x RBE, ScHoolboy Q., […]
