Gushy R&B sentiment reigned supreme on Toni Braxton’s self-titled debut
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“Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom” turns funky raps into frightening realities
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer If De La Soul declared three to be the “magic number,” Cypress Hill saw it as witchcraft, moving them closer…
salvia palth’s “last chance to see”, and his allergy to capitalizing titles
Kaysea Suzana | Entertainment Director Consisting of a tactful trifecta of identities: salvia palth; Adore,1996, and his own identity: Daniel Johann Lines, this New Zealand…
Vampire Weekend, their “good” return, and how they left a lot on the table
Bryan Baste | Contributing Writer Vampire Weekend is a band that doesn’t need a huge introduction. The band started in 2008 and since then has…
J Balvin Pours Out Good Vibes in “Colores”
Felipe Cisternas/Staff Writer Music is medicine and a good vibration for reminders that we can be optimistic about life. Jose Osorio Balvin, the popular reggaeton…
Thom Yorke’s ‘Anima’ Reminiscent of Radiohead
Katherine Wong/Contributing Writer Thom Yorke’s third studio album is an underrated gem of 2019. The self described “dystopian” album is the latest LP from the…
OKRA reflects the best of Tyler The Creator sound
By Megan Mosquera Tyler The Creator’s “Flower Boy” was a culmination of his strengths and was rightfully nominated for a Grammy. The California rapper is…
‘The House’ has all the building blocks but nothing to keep it from coming undone
By Evan Balikos The biggest problem with “The House” arrives in its inception, where it becomes stagnant, repetitive, and even ugly-sounding at times. When Aaron…
Hip-hop artist, Drake, starts the new year on fire
By Dalton Tevlin There is no question that Drake has been running not just the rap game, but music for the last decade or so. Since…
Single review: ‘My My My!’ and ‘The Good Side’
By Joey Geballa Three years after his debut album and alt-pop classic to millennials, “Blue Neighborhood,” Troye Sivan has returned to claim his space and…