Cherry Bomb Revisited: Tyler, The Creator’s Explosive Artistic Evolution

Cherry Bomb Revisited: Tyler, The Creator’s Explosive Artistic Evolution

Benjamin Kenyon Music Journalist Fresh off the success of his 2024 album Chromokopia, Tyler, The Creator is at a new high. While Tyler is in the middle of touring Chromokopia, his 2015 album Cherry Bomb is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In hindsight, the project stands out as a turning point in his already vast discography. It continues the maturation shown in 2013’s Wolf while still maintaining his trademark edge, albeit […]

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A mirrored image of Lorde, wearing a big fur coat and a large statement ring, stands in front of a dystopian city, under the words, “Pure Heroine, An Album by Lorde”.

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Sound of Teenage Nostalgia: How Lorde’s, Pure Heroine, Reminds Us of Our Youth

Bryce Sexson Music Journalist In a pop landscape dominated by aspirational tales of wealth and extravagance, Lorde emerged with her debut single, Royals’, a song so relatable it left audiences yearning for more. Listeners would hear a sixteen-year-old girl’s critique of modern music’s glamourization of high fashion and luxury, of a status that the average citizen would never experience. It was a song about frustrations with a dull hometown that […]

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Playboi Carti: MUSIC Album Review

Music Journalist Benjamin Kenyon After 1,540 days, Atlanta’s own Playboi Carti released his first album since 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, with the 30-track album MUSIC. This four-plus year album prohibition has seen Carti rise from star to full on cultural-force. The hype reached a boiling point just before MUSIC’s release after years of false promises from Carti, including a never delivered deluxe edition to Whole Lotta Red, and a never-released […]

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Your Listening Guide to Spring

Music Journalist Bryce Sexson This week officially marks the beginning of spring, and with it comes a number of new releases from your favorite artists. This spring's musical offerings present a rich tapestry of sounds, each project carving out a distinct emotional and sonic space. This season's new music provides a variety of atmospheres, ranging from expansive and bright, to intimate and textured, and richly organic. I’ve chosen three new […]

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Doechii, winner of the Grammy award for Rap Album of the Year” standing in front of a green alligator skin background, the symbol of her most recent album, wearing a beige blazer with brown beads in her hair.

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Rappers to Watch Out for in 2025

Music Journalist Bryce Sexson We’re only two months into the new year, and it’s already been a record-breaking year for rap. Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance broke Michael Jackson’s record for the most viewed half-time performance, and Doechii’s win in the Grammys “Best Rap Album” category, makes her one of the three women to ever receive the award. With monumental wins and historic performances, it’s clear that the world is […]

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Childish Gambino’s 3.15.20 Five Years Later

Music Journalist Benjamin Kenyon 3.15.20 holds an odd place in the highly decorated yet polarizing discography of Childish Gambino, the musical moniker of a modern renaissance man, Donald Glover which he has since retired. Time will tell if this retirement persists. The album was released officially onto music streaming platforms one week after the titular date, for the most part lacking conventional song titles, instead opting for timestamps signifying the […]

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Revisiting untitled unmastered.: Kendrick Lamar’s Most Overlooked Masterpiece

Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Over the last few weeks, the world has witnessed Kendrick Lamar wrap up his nearly year-long beef with Drake with a victory lap for the ages. In the span of a week, Kendrick racked up five Grammys for the inescapable diss track “Not Like Us”, and, accompanied by SZA, put on one of the best Super Bowl halftime performances to date. Post-halftime performance, Kendrick has broken […]

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Adam Granduciel standing underneath the name of his band’s album, “The War On Drugs: Lost In The Dream”. To the far left is a burning piece of paper.

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Album Review: Lost In the Dream by The War on Drugs

Music Journalist Bryce Sexson Some music groups take pride in reaching a large audience, but the real hidden gems lie in music created without limitations, considering the creative boundaries artists have to account for when catering towards a wide audience. The standard for successful music, typically, is songs with a catchy chorus and memorable accompaniment that usually are refined to three minutes. Rock and Roll, however, is successful because of […]

February 25, 2025 115

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K-Wave Rising: Seoul’s Emerging Artists

Ethan McConnell Music Journalist When you turn on the radio, you hear all your favorite artists who have made it big and built a massive following. Icons like Faye Webster and Tyler, the Creator have carved out their place in the industry, rising to fame and earning the attention of millions. But what about the artists still trying to break through? With millions of musicians worldwide, many go unheard due […]

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