I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTORS CUT): Album Review

JPEGMAFIA enveloped in shadows leaning on a white cross in a mountain valley

I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTORS CUT): Album Review

Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Following his latest studio album, JPEGMAFIA’s (commonly referred to as Peggy) I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTORS CUT), released on February 3, 2025, providing a reimagined version of his critically acclaimed album of the same name. Circumventing typical deluxe album protocol, Peggy instead integrates many of the 13 new tracks into the album’s original track list, stating in the notes of the album’s Bandcamp […]

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Patty Waters’ Sings: Descend into madness this Valentine’s Day

By Bridget Holt Music Journalist What starts as an at-first-glance unassuming collection of love ballads, Patti Waters’ 1966 debut Sings explores themes of infatuation, desire, and yearning through the guise of an estranged lover’s descent into self-immolation– a woman with a broken heart tethered to a shadow, spinning into hilarity. A gloomy, yet gorgeous free-jazz record that builds until it collapses– taking a staggering shift from serene, melancholic melodies to […]

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Squid! Calamar! イカ! विद्रूप! Tintenfisch!

By Pablo Gonzalez Music Journalist Rejoice lovers of bands with drummers as lead singers! In just a week our ears will be graced with another Squid album. Their last album, O Monolith (2023), raised the bar for the intensity they could achieve. With blaring clarinets, trumpets, whamolas, and chunky riffs, it was an amazing record that will be hard to top. A lot of Squid’s previous work carries heavy […]

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Tyler the Creator in a portrait style photograph that is in army green tint. Tyler is wearing a mask of his face that only displays his eyes and has a flat top hairstyle with a square cut down the middle. He is wearing a trench coat and a white dress shirt and tie.

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Album Review: CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, the Creator

Maria Navarro Music Journalist Tyler the Creator has just recently released his seventh studio album CHROMAKOPIA. The week prior to the release, he had teased fans with music videos on Instagram prompting anticipation. Released on October 28th CHROMAKOPIA consists of fourteen tracks that have a wide range of moods and topics. This album touches on various personal subjects such as forming a family and the stresses that come with aging, […]

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Cover art for Lil Uzi Verts 4th studio album Eternal Atake 2. The cover art shows many purple people with glowing purple eyes looking at the viewer

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Album Review: Eternal Atake 2

Robert Howard IV Rap/Hip-Hop journalist Lil Uzi Vert takes us back to the cosmos with Eternal Atake 2, a surprise sequel to their 2020 album Eternal Atake, announced just a week before its release. With this unexpected return, Uzi dives back into their signature cosmic aesthetic contrasted to their punk rap aesthetic in Pink Tape (2023). The album consists of 16 songs, clocking in with a run time of 44 […]

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Young A$AP ANT with another young boy standing on the sidewalk posing for a photograph with the shorter boy in front and with a playful expression on his face. This photograph is taken in front of grass and some blue flowers and has a bit of a purple tone to it. There is white writing on the left upper corner that says YG ADDIE and on the upper right side it says A$AP ANT. In the middle of the album cover is the word INTERLUDE in white with the white words HOSTED BY DJ NICK at the bottom left.

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Album Review: The Interlude By A$AP ANT

Maria Navarro Music Journalist With the sad news that midterms were around the corner and the constant state of stress that comes with it, I needed to find music to give me a bit of a pick-up and revived me rather than worrying about what my grades would be. Luckily I ended up stumbling upon A$AP ANT’s The Interlude. A$AP ANT is mostly known for being part of the musical […]

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Mica Tennenbaum, the vocalist behind Magdalena Bay, staring upwards towards a creepy looking hand that is inserting a disk into her forehead. Her skin is pale and white, and the background is in the clouds.

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Album Review: Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay

Riley Watkins Music Journalist Holed up somewhere in the dense metropolitan forest of Los Angeles exists Mica Tennenbaum and her synth-pop confidant Matthew Lewin, questioning the importance of integrity in the age of consumerism and algorithm-based content consumption. Who are you when no one’s watching? How much work do you complete when the boss isn’t breathing down your neck? How do you love someone when you are not being rewarded […]

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The Beauty of “Wave Your Moonlight Hat For the Snowfall Train”

Maria Navarro Music Journalist Have you’ve ever felt as if you are stuck in a dream where you refuse to wake up. It is filled with a softness and whimsical mysteries that catch you in awe. These are two of the many feelings that I feel while listening to the album, Wave Your Moonlight Hat For the Snowfall Train by Canadian duo, You’ll Never Get to Heaven. Formed in 2012 […]

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Childish Gambino in a rainforest holding a chicken, looking off towards the left.

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Album Review: Bando Stone and The New World

Robert Lloyd Howard Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Donald Glover, best known by his musical alter ego Childish Gambino, has collected many badges during his extensive career—actor, writer, comedian, and musician. His creativity and versatility have truly made him one of the greatest artists we have seen, but all good things must come to an end. Childish Gambino released his final album Bando Stone and The New World on July 19, 2024. This […]

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