By Christopher BrockerAssistant Music Director Big Sean returns with a sequel to his 2012 mixtape Detroit with a full-length studio album, Detroit 2. The last project we heard from Sean was his collaboration with Metro Boomin on Double Or Nothing in 2017. The collaboration seemed intriguing; however, the project itself was disappointing. Earlier that same year Sean released his album I Decided. Detroit 2’s rollout began earlier this year, but […]
By Jennifer AriolaMusic Journalist Artist: Alex the Astronaut Album: The Theory of Absolutely Nothing Release Date: August 21, 2020Website: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GcFLvBFgqs6YTODV9XrdN?si=Q2pSSDB4Ryyvs446yb9oFQ Alex the Astronaut, also known as Alexandra Lynn just released her album The Theory of Absolutely Nothing. The album is folk-pop as well as alternative-indie and does a good job capturing an experience through her songs. By this, I mean she amplifies the theme of coming of age. Lynn writes about her […]
By Jennifer Ariola Music Journalist Artist: No JoyAlbum: MotherhoodRelease Date: August 21, 2020Website https://open.spotify.com/album/2yz6yCzAnxPfsNaIUFz1gT?si=FK2HfAnkRcWLPG9ybtCb1A No Joy is a Canadian band that is focused on indie rock music. Motherhood, their latest album,was released in August. Previously, the band had released three other albums and a handful of singles and EPs. The band consists of 3 members: Jasamine White-Gluz, Garland Hastings, Michael Farsky. Their newest album was genre-shifting, filled with chilled out […]
By Jennifer AriolaMusic Journalist Artist: Karolina RoseAlbum: RosemaryRelease Date: August 21, 2020Website: https://open.spotify.com/album/0YUVyFj2c86NX2exinvlQJ?si=z1uLL7w1T9WRGHMMwzDBqA On Aug. 21, pop-singer Karolina Rose released her second EP, Rosemary. The EP includes 4 songs: “Greytopia'', “Runaway Angels”, “Objection” and “White Lies.” The songs are a dream-like, dark pop that expresses her search for self-acceptance and love. Rose’s EP is, for the most part, upbeat while also sounding somehow mysterious. Rose’s sound is hard to compare […]
By Claudia RuizMusic Journalist Artist: Toshifumi HinataAlbum: Reality In LoveRelease Date: November 28, 1986Website: https://www.discogs.com/Toshifumi-Hinata-Reality-In-Love/release/3338964Record Label: Alfa – ALR-28091 With the current rise in popularity of genres such as lo-fi hip hop and synth pop, Toshifumi Hinata’s 1986 album, Reality In Love, seems like a relevant project to re-visit and explore. Having an education from the Berkeley School of Music and having lived in places like England, the United States, […]
By Nate ZivinMusic Journalist At the first listen to Laveda’s latest studio release What Happens After, my heart started racing. Overwhelmed by finally finding a great band, which seems so hard to do these days, I knew Laveda was worthwhile to get invested in. Laveda sonically sensationalizes all the right taste buds at once. The swelling, chorusy guitar sound at the beginning of their title track “Ghost,” a massive wash […]
By Ashley FarnieMusic Journalist After her hiatus following the release and tour of her sixth studio album, 1989, Taylor Swift’s music career has provided more content than ever. Singles like “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” featuring Zayn Malik on the soundtrack of Fifty Shades Darker and “Only the Young” written for Swift’s Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, bridged the gap between album releases. In the summer of 2019, Swift released Lover […]
By Jason ArlineMusic Journalist “No Pressure” is the sixth and final studio album by Maryland rapper Logic and follows the rapper’s announcement of retirement a week before. The album is co-produced along with hip-hop legend No I.D and marks six years since Logic last collaborated with him on its predecessor, “Under Pressure.” Within that time, Logic released four other albums, a soundtrack, six mixtapes and a book. Throughout Logic's career, […]
By Joshua PaezMusic Journalist Album: What Kinda MusicArtist: Tom Misch, Yussef DayesRelease Date: April 24, 2020Website With another fantastic display of musicianship, Tom Misch released What Kinda Music with jazz drummer Yussef Dayes. After splitting from the London-based jazz-funk duo Yussef Kamaal in 2017, Yussef compliments Tom rhythmically and soulfully on this 12 track release. This indie/alternative album embodies what it means to groove and be moved by rhythm. Once […]
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