By Riley Watkins Music Journalist Back in 2022, just mere days before Black Country, New Road garnered critical acclaim with their album Ants from Up There, lead vocalist Isaac Wood announced that he would be stepping away from the band. Wood cited declining mental health as the primary reason for his departure. His deep voice and spoken-word style of singing were key to the appeal of the band's first two […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist In his illustrious twenty-year career, Leon Michels, of upstate New York, has become one of the most influential creators in the music industry. His unique mesh of soul and hip-hop production has made him a sought-after musician as a producer, studio-player, touring accompaniment and curator among other roles. Michels’ professional career began in the late 1990s, playing in jazz and funk bands in Brooklyn, New […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist I’m not a betting man, but I would put my life savings on Detroit’s Ally Evenson having the next meteoric rise, we see in the pop music sphere. The most important moment for an up-and-coming artist can be the follow-up to their debut- will they fade into obscurity or strike the iron while it's hot? Evenson didn’t just rise to the occasion with her single […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist The ambition tagged along with a prospective creative project is often short-lived. I, for one, have roughly a half-dozen sketchbooks filled a third of the way full, twenty books on my shelf that I have never read and a hundred songs that have been learned and subsequently forgotten on guitar. Prior to the release of her debut album SAYA, Japanese Canadian musician Saya Gray was […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist Two decades after its release, Imogen Heap’s “Headlock” has reached Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time ever. The sudden rise in popularity for the track comes from the song’s usage in TikTok edits of the videogame Mouthwashing. This is the first solo song from Heap to crack the list, which is an unneeded milestone for an already illustrious career. “Headlock” is the opening track […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist Finally, after 272 regular season games and 13 playoff matchups, Super Bowl LIX has completed. While there may not be anyone outside of Pennsylvania or Missouri (or the Taylor Swift fandom) who cared about the outcome of the game, there is one part of the broadcast that drew everyone’s attention: Kendrick Lamar headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIEKK_j0fss The Super Bowl has featured countless […]
By Riley Watkins Music Journalist For avid music listeners, January is a month of reflection and speculation. While artists are holding off on releasing projects this early on into the year, the fans are left to revisit their favorites from previous years, rank them in their top 10 lists, and speculate what long awaited releases will finally be revealed in the coming months. Could this finally be the year for […]
Riley Watkins Music Journalist It’s that time of year again! “For what? Thanksgiving? Christmas?” I hear you asking. Tis finally the season for award shows! In the rapidly shifting landscape of how we consume media, award shows have seemed to become lost in the mix. I believe this is especially the case with the Grammy’s, as they are not as vital to the success of artists anymore. It is easier […]
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