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A boon from Benson Boone – ‘American Heart’ album serves to accompany life’s quiet moments

Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor July 9, 2025

Love, heartbreak, nostalgia or sex… pick one. Benson Boone’s newest album is disjointed and all over the place. Rather than a cohesive series of songs, Boone provides a little bit of everything....

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Lorde is risen again in new album ‘Virgin’

Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor July 9, 2025

Lorde’s new album “Virgin” encompasses the hurt, comfort and nostalgia of youth. She reminisces about a time in her life that most university students are just about to step into after graduation....

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Playboi Carti’s ‘MUSIC:’ When rage finally goes pop

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief March 19, 2025

Carti is aiming to make pop out of rage.  On Christmas Day, 2020, Atlanta-rap artist Playboi Carti finally released his long-awaited sophomore record, “Whole Lotta Red,” to mixed reactions. Nevertheless,...

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Tate McRae perfects the pop formula in ‘So Close To What’

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor February 26, 2025

On Feb. 21, Tate McRae released her highly anticipated third studio album, “So Close To What.” This 15-track record debuted on the global Spotify chart with 29.98 million streams — making it McRae’s...

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FKA Twigs’ ‘EUSEXUA:’ An album lost in its own messaging

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2025

When listening to London pop-artist FKA Twigs’ newest record, “EUSEXUA,” you start to feel it. “It” can mean a variety of things when you talk about Twigs’ music: the trance-like grooves of...

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Mixed messages flood Ethel Cain’s newest EP ‘Perverts’

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2025

Hayden Anhedönia, a.k.a. Ethel Cain, has had a brush with fame and virality over the past few years. One of her first debut singles, “Crush,” off of her 2021 EP “Inbred,” is a triumphant yet sentimental...

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Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release ‘GNX’ cements him as a West Coast legend

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief November 27, 2024

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest rapper of all time, at least that is what he is telling us.  The 37-year-old rapper from Compton, Cali. has recently released a new record — only announcing it 30 minutes...

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Haley Heynderickx captures the human spirit in ‘Seed of a Seed’

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter November 13, 2024

Haley Heynderickx, most notable for her debut album “I Need to Start a Garden” which features her hit single “The Bug Collector,” released her second studio album titled “Seed of a Seed” on...

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‘Songs Of A Lost World:’ The Cure’s comeback record does not disappoint

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2024

Comeback records are insanely hard to pull off, especially if the hiatus is longer than only a couple of years. For UK mainstays, The Cure, it has been over 15 years since they have released a full-length...

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Bon Iver discusses the complexity of change in new EP ‘SABLE,’

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter October 23, 2024

Indie folk band Bon Iver released “SABLE,” on Oct. 18, 2024 — their first new project in five years. The extended play included 4 new songs from the band.  Bon Iver was formed in 2006 and currently...

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‘SOPHIE:’ The problem with posthumous releases

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2024

On Jan. 30, 2021, electronic music producer and pop-music icon, SOPHIE, died following an accidental three-story fall from her rooftop in her Athens home. Sophie Xeon, simply known as SOPHIE, was a pioneer...

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‘Manning Fireworks:’ MJ Lenderman redefines what country can be on latest record

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2024

“Rudolph waking up in the road/Dew dripping off his red nose/Blue and black, tire track/Torn through a beautiful doe,” rising alt-country star, MJ Lenderman, sings on “Rudulph,” track three of...

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