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Album Review: Victoria Bigelow bares her soul on ‘Songs For No One, Vol. 2’

Avery Heeringa, Columbia College Chicago

The singer-songwriter’s latest EP captures the sweeping sounds of the West while grappling with hard truths…

May 8, 2024

The Last Dinner Party Explores Haunting Melodies and Depths with Prelude to Ecstasy

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

The Last Dinner Party's debut 'Prelude to Ecstasy' stands on its own amongst a sea of poppy rock.…

April 2, 2024

Spanish Rock Band Airú Sparkles On Their First U.S. Tour

Roberto Soto

The Spanish rock band, Airú, transcends with a hopeful energy and quiet optimism on their first U.S. Tour. …

March 18, 2024

‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’: A Fantastical Shift into Darker Lyrical Writing

Caleb Clark, Hillsdale College

Could we be seeing some musical maturity in this new album? Possibly ...…

September 12, 2019

Velvet Negroni’s Genre-Bending Weirdness Excels ‘NEON BROWN’

Christopher Duggan, Boise State University

With his second album, this developing musician shows just why Kanye and Justin Vernon have taken an interest in him.…

September 10, 2019

Is T-Swift’s New Album, “Lover,” Returning to Her Roots?

Lauren Do, Davidson College

The more important question ... are we ready for it?…

September 3, 2019

The Wait is Over: The Band CAMINO Just Released Their New EP

Rebecca McKinley Parsons, Wake Forest University

Deeply personal and utterly dynamic, you won’t have to 'tryhard' to like the album.…

September 1, 2019

Bon Iver’s ‘i,i’ Is an Understated, but Beautiful, Finale to the Four Seasons

Christopher Duggan, Boise State University

Completing a four album cycle, the new release from the indie folk band is another intriguing chapter in the band’s creative evolution.…

August 29, 2019

This ‘Superbloom’ Almost Blossoms … but Not Quite

Caleb Clark, Hillsdale College

Ra Ra Riot has some good ideas and some mediocre songs.…

August 20, 2019

Chance the Rapper’s ‘The Big Day’ Takes a Big Swing, and Falls Flat

Christopher Duggan, Boise State University

The Chicago MC’s debut album is a 22 track love letter to God, marriage and his wife that’s heavy on enthusiasm and light on most everything else.…

August 6, 2019

Kacey Musgraves Is Changing the Face of Country Music, For the Better

Rebecca McKinley Parsons, Wake Forest University

Giddy up boys, Spacey Kacey is the new sheriff in town.…

August 2, 2019

‘Bandana’ Steps Back Two Decades and Steps Up to the Plate

Caleb Clark, Hillsdale College

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib deliver some old school hip-hop nostalgia.…

July 9, 2019

‘Late Night Feelings’ Album Feels Late in the Night

Caleb Clark, Hillsdale College

Mark Ronson’s latest work is a fun sort of sad.…

July 4, 2019

Parquet Courts’ Inventive New Album Reflects Civil Turbulence

Remington Jensen, University of Idaho

‘Wide Awake!’ gives listeners an eclectic, energetic vibe to represent the nation’s unrest.…

May 30, 2018

The Latest Release by Hip-Hop Titan Eminem Hardly Lives up to Its Name

Patrick Murtha, Eastern Connecticut State University

After four long years, Eminem has returned with 'Revival,' and it's already garnering a series of less than positive reviews.…

December 23, 2017

Björk’s ‘Utopia’ Testifies for her Capacity of Love, Talent and Service

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

Through her latest ensemble of pop and electronic beats mixed with naturistic instrumentals, Björk shows reinvention does not have to be derivative.…

December 12, 2017

Weezer’s ‘Pacific Daydream’ Is a Long Traipse Through a Boring Life

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

What do you get when you take a nerdy, Harvard-educated musician and try to put him in the public eye as a rockstar? Pacific Daydream.…

November 16, 2017

St. Vincent’s ‘Masseduction’ Is a Pop Journey Into the Impossibility of Perfection

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

Annie Clark, indie-rocker extraordinaire, has returned with a new album, a new haircut and a new persona: dominatrix at the mental institution.…

October 20, 2017

In Their Third Album, Pop-Punk’s Neck Deep Takes a Somber Turn

Sierra Emilaire, Southern Adventist University

After the death of frontman Ben Barlow’s dad derailed the British group’s tour, their newest work explores mortality from an intensely personal point of view.…

September 18, 2017

In ‘Rainbow,’ Kesha’s Caged Bird Sings

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

After five long years trapped by contract to an abusive music producer, Kesha returns with an album full of humility, love and integrity.…

August 28, 2017

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