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Pure Heroine iis Lordes first album, released in September of 2013 by Universal, Lava, and Republic Records

Lorde’s album ‘Pure Heroine’ is a masterpiece

Enola Potter, Writer April 10, 2024

Pure Heroine consists of ten songs and has a running time of 37 minutes. Throughout these ten tracks, Lorde produces an upbeat and electric tone sure to engage listeners. Lorde's track list on this...

Damn. is the fourth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar., released on April 14, 2017.

Kendrick Lamar’s album ‘DAMN.’ received the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for good reason

Raef VonBrutt, Writer April 9, 2024

DAMN., an album released by Kendrick Lamar in 2017, was given near-universal critical acclaim for its raw description of his life and how it reflects upon himself, people in general, and society. In addition...

Debut album by Mitski is a unique addition to the indie rock genre

Debut album by Mitski is a unique addition to the indie rock genre

Kaylina Madrill-Gruenberger, Writer February 22, 2024

Japanese-American singer and songwriter Mitski released her debut album Lush on January 31, 2012, which originated as a school project at SUNY Purchase (as was her sophomore album, Retired from Sad, New...

Orquídeas -- or Orchids in English -- is the fourth studio album by singer Kali Uchis. It was originally released through Geffen records.

Kali Uchis continues to release spiffing, melodic music with latest album

Savanah Bayer, Content Editor January 23, 2024

On Jan. 12 Kali Uchis released her newest album, Orquideas.  Orquideas, or orchids (translated into English), are the national Colombian flower, which is why Kali Uchis chose it for the name of...

The album “2014 Forest Hills Drive” is named after Coles childhood address as a way of closure.

J. Cole’s album “2014 Forest Hills Drive” explores human condition

Raul Mares, Writer November 29, 2023

On Dec. 9, 2014, J. Cole released his third album and he purchased his first house at the same time. J. Cole was born on a military base in Frankfurt, West Germany. His father was a veteran and his mother...

“The plan was to start driving north, and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record,” said DeMarco.

Mac DeMarco’s Five Easy Hot Dogs falls short of expectations

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2023

On Jan. 20, artist Mac DeMarco released Five Easy Hot Dogs, an instrumental album composed of 14 tracks totaling nearly 35 minutes. Of the 14 tracks, I enjoyed seven of them and only truly disliked...

“Space Song” from Beach House’s Depression Cherry is the bands most listened to song on Spotify.

Depression Cherry by Beach House has many layers

Skylar Whalen, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2022

I’ve heard my fair share of unique music genres. You know those people who hear a word and automatically think of random songs? Well, that’s me. A while ago, I posted on my Instagram story that I wanted...

“The shot is striking [—] it could also be a public debut of Lamar’s children who up until now have been entirely out of the public eye,” said okayplayer.com.

“Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” is a beautiful tale of American society

Jacob Morales, Writer August 26, 2022

Kendrick Lamar, throughout his career, has cemented himself as arguably one of the most prolific poets and performers in hip hop culture. His profound lyricism tackles the problems in African American...

Though Kanye ultimately selected a different album cover for Donda, there were a couple different considerations for the cover art of the album, one of them  depicted above.

Kanye West’s tenth studio album, “Donda”, met high expectations

Kadin Lengner, Writer December 13, 2021

Donda is Kanye West’s tenth studio album and had enormous hype surrounding it due to multiple release delays beginning in June 2020 and three massive listening parties before it’s public release.  Simply...

Popular contemporary artist Takashi Murakami worked with Kanye and Kid Cudi to create the cover art for Kids See Ghosts.

Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s “Kids See Ghosts” collarboration lives on as a masterpiece

Kadin Lengner, Writer December 11, 2021

Kids See Ghosts (KSG) was released on June 8, 2018 and is a collaborative project composed by two of the biggest names in hip-hop and rap: Kanye West and Kid Cudi. The two superstars have been working...

In an interview with Amoeba Records, Mac DeMarco said the album cover artwork was inspired by Haruomi Hosono “Hosono House”.

Mac DeMarco’s “2” is an honest and moving collection of stories from his life

Emily Riley and Samantha Cordero December 7, 2021

Singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco has released 11 albums and 5 eps. 2 was Mac DeMarcos first studio album and truly set the tone for the genre of his music in the future. Mac DeMarco's genre is categorized...

Fearless (Taylor’s Version) was released on April 9, 2021.

Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the perfect re-recording

Ashliee Treblik, Writer May 7, 2021

When I heard that Taylor Swift had re-recorded her Fearless album, I was pumped. The original album had been a pillar of my childhood, and having a new version revamped my love for Taylor and my obsession...

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