Reviews

By: Meghan Mahaffey R&B artist Ravyn Lenae quickly became integral to my fall listening rotation when shereleased her sophomore album Bird’s Eye on August 9, 2024. I admittedly was unfamiliar withher previous work other than the singles, “Love Me Not” and “One Wish” featuring ChildishGambino that preceded the album release. Despite my lack of familiarity …

By: Morgan Mueller If you’re searching for a sonically compelling, genre-bending album, SarahKinsley’s “Escaper” is for you. The New York-based singer-songwriter’s debut albumwas released on September 6, 2024, featuring imaginative themes of life, love, andloss. The production of “Escaper” is ambitious, multi-instrumental, and self-produced, asKinsley aims to change the lack of female representation in the …

By: Andrew Meeker Formed in 2012, L’Impératrice (“The Empress” in English) is a six-person Frenchnu-disco group that released their third studio album, Pulsar, on June 7, 2024. Nu-disco is agenre that initially gained popularity in the late 90s when producers combined samplingtechniques characteristic of house music with electronics. The genre enjoyed a brief comeback inthe …

By: Matthew Bocamazo I hadn’t heard of Geordie Greep until this past August when he released his firstsolo single, “Holy, Holy.” The 25-year-old launched his career in 2017 with black midi, arock band known for its immense talent and prog-math-rock sound. Greep was aware ofhow difficult black midi’s music could be to digest given its …

By: Zoey Martinez Fresh off of her three-day run at Radio City Music Hall, Gracie Abrams announced the deluxeversion of her sophomore album “The Secret of Us”, set to be released on Friday, October 18th.The album included an additional four songs and three live versions of previously recordedsongs.The last few years have been monumental for …

By: Therese Burgo Thee Sacred Souls released their sophomore album, Got a Story to Tell early thisOctober, showcasing the romantic, old-school style the group has so effortlesslyperfected in the past few years. As a soul music lover, I had been eagerly awaitingthis album’s release. The first track, “Lucid Girl,” is one of several singles appearing …

By: Caitlin Sweeney Brat Brat by Charli XCX was initially released on June 7th, 2024. The bright green she virtuallytrademarked for the album took the world by storm. Charli deemed the summer “brat summer,”encapsulating everything the album meant – pop culture was defined during this period of timeby everyone striving to be brat. Brat was …

By: Aaryan Sama Chroma–“the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray,” according to Collins Dictionary–appears to be the key theme of Tyler, The Creator’s latest release, boasting an ironically black-and-white color scheme. Breaking the tradition of his 2-year release periods (along with two-part tracks as the tenth song of the album), …

By: Clara DeVito My initial reaction to Suki Waterhouse’s new single, OMG, is OMG! Released on January 11, Waterhouse gives her listeners a teaser for her upcoming album. Along with her new album, Waterhouse is due for a baby soon. In her most recent post on Instagram, she shows off her baby bump with the …