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Drake surprises fans with a batch of leaked and unreleased music in his new ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes’
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Toronto’s very own the 6 God, Champagne Papi, Aubrey Graham, better known as Drake has returned with a surprise mixtape, “Dark Lane Demo Tapes.” A terse 14-track compilation of not entirely new music per se, but rather a collection of demos and leaked tracks that have been floating around the internet in some capacity for some time now. If...
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Kali Uchis’ ‘TO FEEL ALIVE’ EP briefly taps into the components of love and the emotions that come with it
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Colombian American songstress Kali Uchis is back with a sample-sized EP that clocks in at just around 10 minutes but manages to offer a glimpse for what is to come. It has been just a few years since the release of her breakout debut record “Isolation” back in 2018, where she really came into her own stylistically and vocally....
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Sam Smith and Demi Lovato combine forces in new single ‘I’m Ready,’ and bites off more than they can chew due to clashing styles
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Sam Smith and Demi Lovato have individually proven their talents at producing empowering ballads and iconic dance jams, all while sounding amazing. When news came out that Smith and Lovato would combine forces to create a song for both of their upcoming albums, the expectations were high, and with a...
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Thundercat’s ‘It Is What It Is’ reminds his fans of the power of chord progression and good basslines
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Singer, songwriter and bass virtuoso Thundercat has returned with his fourth studio album “It Is What It Is,” three years after his widely acclaimed project “Drunk.” I came into this LP with high hopes as I was still riding the high of seeing Thundercat live a few months back...
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After two years of silence, indie-pop trio San Cisco released their EP, “Flaws” to little fanfare. The EP as a whole is as stripped down as their promotion— frontman Jordi Davieson’s vocals are rich but simple, the melodies that run through the tracks are emotional, but not overwhelming...
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PARTYMOBILE’ has pulled listeners’ heartstrings by speaking on lost love and apologies for wrong doings
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PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “PARTYMOBILE” has come to fans four years after his last full-length, “PARTYNEXTDOOR 3” (P3). Although it breaks the naming convention of their past projects, this album does not shy away from the moody straight-talk-dependent rhythm and blues (R&B) that put his genre-defining sound on the...
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Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ implores us to dance in this time of isolation
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Music is a wonderful thing, it can lift us up when we are feeling down, and vice versa. As we face a pandemic, it’s nice to take a moment to just … dance. As Dua Lipa prepared the launch of her sophomore album, no one could have predicted the...
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‘3.15.20’ is Childish Gambino’s answer to the turmoil caused by a world at the brink of a reality shifting pandemic
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Donald Glover, better known as Childish Gambino, has returned with a surprise release of a very cryptic album with themes that allude to the pandemonium caused by the current global pandemic. It’s been two years since Gambino released his vivacious and socially conscious single “This Is America” where he used...
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Lady Gaga returns with a brand new track that promises a new album and a new era. On Feb. 28, she released the song “Stupid Love” along with a music video; but for her fans, whom she likes to refer to as Little Monsters, the name “Stupid Love” has...
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The engrossing sounds of Red Vox’s ‘Ozymandias’ and a discussion with the band’s lead vocalist
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The indie rock group “Red Vox” has finally released a snippet of their new music. On Feb. 21, the band revealed an entrancing track titled “Ozymandias.”
The song opens with a deep drone-like bass that booms over the synthesizers-highlighted sound. This compliments lead singer...