Kali Uchis and SZA bring the heat with “fue mejor”
On Sept. 29, the highly anticipated collaboration between artists, Kali Uchis and SZA came into fruition in a new rendition of "fue mejor." It’s the final single released off of Uchis' Latin pop and...
She & Him “Volume 3” Review
Famous for their 60s-style pop tone, She & Him continues that trend in “Volume 3,” the duo’s fourth studio album. Consisting of the famous actress Zooey Deschanel and Matthew Ward (M. Ward), She &...
The confounding elegance of Frank Ocean’s “Endless”
This summer saw the release of not one, but two albums by elusive alt R-and-B artist Frank Ocean. Initially releasing “Endless,” the audiovisual album, only to release “Blonde” about 72 hours later. While many...
How Taylor Swift reckons with her reputation on her fortress of an album
The digital dances of the internet — the soft block, the finsta, a deleted subtweet — distinguish the ways in which we tend to ourselves and each other online. The choreography is complex and...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Mosquito” Review
After their flashy, dance-friendly album “It's Blitz!,” the New York trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs claim they're returning to basics on their fourth studio production, supposedly reminiscent of “Show Your Bones” (2006). I say “supposedly”...
Schoolboy Q’s “Oxymoron” sheds light on drugs, fatherhood
Expected to be dropped in early to mid-2013, Schoolboy Q officially released “Oxymoron” on Feb. 25 to eager ears. Many expectations weighed on this project: a growing career, a high bar set by “Habits...
The art of studying
The days of typing 10-page essays or studying for those detrimental chemistry finals are slowly approaching. Finals week makes one realize how little time there is within a day to study and how coffee...
TV on the Radio grows musically with “Seeds”
In the spring of 2011, TV on the Radio’s future as a band was uncertain. The group had recently reunited after a yearlong hiatus, and they lost their bassist, Gerard Smith, to lung cancer...
‘3.15.20’ is Childish Gambino’s answer to the turmoil caused by a world at the...
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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...
Lana Del Rey remains in the honeymoon phase of her career with “Honeymoon”
Lana Del Rey’s third studio album, “Honeymoon” finds her back to crooning beautiful, downtempo, melancholic ballads. Departing from its predecessor “Ultraviolence,” “Honeymoon” is much slower, elegant and controlled, with the overwhelming anguish cooling into...