Youth is back! And not in the creepy-yet-touching-but-slightly-concerning-way Troye Sivan was singing about in 2015. Everyone is living for nostalgia: Y2K fashion, CDs and cassette tapes, and the…
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Review: Icona Pop is late to summer but not to music
Summer 2023 was filled with a little bit of everything: innovative girl dinners, a return to movie double features, and an excruciating amount of celebrity drama. What it…
It’s Caroline Polachek’s Island – We’re all just living on it
Caroline Polachek describes music as “a way of being at home.” Working on songs, she says, becomes akin to constructing a room in a house. One can envision…
Boygenius is in their feels on their debut album “the record”
“I can’t hide from you like I hide from myself,” boygenius sings in their debut album, released on March 31 and very literally titled “the record.” The band,…
Three alternative albums you might have missed this winter
In today’s cacophony of music streaming, it’s easy for some real gems to fly under the radar, unnoticed and underappreciated. Undoubtedly, this winter we have been blessed by…
Gracie Abrams’ debut album wrestles with early-20s toxicity
Gracie Abrams released her debut album on Feb. 24, “Good Riddance,” a devastating coming-of-age album filled with poignant and heartbreaking lyrics. In what feels like repeated punches to…