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Album Reviews

Image from Raveena's music video for Tweety (2021)

Music Video Review: Tweety by Raveena

Jordy Bowen, Music Director Mar 1, 2021

TWEETY RAVEENA   Peace, pastels, and soul are just a few of the factors that let us know that it’s Raveena’s world and we’re just living in it. Twenty-six-year-old singer Raveena constructs...

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Album cover art for Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

New Releases Album Review: Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 24, 2021

Arlo Parks (Anais Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho) is a young British artist who released her first album, Collapsed in Sunbeams. This indie album is an honest collection of stories and experiences wrapped...

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Album cover art for Charleston 1966 by Darius Rucker

Staff Pick Album Review: Charleston, SC 1966 by Darius Rucker

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Feb 22, 2021

Charleston, SC 1966 is the third studio album of Darius Rucker’s solo career, and the second decidedly country album of his. It has some tracks that went over well on the radio due to their adherence...

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Album cover art for Tyron by slowthai

New Releases Album Review: Tyron by slowthai

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 17, 2021

    Tyron is an introspective album written by Slowthai; a British rapper from Northhampton. The album is split into two parts, the first consisting of all capital-lettered titles to emphasize frustration...

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Album cover art for Destiny by The Jacksons

Album review: Destiny by The Jacksons

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Feb 15, 2021

Destiny is the thirteenth album released by the Jackson 5, or the third to be released by the Jacksons. They had to change their name after they left Motown records and went to Epic. This album influenced...

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Album cover art for Drunk Tank Pink by Shame

New Releases: Album review of Drunk Tank Pink

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 10, 2021

            Drunk Tank Pink was a color that was known to calm aggressive behavior, it was used to varnish the walls of therapy rooms, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals alike. Lead singer Charlie...

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Album cover art for Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

Staff Pick album review for Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Feb 8, 2021

Duke Ellington and John Coltrane is the rather straight-forwardly named 1963 album born from a completely instrumental recording session between the two titular artists and a few members from both of their...

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Album cover art for OK Human by Weezer

Track-by-track review of OK Human by Weezer

Ash Zapata, Volunteer DJ Feb 1, 2021

Weezer is an American Rock band that was popular in the early 2000s with various hits such as Island In The Sun, Say It Ain’t So, and Buddy Holly. Weezer’s newest album OK Human,(A reference to Radiohead’s...

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Album cover art for Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats self-titled album

Track-by-track review of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats self-titled album

Zain Beverly Feb 1, 2021

Pull up a chair and pour yourself something strong because Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweat’s first album of the same name is a jaunty set at a modern day saloon. The band’s titular lead, Nathaniel...

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Album cover art for The Lo-Fis by Steve Lacy

Track-by-track album review of The Lo-fis by Steve Lacy

Ash Zapata Jan 28, 2021

Steve Lacy is a young Alternative R&B/Neo-soul/Psychedelic artist who has produced songs for numerous artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Denzel Curry, and his own band, The Internet. Lacy’s Album, The...

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Album cover art for Free Yourself Up by Lake Street Drive

Track-by-track review of Free Yourself Up by Lake Street Dive

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Jan 25, 2021

Lake Street Dive is a soulful jazz/americana/pop/rock/R&B troupe and they’re exploring relationships from a mostly female perspective in their sixth studio album, Free Yourself Up. They're a multi-genre...

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Photo by Jivko Georgiev on Unsplash.

The return of live music to the first coast

Jennifer Ronzon, Reporter Jan 15, 2021

Live music has made a triumphant return to the first coast after many long, quiet months. Artists have made up for lost time, with choices of shows to attend each week. Despite the excitement surrounding...

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