Music Reviews
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It seems like every album since My December has been a comeback for Kelly Clarkson. All I Ever Wanted was a return to traditional pop, Stronger rose up in the face of leaks, and Piece by Piece was her first all-new album in four years (she’d released a greatest hits album and a Christmas album
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After five long years, The Killers have burst back onto the music scene with their long-awaited fifth studio album. The results are… mixed. Sonically, the album feels all over the place and only a few songs sound like Killers tracks. However, knowing the inspiration for much of the album helps. During frontman Brandon Flowers’ brief
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It’s no secret I have a very large bias for Demi. She’s been my favorite singer since 2008, and I’ve followed her career even longer. Each album has been met with eager anticipation and Tell Me You Love Me was no exception. In fact, I think this was my most-anticipated album she’s ever released. Her
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Four years after the release of Warrior, Kesha Sebert entered into a heart-wrenching legal battle against her record company to be allowed to never work with Dr. Luke again. For those who are somehow unaware, Dr. Luke allegedly sexually abused Kesha for years (I say alleged because *technically* he was never found guilty in a
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Lorde burst onto the scene in 2013 as the new princess of alt. pop. She wowed everyone with her introspective songwriting and frank account of teenage love and life. And then she didn’t release another album for four long years. Sure, she did a couple soundtrack songs and collaborations, but no full-length releases. During that
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With the tropical beats of modern pop dominating the charts, the entire genre is feeling a little stale. In comes Dua Lipa, a smoky-voiced starlet from the UK. After dropping a handful of singles since late 2015, Lipa has finally released her self-titled debut. She mixes a more traditional pop sound with the blues and
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Halsey comes back with a bang in her long-awaited follow up to her popular debut Badlands. On this album, we escape to Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Set up on the premise of a Romeo & Juliet retelling, this album provides a story that is somehow darker and yet more hopeful than the Shakespeare original. Halsey also
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I am not a music critic and I don’t know much about all the musical elements that go into songs (notes, specific instruments, etc.). I’ve taken a few classes, but I never retain that stuff. But I do know what sounds good or bad and have been a Paramore fan since 2008. So I figure
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