Daring JPEGMAFIA album pays off
Jackson Volenec — Reporter Despite JPEGMAFIA’s long career making music, with some projects dating back to 2007, his most recent record, “Veteran” that came out last year, put him on the map.
SiR’s “Chasing Summer” captures the season
Essence Boyd — News Editor Singer, songwriter and record producer Sir Darryl Francis, better known as “SiR,” debuted his second official album “Chasing Summer” on Aug. 30, and it is definitely a
New Marvin Gaye tracks draw a parallel between yesterday and today
August Pelliccio—Photo Editor Not often does such an iconic artist have an entire posthumous album published, but Marvin Gaye’s “You’re the Man” sounds as appropriate today as ever. Though the tracks on
Queen Moo ‘Mean Well’ LP review
Mary Rudzis – Copy Editor Connecticut natives Queen Moo put out their second album on August 25, their first release since being signed to Topshelf Records. Each member of the quartet has
Album Review: Zayn’s ‘Mind of Mine’
Alex Palmieri – General Assignment Reporter It seems since Zayn left One Direction, his career has been on an upswing. Late last month, he released his hit new album “Mind of Mine.” The album
Review: Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Untitled Unmastered’
Clark Herring – Special to the Southern News Eerie, ominous, soulful, rocking, and rapping, all characteristics that define Kendrick Lamar’s newest work, “Untitled Unmastered.” The album, which is available for streaming on Spotify, is
Album Review: Say Anything’s “I Don’t Think It Is”
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Without any prior warning or marketing, “Say Anything” released their seventh full-length studio album, called “I Don’t Think It Is.” The follow-up to “Hebrews” was available for streaming
Album Review: ‘Khalifa’
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Earlier this month, Wiz Khalifa released his sixth full length studio album called “Khalifa.” The album is a follow up to the 2014 release, “Blacc Hollywood.” This album
Album Review: Ty Segall’s “Emotional Mugger”
Taylor Richards – News Writer Ty Segall is lost in a land of nonstop activity of recording and touring that has spanned the last eight years. His latest, and probably weirdest, effort is his
Album Review: Brothertiger’s “Out of Touch”
Dylan Haviland – Arts & Entertainment Editor “Out of Touch,” the third debut album from the pop synth group, “Brothertiger,” is sensitive, technically proficient and human. The album was released on Dec. 4 and
Album Review: Freddie Gibbs’ ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ Mixtape
Anisa Jibrell – News Writer With the release of Piñata last year, a collaborative LP with West Coast producer Madlib, the Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs showed a big improvement through the inclusion soulful twists
Album Review: Halsey’s “Badlands”
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, whose stage name is Halsey, released her much anticipated debut album, “Badlands,” after gaining mega success for only one EP. She made a name for
Album Review: Fuzz’s “II”
Taylor Richards – Copy Editor Any die-hard metal or garage rock fan would do themselves a favor by picking up Fuzz’s new album, “II.” The band is composed of Ty Segall, Charles Moothart and