Music provides a safe haven during COVID
By Hannah Zozobrado, Senior Writer
May 21, 2020
Students have witnessed a shift in their vision of the world. Cancellation of the rest of the remaining school year, cancellation of highly anticipated events and cancellation of large group gatherings with friends are just a few of the changes that make up the cancellation of a typical student life. This...
Stuck at Home? Check out Conan Gray’s New LP
By Sacha Feldberg, Arts Editor
May 3, 2020
Conan Gray believes that if he were an animal, he would be a crow. Perhaps all of us have two sides to ourselves; perhaps for Gray, a crow perfectly represents his inner and outer personas—his carefree and serious sides. “You’re a crow,” Gray’s best friend told him once, inspiring his title of ...
“~how i’m feeling~” album paints different versions of Lauv
By Hannah Zozobrado, Arts Editor
March 12, 2020
The Hopeless Romantic (blue), The Existentialist (purple), The Playboy (orange), The Eccentric (red), The Jokester (green), The Optimist (yellow): these are the different versions of Lauv that portray themselves throughout the album "~how i'm feeling~". The album cover has Lauv sitting in white attir...
“Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial” paves a path to fame for Roddy Ricch
By Jasper Bernstein, Assistant Observation Editor
March 11, 2020
“Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial” is anything but Roddy Ricch being antisocial, talking to the listener about different themes and opening up about his past. It’s a tough album to evaluate due to one reason: each song has a different style, and a different claim to fame. The rise of...
Roddy Ricch’s new album gives excuses “for being antisocial”
By David Malament, Promotions Manager
February 4, 2020
On Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, Grammy Award nominee Roddy Ricch released his first album since being named a member of the 2019 XXL Freshman class in the summer of 2019. His album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial contains 16 songs, three of which are on the Billboard Hot 100. The first song on t...
Selena Gomez’s new album is a rare hit
By Sacha Feldberg, Arts Editor
February 1, 2020
It’s 2020, and everyone’s hoping for better vision and a better year, including pop singer Selena Gomez. After breaking up with Justin Bieber in 2012, dating The Weeknd in 2017 and learning more about herself in the span of four years, Gomez has decided to deliver a gift to the world to hear, he...
Harry Styles walks a Fine Line in his second solo album
By Sacha Feldberg, Arts Editor
January 5, 2020
Former One Direction member Harry Styles walks a fine line. He doesn’t follow the mainstream. He crafts his own unique style. Back in 2017, Styles released his self-titled debut album. He was the heartbroken ex-boyfriend. He was the lovesick teenage boy. In 2019, Styles has released his second ...
Camila Cabello invites fans to the world of “romance”
By Sacha Feldberg, Arts Editor
December 18, 2019
When the clock struck twelve on Dec. 5, all the world was asleep— that is, except Camila Cabello fans. The pop singer treated her fans with an early Christmas present that night: her highly-anticipated sophomore album, "Romance." With every heartfelt lyric and colorful visual, Cabello introduced fans to the wo...
Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding” Review
By David Malament, Promotions Manager
October 28, 2019
This Sept. 6, Post Malone released his new album Hollywood’s Bleeding and currently has 14 of his 17 songs of the newly released album on the Billboard Hot 100! Though it is hard to say if this is his best album since Beerbongs and Bentleys, his last album, was nearly the same level of captivating...
Old Taylor comes back with new album release
By Sacha Feldberg, Arts Editor
October 21, 2019
Two years ago, Taylor Swiftーarguably the most influential musician of our generationーannounced the death of the “old Taylor” in her album “reputation.” Now, the old Taylor is back with “Lover,” a collection of eighteen songs with personal stories about self love, moony romance and po...
From pop to indie to EDM, Billie Eilish strikes new fans
By Nora Holland, Senior Writer
May 10, 2019
You press play and immediately hear the slurping sounds of a pair of Invisalign being taken out of a mouth as Billie presents her album. Despite the lighthearted and quirky entrance, you are quickly submerged into a world of darkness, demons, tears and pain. This is “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE...
Country music is more explicit than people may think
By Maya Bhattiprolu, Assistant Online Editor
May 9, 2019
Parents traveling with little kids will often switch the station when a rap song comes on to a “safer” genre, like country, to avoid exposing them to controversial topics. However, changing the station to country music does just the opposite. While country music may seem to be clean, many songs in the genr...