We are only one month into 2023, but R&B is off to a solid start. Daniel Caesar released “Do You Like Me?” on Jan. 27, and it has already been streamed on Spotify more than 5 million times at the...
You walk into a sleepy little Chinese restaurant, not expecting much, just trying to eat. After being on the road for so long, you’ve seen so many of these places and always expect the same: greasy,...
Boygenius released three new singles this January. The supergroup of brilliant songwriters is back. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus returned after nearly 5 years apart with three singles....
In today’s musical climate, a remix is often considered to be the original version of a song with minor changes or a useless feature added for improved chart performance. It has become increasingly rare...
This week in music history needs no introduction. Feb. 3, 1959, is a day that lives in infamy in pop culture, known as “The Day The Music Died.” On this day, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson...
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• February 3, 2023
Sara Tea is a multi-genre, multi-faceted artist who has lived all over the United States, but her heart resides in Michigan. Peering through the cracks of her newest EP, Songs for Discarded Souls, is...
“Love Again” by The Kid LAROI is about rebuilding his relationship with a previous partner, but after the news of my grandmother passing away last week, this track took on a whole new meaning for me.
My...
“Swear to shake it up if you swear to listen,” writes Ryan Ross, formerly of Panic! at the Disco. In 2005, a young group of Las Vegas artists hit the music scene with their first album release —...
Colombian-American R&B artist Kali Uchis has been making heart-touching, genre-bending music from the onset of her career in 2014; she has always embraced her Latin American roots, and the seamless...
“Maybae Baeby” is a tremendous return to form for Xiu Xiu. With Xiu Xiu having such a large body of work, it's quite easy to see how their sound has morphed with time. For the better part of the last...
This week in music history, prosecutors from New Jersey warned US record dealers that if they sold John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s experimental album, Two Virgins, they would be charged with distribution...
It’s winter here in East Lansing. The snow that has eluded us has finally thwarted the gray malaise haunting the student body like a specter. As the branches become adorned in a pearlescent gilding and...
