New Backxwash album proves to be heavy, suffocating
Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash (âDaddy Issuesâ) released her fourth full-length album âHIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERINGâ on Oct. 31. This concludes a trilogy of albums in which Backxwash reflects on her past while embracing a neo-gothic…
Carly Rae Jepsen charts new territory with âThe Loneliest Timeâ
Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen (âDedicatedâ) released her sixth studio album âThe Loneliest Timeâ on Oct. 28. The album is consistent with Jepsenâs stylistic disco-esque synth pop, though She said that she wanted to âbroaden the spectrum of what the…
Hochul best choice for governor
Gov. Kathy Hochul is awful. Here is why you should vote for her. Jumaane Williamsâ loss in the New York Democratic primary proved once again the unwillingness of the party to nominate a progressive candidate. While centrists like Gov. Hochul…
Taylor Swift album âMidnightsâ is one not to sleep on
American singer-songwriter and jet owner Taylor Swift (âCarolinaâ) released her tenth studio album, âMidnights,â on Oct. 21. The album is a detour from the âTaylorâs Versionâ re-release project she had completed with her two previous releases. âMidnightsââ release was special,…
New Backstreet Boys album butchers Christmas classics
The Backstreet Boys (âDNAâ) released their first Christmas album âA Very Backstreet Christmasâ on Oct. 14, 72 days before Christmas. The album was intended to be released last year, but was pushed back due to the pandemic. But Backstreet is…
Pardoning of marijuana crimes good start but not enough for justice, equality
President Biden pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession on Oct. 6. This decision will impact thousands of innocent Americans convicted for a crime grounded in baseless fear-mongering and institutional racism. The White House estimates about 6,500 people…
Middling King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album lacks creativity
Australian rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (âOmnium Gatherumâ) released their 21st studio album, âIce, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava,â on Oct. 7. The album is the first of a trio of albums the band announced for…
Annual Pumpkin Fest returns to city of Oswego
The Oswego chapter of the YMCA held its annual Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Washington Square Park. The Pumpkin Festival, which is co-sponsored by the City of Oswego, included…
Aimless âFossoraâ exhausts listeners with drawn out songs, concepts
Icelandic singer and producer Björk (âCountry Creaturesâ) released her tenth studio album âFossoraâ on Sept. 30. The album comes five years after the release of her last project, the folktronica-inspired âUtopia.â âFossoraâ takes a new sound holding up to the…
Laker Review highlights four âspooktacularâ Halloween songs
For the month of December, radio stations switch their playlists to entirely carols, novelty songs and other wintertime songs from the austere tradition of âSilent Nightâ to the white guilt of âDo They Know Itâs Christmas?â Halloween gets no similar…
