AWOLNATION strives for change in ‘Here Comes the Runts’
Rating: 3 /5 stars Aaron âAWOLâ Bruno surprised the world with an album that nobody was expecting. The Los Angeles-based alternative rock band released their third LP, âHere Come the Runts,â on Feb. 2. AWOLNATION became known after releasing their…
‘M A N I A’ challenges Fall Out Boy in ways foreign to band’s discography
Rating: 4 /5 stars Rock and roll made a comeback with the seventh album from Fall Out Boy, titled âM A N I A.â Having been on the scene since their first album in 2003, the band has since released…
Segall’s inner Bob Dylan emerges on ‘Freedom’s Goblin’
Rating: 4 / 5 stars It is been 10 years since California garage rocker Ty Segall began his solo career. The quality of his music has been so consistent the past decade, listeners are almost waiting to see when he…
Camila Cabello shows roots of very prosperous career on self-titled album
Rating: 3.5 / 5 stars With several collaborations from artists such as Shawn Mendes, J Balvin and Quavo, Camila Cabello is no stranger to the pop circuit. Formerly a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, Cabello burst into her…
âFlower Boyâ perfectly complemented by visual retrospective
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars Prior to the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Tyler, The Creator released an exciting twist to the normal television interview with âFLOWER BOY: a conversation.â This inside look at the process behind the making of the…
Drake drops âScary Hours,â music that subtly transforms him
Rating: 3 / 5 stars Following the release of 2017âs âMore Lifeâ mixtape, Toronto-born rapper Drake hinted at a future for himself where music would not be his primary focus. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, the 31-year-old rap giant…
Migos falls short of expectations with its âCultureâ follow-up
Rating: 3 / 5 stars Quavo, Offset and Takeoff need no introduction. As the Migos have grown in popularity every year, they did not waste their moment. In 2017, they flooded the market with new material such as, âCultureâ and…
T-Pain proves he has talent beyond autotune on âOblivionâ
Bartenderâ artist, T-Pain, released his fifth studio album, âOblivion.â Known primarily for his contemporary R&B, T-Pain shies away from what he has done so well in past songs like âIâm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)â and âBuy U a…
Yung Lean defies logic by dropping solid project, âStrangerâ
Jonatan Leandoer Hastad, better known as Yung Lean, is one of the most influential artists most people have not heard of. The young Swedish rap sensation had been making waves back in 2013 when he dropped his âUnknown Death 2002â…
Seal still making new music, surprisingly not terrible
British pop-soul and Grammy-winning singer Seal is back this year with a new album since â7â in 2015. This time, he brings another cover album, akin to âSoulâ and âSoul 2.â Instead of paying tribute to classic gospel and soul…
