New Melvins album turns back clock with funky edge
Rating: 4/5 Stars For fans of a throwback, hard-rock style, âTarantula Heartâ by Melvins (âWorking the Ditchâ) is for you. The album only features 5 songs, but they span over 40 minutes in total. The first two tracks take up…
Taylor Swift leaves fans exhausted amidst release of new album
Rating: 0.5/5 Stars Taylor Swift (âMidnightsââ) did not need to do any of this. She has enough industry power and wealth to free herself from the album deals that pressured her before her cultural omnipresence. She has enough of a…
Red flags fly around girl in red
Rating: 2.5/5 stars Singer-songwriter girl in red (âIf I Could Make It Go Quietâ) is back after almost three years. The album starts with a song titled âIâm Back.â It basically explains where she has been for the past couple…
Dire Straits frontman, Scottish cowboy Mark Knopfler back in studio
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Not every cowboy is from America. Mark Knopfler (âDown the Road Whereverâ) is best known for his role as lead guitarist, singer and songwriter for Dire Straits (âMoney For Nothingâ). Since Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler…
Blue Ăyster Cult hauntingly rocks on new album âGhost Storiesâ
Rating: 5/5 stars The Grammysâ website declares that Blue Ăyster Cultâs (âThe Symbol Remainsâ) new album âGhost Storiesâ âdef[ies] the reaper once again.â The 12-track album consists of nine previously-unfinished songs written by the band and three covers: âWe Gotta…
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell return to Spotify after anti-Rogan boycott
It seems as though âThe Godfather of Grungeâ Neil Young cannot escape his current enemy: Spotify. Following their two-year boycott of Spotify, Young and his fellow Canadian-born folk singer Joni Mitchell have returned their music to the streaming platform. Young…
Stars of bygone era still command respect in new musical ventures
Older musicians have been making a comeback in popular music in the past few years. Kim Gordon, best known as the bassist and lead vocalist for Sonic Youth, has recently released a new album titled âThe Collectiveâ a trap album…
Rod Stewartâs tribute to vintage music artful yet incohesive
Rating: 2.5/5 stars Rockstar Sir Rod Stewart has jumped back onto the music scene with the release of his first new album in three years. âSwing Fever,â made in collaboration with composer and bandleader Jools Holland, is a sharp turn…
J.Loâs âThis Is Me…Nowâ shares open love letter to beau Ben Affleck
Rating: 3/5 stars Valentineâs Day was a very fitting date for the release of Jennifer Lopezâs love letter, her latest album, âThis Is MeâŠNow,â a sequel to her 2002 album âThis Is MeâŠThen.â The album centers around her rekindled relationship…
Ed Sheeran exhibits exquisite lyrics on âAutumn Variationsâ
Rating: 4/5 stars Ed Sheeran (âSubtractâ) has once again hit us with a perfect fall album just in time for the leaves to start changing and sweater weather to commence. âAutumn Variationsâ released on Sept. 29 and has 14 songs,…
