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Unpacking HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Billie Eilish's Latest Album

Unpacking HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Billie Eilish’s Latest Album

Aspen Boswell '31, Writer December 18, 2024

Earlier this year back in May, Billie Eilish released her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The album has a bedroom-pop sound to it that I personally really enjoy. Although this album might not...

Watercolor Rolling Stones

Let It Bleed: 55 Years Later

Matthew Rundle '27, Writer November 11, 2024

Let it Bleed was released by the Rolling Stones in late 1969 and would become one of the greatest albums the band ever produced. Despite being made by a British rock band, the album includes influences...

The album cover of "1989 (Taylor's Version)

“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” Review

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer November 5, 2023

In 2014, Taylor Swift released “1989,” an album that won her three Grammys. Now, in the midst of her wildly successful Eras Tour, Swift has rereleased the album as “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”...

Image from Melanie-Martinez fandom.com

A Review of PORTALS, a Mystical and Mysterious Album by Melanie Martinez

Kashvi Rai '28, Writer May 19, 2023

On March 31, Melanie Martinez, an alternative pop artist, finally released her third studio album, PORTALS. After a series of cryptic hints and clues, such as a series of videos showing the development...

Samara Joy: The Up-and-Coming Jazz Prodigy

Samara Joy: The Up-and-Coming Jazz Prodigy

William Weinstein '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 March 1, 2023

Who's Samara Joy and What's Linger Awhile? Let's discuss. The 23-year-old native to Bronx, NY, represents the best in classical jazz, among the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, as well as elements of pop,...

Cover for Swift's 10th studio album, Midnights!

Taylor Swift’s Midnights | Album Review

Kaeli Kampschmidt '23, School and Local Editor October 26, 2022

Midnights is finally here! Taylor Swift has gone from country to pop to folk over the course of sixteen years and nine albums, and this album is composed of entirely new music. Fans all across the world...

Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers Review

Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers Review

Sophia Liem '23, DEI Coordinator May 18, 2022

The same man that turned the metamorphosis of a butterfly into a detailed journey of the Black man’s struggle with critiques of capitalism, colorism, and systemic racism in To Pimp a Butterfly has done...

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