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Scene’s Best Albums of 2020

Claire Rafford, Mariah Rush, Jake Winningham, Dessi Gomez, Ryan Israel, Aidan O'Malley, Colleen Fischer, Matthew Kellenberg, Maeve Filbin and Charlie Kenney | Monday, December 14, 2020

Scene writers made their lists; they checked them twice. The albums from January were reexamined; the soundtrack to the summer was played in December. Everyone’s votes were tallied and the final ticket of 20 records — those which we most cherished, fell deepest into and held closest to our hearts and ears in 2020 —

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Commencement 2020: Four years in review

Ryan Israel and Mike Donovan | Friday, May 15, 2020

It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years of academic and faith “Formation” and dreaming of staying up “All Night” with friends. Not yet “Destroyed by Hippie Powers,”

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Scenecast: Applecast

Jake Winningham, Mike Donovan and Ryan Israel | Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Volume VI: Spring 2020 by Scenecast, from The Observer Volume VI: In this episode of Scenecast, Jake Winningham, Michael Donovan and Ryan Israel discuss Fiona Apple’s latest album “Fetch The Bolt Cutters,” the record’s perfect 10 rating from Pitchfork and the impact of online music criticism.

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Some of us just want to be loved

Mike Donovan | Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Fiona Apple just wants to be loved. She tries to say as much on the first cut of “Fetch the Bolt Cutters:” “I want somebody to want / and I want what I want and I want / You to love me.” And it’s love she’s received, from critics across the board, the most lavish