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-43 posts tagged "pop"
Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
There are seven Harry Potter books. There are now seven Taylor Swift albums. Coincidence? I think not. Swift released “Lover” on Aug. 23. It may be her most mature album yet, loaded with 18 songs that return to what Swift herself calls “confessional writing.” Though “Lover” rivals “reputation” in everything from complete opposite color schemes
Mike Donovan, Nora McGreevy, Jake Winningham and Ryan Israel | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Scroll through Twitter, go to a party, listen to a top hits playlist: whatever you do, you’ll probably come across “Old Town Road,” the viral hit from newcomer Lil Nas X (Montero Hill) carving out a niche between genres and defying the implications of its own success. “Country trap” “Old Town Road” galloped into the
Hannah Kiernan | Tuesday, February 12, 2019
In a time (post-“Despacito,” or P.D.) when hip-hop, rap and latin trap dominate streaming services, Ariana Grande has been the only capitol-P pop star to truly make a splash. Last August, Grande released “Sweetener,” an outward, pure-pop commentary on how she dealt with the past year of her life — a year plagued with difficult
Erin Swope | Monday, February 4, 2019
“Let’s do what we do best: dancing to hot jazz and drinking bootleg gin,” vocalist and emcee Michael Cunio said at Saturday night’s Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) concert, a statement that perfectly captured the mood of the evening. Featuring numerous costume changes, bottles of beer and glasses of liquor, PMJ pulled out all of the stops
Ryan Israel, Margaret McGreevy, Martin Kennedy and Nora McGreevy | Thursday, November 1, 2018
Every once in a while it’s a good idea to ditch the algorithm-driven coldness of Spotify’s “New Releases” tab or Apple Music’s “New Music” section. Instead, turn to humanity and rely on your favorite Scene writers to recommend what might be your new favorite song. “Alien” — Beach House By Ryan Israel, Scene Writer Beach
Matthew Kellenberg | Monday, October 29, 2018
When Gregory Alan Isakov isn’t tending to his three-acre farm, the singer-songwriter spends his time touring across the globe and recording music in his converted studio-barn. “Evening Machines,” born from these studio-barn sessions, tackles Isakov’s curious lifestyle with impressive clarity and depth. Isakov has long thrived at illustrating setting. Here, the musician too strives for
Nora McGreevy | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Jessie Reyez prays to God every day. On “Saint Nobody,” the first song off her latest EP, “Being Human In Public,” she opens straight from the confessional booth. “I think about dying every day … I guess I’ve always been a little strange,” she confides softly. “Another reason why I work like a motherf—er,” she
Dessi Gomez | Monday, October 8, 2018
The line outside Legends Nightclub steadily lengthened from 8 p.m. onward. Excited chatter reflected the increasing excitement and anticipation of Notre Dame students who were kicking off their weekend with the Lauv concert. Once the crowd had trickled in, it was not long until opener Charlotte Lawrence took the stage. Lawrence opened with “Just The
Jake Winningham | Friday, September 7, 2018
“My boy like a queen / unlike one you’ve ever seen” may be the best couplet in pop music this year — and one that would’ve been unthinkable coming from any male pop star before Troye Sivan. The Australian singer isn’t the first gay man to make an impact in the pop world, but he
Tajae Thompson | Tuesday, September 4, 2018
“When raindrops fell, down from the sky / The day you left me, an angel cried.” These tantalizing lyrics, from “raindrops (an angel cried),” open Ariana Grande’s fourth full-length album entitled “Sweetener.” The long-awaited album had fans clinging onto every teaser since Grande’s last album, “Dangerous Woman,” was released in May of 2016. “Sweetener” contains 15