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Love Your Inhospitable Lands; An Analysis of Mitskis New Album

Love Your Inhospitable Lands; An Analysis of Mitski’s New Album

In her seventh studio album, “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We," Mitski encourages the listener to reckon with worlds above, around, and within them as she explores themes of love, pain, and the complexities of the human experience.
Marley Hamil, Staff Writer
September 25, 2023
An Album That Took “GUTS”: Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS” Review

An Album That Took “GUTS”: Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS” Review

Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore return is an emotion-packed, yet cliché, success.
Bee Bishop, Editor-in-Chief
September 25, 2023
Taylor Swift; The Eras Tour Movie Poster taken from the Eras Tour Official Website: https://taylor.lnk.to/TSTheErasTourFilmTickets

Karma is the Icon On the Screen

Why the announcement of Taylor Swift’s concert film has rattled the movie industry and saved your local cinema.
Marley Hamil, Staff Writer
September 18, 2023
Killer Klassix: The Story So Far: “Five Songs” EP

Killer Klassix: The Story So Far: “Five Songs” EP

The band not only capitalizes on progress, but ropes listeners into a philosophy that proves fruitful not just in their art, but as a means to ignite a fire of hope in themselves to do the same.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
September 11, 2023
Killer Klassix: Attack Attack; “Someday Came Suddenly”

Killer Klassix: Attack Attack; “Someday Came Suddenly”

It may be bad, but it still gained notoriety and was an honest attempt for the band to springboard into their sophomore effort with a more finely tuned approach, but that’s for another day.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
September 4, 2023
Hozier Sweeps Listeners Off Their Feet: “Unreal Unearth” Review

Hozier Sweeps Listeners Off Their Feet: “Unreal Unearth” Review

Hozier’s third studio album is the prime example of his complex musical style and demonstrates why this album was worth waiting for.
Bee Bishop, Editor in Chief
September 4, 2023
Killer Klassix- All Time Low; “Three Words To Remember In Dealing With The End” EP

Killer Klassix- All Time Low; “Three Words To Remember In Dealing With The End” EP

The EP established All Time Low as a new band of the time, making the correct ripples in the pond of a career that echoed very far into the band’s career.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
August 28, 2023
Killer Cuts: “Childhood Eyes” by Yellowcard

Killer Cuts: “Childhood Eyes” by Yellowcard

The EP is cognizant of how much time has passed since the conceptualization of the band and exhibits everything that has been learned.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
August 21, 2023
Killer Klassix: Neck Deep - “A History of Bad Decisions”

Killer Klassix: Neck Deep – “A History of Bad Decisions”

Ultimately, for every melody on this EP, there is that much more relativity and sentiment behind every note that strikes close to the listener’s desire.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
July 31, 2023
Killer Klassix - We Came As Romans: “Dreams” EP

Killer Klassix – We Came As Romans: “Dreams” EP

While a first listen could lead some to dismiss the band entirely based on the reliance of lead singer Dave Stephens’s unclean vocal performance, the lyrics carve a deeper connection, saying more than apathetic iterations of youth and delving into ideas such as existence, philosophy, relationships and other grand themes of life.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
July 17, 2023
Killer Klassix - “August and Everything After” by Counting Crows

Killer Klassix – “August and Everything After” by Counting Crows

The album itself suffers from sporadic moments of musical nuance with the rest of the album being filled with low-effort slow rock songs that make it difficult to get through the second half of the album bar one song.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
July 17, 2023
Killer Klassix: Man Overboard - “Man Overboard”

Killer Klassix: Man Overboard – “Man Overboard”

"Man Overboard" was a pivotal sophomore album that displayed a growth in technique and musicianship for the band that resulted in an outstanding album.
Antonio Llanos, Staff Writer
July 3, 2023
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