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under my hands – meredith rounsley
Step aside for this Nashville based artist, Meredith Rounsley. Originally from rural Maryland, Rounsley moved to Nashville to expand her sound as a growing indie-pop musician. Her background of soul, gospel, and radio music marries with her folk and indie pop to create something totally distinctive. She released her first four-track project, Ember, in 2021…
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it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Adele!
Adele for me has always been a household name. A name that doesn’t need another. It is simply Adele. With that one name comes a booming voice that is clear and resonant. When VH1 used to do the Top 20 Video Countdown, my nine-year-old self would watch with wonder and awe at the different genres…
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scorpio playlist
Happy (almost) Halloween! There is nothing more fitting than the start of Scorpio season lingering so close to the witchy and spooky holiday. Symbolized by the mystifying Scorpion, this astrological season encourages us to delve deep into the recesses of our emotions, desires, and psyche. It’s a time of introspection, passion, and unearthing hidden truths.…
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Lennie Rayen Caffeinated Corner
Lennie Rayen, 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Toronto, is making waves with her gentle voice and heartwrenching lyricism. Her craft for songwriting is outstanding, which comes as no surprise since she started writing music at a young age. She debuted in 2021 with her single, “Me & You,” and has amassed a pretty decent following since then.…
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transcending language in spanish
Kim Namjoon, aka RM of BTS, once said, “Music transcends language. BTS communicates with our fans by staying true to ourselves and believing in music every day.” Music Transcends Language. This new series of Daybreak showcases artists from diverse cultural backgrounds who communicate through their music. Each playlist will highlight a specific language, including songs…
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wave to earth in atlanta
Imagine you are at the beach. The sun is beaming down on you gently as you lay on the warm, glimmering sand. The ocean is crashing blissfully in your ears, followed by a soft sea breeze. You cannot help but feel relaxed. That same level of peace and comfort is what it feels like to…
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September Favorites
September is over? It feels like it just started. Yet here I am, cataloging my most listened-to tracks for the month. Some of these are new, and some are a few years old. Still, they captured my heart and stayed in my brain nearly every day this month. “Dummy” – Zack Fox The comedian (slash…
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LOONY’s “A Good Night” is the human experience
Loving music is a part of the human experience, something that Kira Huszar as LOONY brings into her music. In her new EP, A Good Night, you can expect to rediscover why you fell in love with music in the first place. If you were a fan of “Somebody That I Used to Know” by…
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villain – caity krone
Almost exactly 3 years after releasing her debut EP, Word of Art, Caity Krone has returned with the emotionally driven single, “Villain.” As someone who has followed her photography work over the past few years, I am in awe of how her photos can capture a specific feeling, and this song has the same effect.…
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libra playlist
Welcome to Libra season, where elegance meets fairness, and diplomacy reigns supreme. As the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, the scales of balance swing into action, urging us all to find harmony in our lives. Ruled by Venus, the planet of love and beauty, this period encourages us to cultivate our sense of…
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claire ernst is like stopping to smell the flowers
Have you ever heard someone sing and wanted to wrap yourself up in their voice? That’s how it feels to listen to Claire Ernst. I was immediately pulled into her discography when “Flowers” appeared on my Discover Weekly last week. A smooth, R&B type track, I couldn’t have asked for anything more up my alley.…
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runo plum – September Artist of the Month
The month of September ushers in the blissful shift from scorching summers to the snug embrace of autumn. This transitional period is one that brings immense comfort–at least in my eyes. That’s precisely why there could not be a more fitting artist to capture the essence of this month than runo plum. runo plum embodies…
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Join the CLIQUE with Citizen Queen
Everyone stop what you’re doing right now because Destiny’s actual child dropped their first full length album. Citizen Queen, a girl group put together by Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, features the voices and attitudes of Kaedi Dalley, Cora Isabel, Nina Nelson, and Kaylah Sharve’. The group started releasing covers on Spotify in 2018 but appeared together…
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ode to miyazaki
written by: julia falcone, sidney parish, rachel liu, and laura reyes Hayao Miyazaki will forever be a household name in cinema worldwide. His style, characters, plots, themes, and scores will always be memorialized in history. I was fortunate enough to grow up with some of his movies. My cousin gave me Spirited Away as a…
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A Deep Dive Into Hozier’s Album, Unreal Unearth
There are two things that I have a profound affection for: music and literature. Hozier skillfully and elegantly blends these two in his latest album, Unreal Unearth. Drawing inspiration from Dante’s Inferno, Hozier melds Dante’s odyssey through the Nine Circles of Hell with motifs of affection, heartbreak, and finding beauty in both darkness and light.…
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