Category: albums
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Rose Vaughn Makes a Striking First Impression with Her Self-Titled Debut Album
When Rose Vaughn released “Caught in a Lie” last summer, its raw honesty and twangy edge hinted at something bigger on the horizon. Now, nearly a year later, she emerges in full bloom with her striking self-titled debut album, Rose Vaughn. Lately, I’ve been making a conscious effort to experience albums as complete works—and I’ve…
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Encouraging Catharsis and Providing a Way Forward: Go Gentle by Ian Fisher
Missouri-born singer-songwriter Ian Fisher self-released his impressively personal album, Go Gentle, at the beginning of the month. With a title that turns Dylan Thomas’ well-known poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” into a positive suggestion rather than a pleading argument, Go Gentle is an album about the strength one can find in…
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Seizing the Day and Soaring High – FIND THE ORBIT by CRAVITY
After debuting in 2020 and receiving the title of “Super Rookie” due to their immediate chart success, the nine-member K-pop boy group CRAVITY is back with their three-track single album FIND THE ORBIT. Celestial symbolism follows the group wherever they go from their visuals to their styling, so it’s fitting that this album comes at…
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Girlhood and All of Its Confusion: Late Start by Carol Ades
Existing in the world as a twenty something-year-old isn’t easy. Existing in that same space as a twenty something-year-old queer girl sometimes feels impossible. On her debut album Late Start, Carol Ades takes these feelings, examines them with a magnifying glass, a pen, and a sweet voice, and lays them out for all of us…
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Sad Song by P1Harmony
“As someone who has followed this band’s journey from their humble beginnings, it’s a privilege to witness their growth. The evolution and the new heights they continue to reach are truly exciting. This new EP is a significant milestone in their journey, a testament to their dedication and hard work.“ P1Harmony, a South Korean K-pop…
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To Charm or To Be Charmed? Review of Clairo’s Charm
Claire Cottrill, known musically as Clairo, is an American singer/songwriter often described as a bedroom pop artist. After gaining traction from “Pretty Girl,” she released her debut album, Immunity, in 2019. This brought her major successes, and she continued to inspire the indie-pop scene. Her relatability as a twenty-something that is also going through life,…
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SPACE AGE COUNTRY GIRL – Agnes Hartwich
For fans of Billie Eillish, K.Flay, and Tove Lo, you definitely cannot sleep on Agnes Hartwich. Hailing from Denmark, Hartwich is a self-proclaimed “sad-grunge-tumblr-girl from 2014, but 9 years later,” and she did not miss the mark. She just released her debut album, SPACE AGE COUNTRY GIRL, a 10-track indie rock project with pop and…
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Cold Days and Warm Nostalgia: Exploring PACKS’ Latest Album, “Melt the Honey”
“While simple in its expression, the lyrics set the tone for what the album truly is, and that’s a deep exploration of [Link]’s ongoing struggle with feelings of love, loneliness, heartbreak, and seasonal melancholy that keep her awake at night.”
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alchemical 1 – dove cameron
Alchemy was an ancient chemical practice of trying to convert everyday materials into gold and finding a universal elixir. Now, it is often talked about in the process of self-transformation. Dove Cameron spotlights this concept in her debut album, Alchemical 1. 2022 was a big year for Dove with her songs “Boyfriend” and “Breakfast” blowing…
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portraits of tracy – drive home
A review of Portraits Of Tracy’s new album Drive Home by Julia Falcone on Daybreak Music.
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mxmtoon’s plum blossom (revisited)
Watching mxmtoon grow both into herself and her music these past five years has been no short of a treat. 23-year-old Maia has been making music under the name mxmtoon since 2017, and released her debut EP plum blossom on December 7th, 2018. To mark the 5 year anniversary, she decided to go back into…
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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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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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a higher dosage of The Maine – an album review
Indie bands will always hold a special place in my heart. They have a way of saying the saddest things in the happiest way. In this case, The Maine’s self-titled album is yearning for something. A higher dose of a happy feeling, a way out, the truth. This album is full of messages that speak…
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half year recap 2023
It’s already the middle of 2023–what?! Time flies so fast when you’re listening to good tunes. We can’t look over the new music that has been released, though. Especially with larger projects from our favorite artists and world tours starting up, the year is looking bright. Here is a breakdown of some of our top…
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