CD Review: Blond by Frank Ocean
August saw alt-R&B enigma Frank Ocean emerge from his shroud of hype and mystery to grace the world with two new collections of music: visual album Endless, and Blond(e), the follow up to 2012’s...
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CD Review: Emotion: Side B’s by Carly Ray Jepsen
Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen is my absolute favourite pop album in recent years – probably even this decade. When I heard about Emotion Side B, I was super excited and I expected only...
Blank Face LP Review
Schoolboy Q Blank Face LP Top Dawg Entertainment Grade: B One of the more anticipated albums of the summer hip hop calendar, Schoolboy Q’s fourth studio album tells the story of the...
Music Review | ZAYN: Mind of Mine
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor RCA | Score: B Now that the tears of One Direction fangirls around the world have dried up after Zayn Malik’s departure from the band, his debut solo album isn’t...
Music Review | MONKEY MAJIK: Southview
Brett Luft, Staff Writer Universal Music Japan | Score: A “Southview” is the 10th studio album by Japanese-Canadian electro-rock band MONKEY MAJIK and because of the bands Japanese roots, it’s probably flying under most...
Music Review | 2 Chainz: Collegrove
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Def Jam Records | Score: C Listening to 2Chainz is kind of like watching an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. You know there’s not much substance to it, and what’s there...
Music Review | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: This Unruly Mess I’ve Made
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Macklemore LLC | Score: B+ For the longest time, I looked at Macklemore as the calzone of rap music: he’s not great, but if it’s there, I’ll enjoy it. Would...
Music Review | Hands Like Houses: Dissonants
Brett Luft. Staff Writer Rise Records | Score: A While Dissonants stays mostly true to the bands roots, it also promises a lot more from the band in the near future. This is because...
Music Review | Kendrick Lamar: Untitled
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Top Dawg Entertainment | Score: A This was honestly the best surprise I could have asked for. Out of nowhere, King Kendrick decided to lay it on us give us...
Music Review | Rae Spoon: Armour
Beck Patterson, Contributor Coax Records | Score: A+ Calgary native Rae Spoon’s latest release, Armour, is a fresh take of Spoon’s signature haunting melancholy. Following up 2013’s My Prairie Home’s blend of folk and...
