Album Review: Spaceman by Nick Jonas
Spaceman Nick Jonas Island Records Nick Jonas’ Spaceman was supposed to take his audience on a space odyssey but it barely achieves liftoff. The soundscapes of this album may be taken as euphoric but...
Tagged: pop
Album Review: Poster Girl by Zara Larsson
Poster Girl Zara Larsson Epic/Record Company TEN Score: C+ Zara Larsson’s third studio album, Poster Girl, is a fun but forgettable journey. Larsson’s vocals, mixed with refreshing, animated beats, show off a polished sense...
Album Review: Nobody is Listening by ZAYN
Nobody is Listening ZAYN RCA Records Score: B+ Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction, has released his introspective third album, Nobody is Listening. It’s as if Zayn had written this album in his bedroom...
Album Review: Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) by Grimes
Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) Grimes 4AD Score: C+ A remix of the Canadian artist Claire Boucher’s fifth album, better known by her stage name, Grimes, delivers Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition). Unfortunately, the album feels...
Noise 101: CD reviews for Nov. 29
The Avett Brothers The Carpenter Ramseur Records The Carpenter, the seventh studio album by The Avett Brothers, is a lesson of how a band can evolve to appeal to the masses but still...
Sappy, whiny pop needs to die
James Blunt is responsible for everything bad in popular music Nathan Ross Arts Editor There is one fact that is commonly overlooked when discussing “pop” music, and it actually has to do...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Feb. 2
Gorillaz The Singles Collection 2001-2011 EMI When you have artists who’ve been playing for the past 40, 50 and even 60 years, a decade is nothing special. But, if you’ve bent and broken...
Things I wish I’d known in first year
The Reflector Archives Plan out your general education requirements ahead of time so you don’t get stuck without the prerequisites necessary for higher-level classes. If you’re on campus four or more days a week,...
Page-turner will keep you up far past Twilight
Sex, violence, depravity and new-found hope abound in ‘werewolf lit’ gem Vinciane de Pape Contributor Full disclosure: I hate the Twilight saga. I haven’t followed the recent string of vampire or...
Fireside Riot brings the earworm pop
by Lynne Hogan. Lil’ Wayne has it, Stephen Harper doesn’t have it, and some people say they have it, but how does one define the term “swagger?” I always thought it applied to guys...
