album vs album
Carly Rae Jepsen delivers dedicated emotion
July 25, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I love Carly Rae Jepsen. Since I started really listening to her a few months ago on a whim, I have been obsessed with her music. I discovered Emotion just in time to prepare for her newest drop Dedicated — and you can bet that I’m more than ready for her concert in August. But for all the critical acclaim of Emotion, Dedicated has not been received with the same critical success — which I don’t think is really justified. Emotion had thoroughly impressed me with Jepsen’s growth from the saccharine pop music of Kiss…
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Album versus Album: Billie Eilish’s Don’t Smile at Me and When We All Asleep, Where Do We Go?
July 25, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Don't Smile at Me (2017) As Billie Eilish’s debut EP, Don't Smile at Me offers a first glimpse into the artist’s twisted and dark storytelling. This alternative pop EP has impressively high-quality production considering that…
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Album versus Album: Arctic Monkeys
October 19, 2018By: Kim Regala, SFU Student AM (2013) Electric guitars, heavy drumming, and Alex Turner’s mesmerizing vocals — Arctic Monkeys had all of the ingredients to create one of their most flawless albums, AM. Almost every song is arguably a…
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Album versus album: Blink-182
July 11, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu Blink-182 (2003) For Blink-182’s self-titled album, Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass), Tom DeLonge (vocals and guitar), and Travis Barker (drums extraordinaire) took the opportunity to deviate from their usual pioneering pop-punk sound to create a deeply…
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