Monday Music

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Monday Music: The Top Pop Albums of 2020 (so far)

Arts July 6, 2020

By: Ahad Ghani, SFU Student It’s been a strong year for music, and we’re only halfway there. We’ve received comeback albums from Lady Gaga and The Weeknd, a posthumous album from Mac Miller, a debut solo album from Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams, Charli XCX’s album recorded entirely in social isolation, and much more. However, some stood out more than others and deserve your immediate attention. Here are the best albums released this year, so far.    Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa [caption id="attachment_114980" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy of Dua Lipa[/caption] On her second studio album, the 2019 Grammy recipient for…

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Monday Music: My coming-of-age movie soundtrack

Arts June 29, 2020

All Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more easily! By: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief With social distancing still being a thing,…

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Monday Music: Intro to Indian Indie

Arts June 16, 2020

All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now be available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more easily! By: Dhruv Taware, Peak Associate For the longest…

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Monday Music: Songs about animal adventures

Arts May 18, 2020

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now be available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more…

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Monday Music: n(ex)t

Arts March 16, 2020

by Prabhdeep Dhaliwal, Peak Associate It’s time to move on from your ex and onto your next. So if you need some help with this, these songs will hype you up and have you moving on. Each one describes a different…

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Monday Music: Songs to dismantle the establishment to

Arts March 10, 2020

by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer When I think of the phrase “fuck the government” in relation to music, I think of punk rock bands like Green Day, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, and Bikini Kill that have strong anti-establishment messages sung…

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Monday Music: spacey songs for insomniacs

Arts March 3, 2020

by Molly Lorette, SFU Student For whatever reason, I always feel as though reality works a little bit differently after staying up till the early hours of the morning. While there seems to be a little bit of discrepancy between the…

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Monday Music: NeW YEaR neW mE

Arts January 5, 2020

By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Yes, I know. You’ve heard this cliche before. Once the calendar rolls over onto that fresh January 1, all that can be heard is a resounding chorus of people renouncing their past identities and bringing…

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Monday Music: unconventional carols for the holidays

Arts November 25, 2019

By: Madeleine Chan, SFU Student I don’t know about you but frankly, I’m sick of holiday music. If I hear one more note of Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” I will personally sue every radio station for emotional distress. It’s not…

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Monday Music: Moody and magical melodies for Halloween

Arts October 28, 2019

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I’ve never really engaged in witchcraft or dabbled in the occult, but sometimes I get the feeling of wanting to transcend some realms, or at least meet some fairies in an enchanted forest. Disregarding the…

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