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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
November 14, 2016Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5FGY6T2vFuHDDDa0pcCF4a “We the People . . .” – A Tribe Called Quest Jessica Whitesel: I always forget how great rap can be. When there is focus on social justice and issues that black and POC communities face, it’s straight fire. That’s the focus of this song and while it isn’t going to be the soundtrack to getting lit in the club, it still is a banger nonetheless. Tegan Gallilee-Lang: Daaaang, it is so baller when the backtrack cuts out like that. All the lyrics in…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
November 4, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, Anahi Silva Palomec, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/25mxTPcgnrcY7eQjExXO5Y “Setting Fires” – The Chainsmokers feat. XYLØ Jessica Whitesel: Bless the Chainsmokers for going…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
October 31, 2016Yes Lawd! – NxWorries Yes Lawd!, the debut album by the brand new hip-hop duo NxWorries, made me go “Yes lawd!” The album delivers the best of modern hip-hop as far as smooth vocals and chill beats. Anderon .Paak…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
October 30, 2016By: Tegan Gallilee-Lang, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/27KmaOePPIuBV0GqfR3jl5 “Fake Love” – Drake Jessica Whitesel: The beat is 🔥 but Drake is lukewarm. While he has…
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Meet the musician who’s doing a PhD for fun
October 18, 2016When How to Dress Well, the stage name for Tom Krell, arrives in Vancouver for a show at the Biltmore Cabaret, he’ll find loads of friends and family, and a city that’s ready to party for the last show of…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
October 14, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, Connor Robinson, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5TJ8VQOyeTv9uZA07wHPVv “Don’t Wanna Know” – Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar Jessica Whitesel: I only kept listening to…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
October 11, 2016By: Max James Hill, Tanya Humeniuk, Courtney Miller, and Connor Robinson Sirens by Nicolas Jaar Nicolas Jaar’s second LP, Sirens, does not break new ground with his stark, bass-heavy style. Instead, he incorporates all his previous efforts to create his…
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Andy Shauf is early to The Party
October 11, 2016Canadian-born and raised Andy Shauf has stunned both listeners and critics with his new album, The Party. An older, more refined sibling to his previous album, The Bearer of Bad News, this story-filled folk-pop album led him to a spot…
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Dancing along to the sounds of Warpaint
October 10, 2016Warpaint, an indie-rock/dream-pop girl band from Los Angeles, is on tour for the new album Heads Up. They put on an incredible live performance at the Imperial on September 20, engaging the audience with laid-back hip swings and perfectly timed…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
September 30, 2016By: Kelly Dykstra, Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/3GPKrCAJ5DY7G92Ud6I6ai “False Alarm” – The Weeknd Jessica Whitesel: The first line that stood out to me was,…
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