Neil MacAlister
Album Reviews
July 14, 2018Written by: Tiffany Chang and Neil MacAlister Liberation by Christina Aguilera After six long years, Christina Aguilera is finally back with her studio album Liberation. The powerhouse vocalist has always been known for producing solid music, and her new songs continue to exhibit her strong sense of authenticity as an artist. While her previous major project, Lotus (2012), mainly consists of extremely catchy numbers like “Let There Be Love,” Liberation is primarily comprised of slow-to-mid tempo tracks conveying meaningful messages, with some upbeat elements. When she released “Accelerate,” the first single of this album, featuring rappers Ty Dolla…
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June 30, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera and Neil MacAlister God’s Favorite Customer by Father John Misty According to Josh Tillman, the man behind the Father John Misty moniker, God’s Favorite Customer is his first album since 2012’s Fear Fun that isn’t a concept…
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June 15, 2018By: Neil MacAlister, Geron Malbas, and Courtney Miller Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 by Black Thought and 9th Wonder Black Thought is one of the greatest living rappers, hands down. His work as frontman for the Roots has been immaculate for…
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June 10, 2018By Neil MacAlister Daytona by Pusha-T Pusha-T is dominating the media right now, not because he just dropped the best album of the year, but because he’s embroiled in (and clearly winning) the most vicious rap beef the genre’s seen…
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Rock, Soul, and SiR: Top Dawg Entertainment brings the team to Rogers Arena
June 1, 2018By: Neil MacAlister Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is one of hip hop’s biggest labels, an absolute powerhouse of overwhelming talent that decided to bless their fans by taking the whole team (minus, unfortunately, personal favourite Isaiah Rashad) out on “The…
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New Music Friday
March 30, 2018By: Lyz Boyd, Danielle Davie, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6wILDklwOXStEtn2PTGcSh?si=UdwHj2ZET3ep2CNXxwhA0A[/embed] “In My Blood” – Shawn Mendes Danielle Davie: Incredibly generic, but he does have a nice voice . . . Neil MacAlister: Honestly, I can’t hate Shawn Mendes. For cookie-cutter…
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March 22, 2018By: Neil MacAlister The Matrix by Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Brodinski Atlanta rapper Hoodrich Pablo Juan has had some recent success in his local trap scene. His signing to Gucci Mane’s record label, and the release of his studio debut, Designer…
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March 7, 2018By: Solomon Etuk, and Neil MacAlister Effected by Cozz Los Angeles rapper Cozz’s new album serves as further proof that just about every artist on J. Cole’s Dreamville label is putting out more interesting music than the label founder himself.…
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March 2, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/36H4fHO8Zsz8tucfnEFMhg?si=6NCPxQUlQh-Zn3IJoExNHA[/embed] “44 More” – Logic Neil MacAlister: Of his recent singles this is probably the best, but Logic is just so completely uninteresting lately. He's still rapping well, but I…
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February 18, 2018By: Neil MacAlister Amen by Rich Brian When a dorky teenage YouTube comedian from Jakarta made a rap video with a few friends, a bottle of cognac, and a fanny pack not many expected him to rise above the level…
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