new music friday
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 pop, this isn’t bad. Natasha Tar: It took a while to get started, but once it did, it wasn’t bad. Not the best song ever, but bearable. Courtney Miller: I like that it’s not super monotonous, but like honestly, does anyone hate Shawn Mendes? It’s like OneRepublic . . . no one really hates ‘em, but no one super loves…
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New Music Friday
March 23, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Louise Ho, Courtney Miller, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/05rrDztu3WYqdk0qZiDhLT?si=no6UApB2QxatO4Rn5jpkeQ[/embed] “Not Exactly an Overture” – Long Time No Time Elisha Summers: Fun beat, but where is the singing? The instrumentals are extensive, and the song only contains…
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New Music Friday
March 16, 2018By: Danielle Davie, Courtney Miller, Aritro Mukhopadhyay, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1oL28TM8oTDAdFVQR36Tu5?si=WIUznAE4SbqIA4s2v7sw7w[/embed] “Magic” – Sia Danielle Davie: This doesn’t do much for me. Aritro Mukhopadhyay: It’s kind of generic. Courtney Miller: “I’ve been waiting for a magic moment” for this whole song. Generally…
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New Music Friday
March 9, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Edna Batengas, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/2FeHQyrnnX3ij3xY2gameS?si=4BBsTpG-TEWzoNqnlwl0vA[/embed] “Tema” – Sarkodie Edna Batengas: Wow, I didn’t know that Sarkodie was still making music. Glad to see that he wasn’t just a one-hit wonder. I love him in “Tonga” Alex…
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New Music Friday
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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New Music Friday
February 23, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Gabrielle McLaren, Courtney Miller, Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/7sq6MuCBO9pe2Q7cOQirNk?si=nLAy5LUPR46Ofeik96niyw[/embed] “Moon River” – Frank Ocean Courtney Miller: First, why would anyone ever try to redo “Moon River.” Second, this is so so so extra with the layered vocals and the…
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New Music Friday
February 16, 2018By: Courtney Miller, Marco Ovies, Elisha Summers, Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4YWYxwKdU708TxIlqaUsaF?si=ym4XmQ6jQRqqqzvnmGtW8w[/embed] “X” – Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi Marco Ovies: I’m so excited to watch Black Panther, and this song has got me even more hyped. Elisha Summers: I feel like this…
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New Music Friday
February 9, 2018By: Edna Batengas, Lyz Boyd, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6xtTtKPhri4mbn4SKmlF7j?si=3w2V_BiFTIGhHg2lVaJn3w[/embed] “Pray for me” – Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd Edna Batengas: I was so excited to see these two artists on the same track. Like come on, how…
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Old Music Friday: love and heartbreak edition
February 2, 2018By: Lyz Boyd, Courtney Miller, Danielle Davie, Elisha Summers, Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/12epIbST1SPqtG1fh13M0P?si=sD0vOXCJTu6uOUbKPWC1Qw[/embed] “Crazy In Love” – Beyoncé, Jay-Z Danielle Davie: To me this is not a love song, but a party song that everyone can get into. It reminds me of school dances in…
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New Music Friday
January 26, 2018[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1k3IhFINoLllzG7hmimXm5[/embed] By: Danielle Davie, Meghan Light, Courtney Miller, Natasha Tar “God’s Plan” – Drake Danielle Davie: It’s not as much of a banger as some of Drake’s other songs — “One Dance” comes to mind — but it was enjoyable. Meghan Light: I was…
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