Ariana Grande released her highly anticipated fifth studio album “thank u, next” on Feb. 8. The album presents itself as an update on the topics discussed on her previous album “Sweetener” with a taste of confidence that was established in 2016’s “Dangerous Woman.” Grande worked ...

Popular indie rock band Vampire Weekend recently premiered new music for the first time since 2013. Released on Jan. 24, the two teaser tracks, titled “Harmony Hall / 2021” lasts roughly seven minutes. The first song in the compilation, “Harmony Hall,” leads into more of ...

James Blake did not want fans to miss it. But he wanted them to wait. More than two years after the release of his album “The Colour in Anything,” the British singer released the single “Don’t Miss It” in June, accompanied by a video of ...

When Earl Sweatshirt teased an album in November with the release of singles “Nowhere2go,” an experimental track to say the least, and “The Mint,” a more “traditional” Sweatshirt track, many hip-hop fans were excited. His last album “I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: ...

On Nov. 16, Anderson .Paak released his third studio album, “Oxnard.” This release comes two years after the critically acclaimed “Malibu.” To promote the record, .Paak released three singles, “Bubblin,” “Who R U?,” and “Tints,” which features Kendrick Lamar, the last two being making the ...

We must ask ourselves how one of the most consistently stellar musicians of a previous decade released the album “This Is My Dinner,” which includes diatribes about candle safety and an admittedly well-done impression of the girl from “The Exorcist.” Mark Kozelek is an anomaly. ...

“Glory Sound Prep” is the second studio album from Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jon Bellion. This album feels vivid and autobiographical, and allows Bellion to flex his vocal chops, rapping ability and production in a way that feels more confident and comfortable than any ...

On Oct. 26, Joji released “BALLADS 1.” This follows his debut EP, “In Tongues,” from 2017 and is the debut album with 88rising. The album’s release was preceded by four singles, “YEAH RIGHT,” “SLOW DANCING IN THE RAIN,” “CAN’T GET OVER YOU,” and “TEST DRIVE,” ...

In the EP “From The Fires,” Greta Van Fleet showed the world that it’s possible to make classic rock in the modern day. In its debut album “Anthem of the Peaceful Army,” it showed itself to be a band that will stay in the spotlight ...

On Oct. 5, Twenty One Pilots released “Trench,” its fifth studio album and fourth under the Fueled By Ramen record label. This is the first album the Columbus-born duo has released in three years. The album sets the backdrop to a fantasy world, DEMA, that ...