Italian director Luca Guadagnino delivered an artful masterpiece about athletic and romantic entanglements with Challengers, released on April 26.
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Swift’s ‘TTPD: The Anthology’ is an Album for Swifties
The 15 songs are no different than the 16 released two hours before. They are simply an extension of TTPD. This is an album that will grow on you if you are a Swiftie, and will remain rather unmemorable if the only Taylor Swift song you know is “Love Story.”
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Pearl Jam Combines Grunge-Rock and Mellow Tones in ‘Dark Matter’
Grunge-rock band Pearl Jam has been in the music business for over 30 years, and after releasing its 12th studio album on Friday, April 19, the Seattle-based group is still finding ways to stay relevant in the music industry.
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‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is Insightful, Yet Inconsistent
As the title suggests, TTPD is a dreamlike album with lyrics reminiscent of poetry. Some lyrics are beautiful and emotional, while others appear childish and lacking in depth. With a grand total of 31 songs, the album becomes difficult to navigate.
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‘Don’t Forget Me’ Is Maggie Rogers at Her Realest
Her newest record, Don’t Forget Me, returns to these roots. With a largely stripped-down production, candid lyricism, and stirring wisdom, the album portrays Rogers as she is, with no veils of persona and no larger-than-life theses.
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Girl In Red Falls Short in New Album ‘I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!’
Three years after releasing her debut album if i could make it go quiet, Marie Ulven Ringheim, known by her stage name girl in red, has reemerged with her new album I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! released on April 12. Despite her early stardom, however, Ulven simply misses the mark with her new latest work.
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Conan Gray Finds a New Sound in ‘Found Heaven’
Conan Gray always finds his niche when he’s writing and singing songs about heartbreak and tragedy, and his third album ‘Found Heaven’ is no different.
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Beyoncé Owns Country in New Album ‘COWBOY CARTER’
COWBOY CARTER is part of the trilogy Beyoncé began in 2022 with RENAISSANCE, and represents a formal step into the genre of country, one which she historically was not welcomed into.
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Shakira Reinvents Herself in New Album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’
Colombian pop star Shakira released her first album in seven years, marking both a comeback and re-direction in the Latin artist’s life.
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‘Immaculate’: A Deeply Unsettling Addition to the World of Church Horror
Blasphemous, sacrilegious, and ethically disturbing are just a few of the adjectives that can describe Michael Mohan’s Immaculate. Taking place in a rural convent in the hills of Italy, American nun Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) embarks upon a religious quest for solitude after the closure of her local parish in the United States.
