the 1975 Archives — The Heights

The 1975 Gives a Refresh to Its Musical Styles With Lyrical Social Commentary

The 1975 adds new depth to its pop sound with lyrics that express thought-provoking and political messages.

iEdit: Vikrum Singh Creates the Perfect Soundtrack to a Coming-of-Age Story

Photo editor Vikrum Singh pulls together a perfect playlist of pop and alternative music with main character energy, according to visual director Olivia Charbonneau.

iEdit, Arts

iEdit: Stephen Bradley’s Playlist Traces All of the Phases of His Life

Magazine editor Stephen Bradley tries to encapsulate his life so far on his iEdit playlist.

Arts, iEdit

iEdit: Emma Healy’s Playlist Guaranteed to Put ‘Anyone in Their Feels’

With mellow tracks by Bon Iver and Lord Huron, deputy managing editor Emma Healy delivers a collection of “cry-your-eyes-out songs.”

Top Story, Review, Arts Features, Arts

Hindsight Is 2020

Arts editors and staffers collect the best movies and music albums released during this year of disruption and change.

Arts, Music, Review

The Weeknd Laments Over Past Love and More in Singles

The Weeknd croons over past love on new single “After Hours,” and The Strokes and The 1975 return with new singles.

Arts, Music, Column

Ramirez: For Two Years, The Proof was in the Print

Arts Editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the tracks that defined her four years at BC—from the upbeat clamor of Modest Mouse’s “Float On” to the melancholic whisper of The Smiths’ “I Know It’s Over.”

Arts, Music

iEdit: EIC Steven Everett Proves Nostalgic Playlist Architect

Steven Everett, editor-in-chief of ‘The Heights’ and MCAS ’20, queues up nostalgia from middle school to his days on ‘The Heights’ on his iEdit playlist.

Arts Features, Arts, Top Story

Best of the Decade: Ten Songs that Defined the 2010s

From Vampire Weekend’s melancholic “Hannah Hunt” to Tame Impala’s “dorky, white disco funk” anthem “The Less I Know The Better,” these are the songs that remain in the collegiate consciousness in the wake of the 2010s.