The Underground Sound of Emerson College
Design by Katie Lew By Katie Lew On November 3, 2023, Kevin Abstract’s fourth studio album Blanket was released, featuring 13 tracks. 2 years after its release, Kevin Abstract’s music career has greatly shifted. The popular hip-hop group Brockhampton he was a part of disbanded in 2022, a year before Blanket’s release, and this year…
Design by Sophie Parrish By Heather Thorn Angst is back, baby! And so is The Neighbourhood. After an almost three-year-long hiatus, The Neighbourhood has returned with their new album (((ultraSOUND))) released on Friday, November 14, 2025. This is the group’s first project in five years (following Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones (2020)) and the group’s…
Design by Sophie Parrish By Bennett Himmel Note: Rosalía’s LUX is in 13 languages, for clarity, all lyrics have been translated to English. Rosalía contains multitudes. Over her nearly ten-year career, she’s skipped along the zeitgeist like a perfectly shaped stone, effortlessly traversing radio-ready reggaeton, avant-garde folk, and flamenco-infused R&B. Her last album, 2022’s MOTOMAMI…
Design by Katie Lew By Katie Lew Oklou’s debut album choke enough was released earlier this year and now, about 9 months later, she has come out with 4 new songs on the deluxe version. In June, she released a remix EP with four of the original tracks off of choke enough with features from…
Design by Addy Russel By Bennett Himmel In the age of confessional, wry, witty pop stars, Lily Allen’s absence has been felt. Since 2006, she’s been wowing people with her hilarious yet wise lyricism, reggae and ska inspired grooves, and knack for irony. Her last album, No Shame, was excellent if at times uninspired. Songs…
Design by Sophie Parrish By Izzie Claudio Last week, Rosalía released “Berghain,” featuring Bjök and Yves Tumor. For her first single in over a year, I was pleasantly surprised by the abrupt genre shift she’s showcasing. The song begins with an epic orchestral instrumental, a straight-up classical piece. Then, a chorus erupts in German. Are…
Design by Katie Lew by katie lew bassvictim presents Forever as more than just another release. They announced this as their “first album” despite having two earlier full-lengths– Basspunk (2024) and Basspunk 2 (2025). This really shows the reset and reinvention of their bassvictim identity, they’ve clearly articulated this album is made to feel like…
Design by Christian Jones By Bryannah Basil Suppose you ask any Imogen Heap fan how they first encountered her. In that case, you’ll most likely hear one out of a slew of options: she’s one half of Frou Frou with Guy Sigsworth, her song “Hide and Seek” was featured in an episode of The OC…
Design by Diego Gonzalez By Salem Ross The internet of the past is long forgotten. What was once a suggestive space made of people that had the power to rip themselves off the screen and form in the real world has now turned into a showcase of pixelated slop. Is it too late to change…