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The album cover of "Vince Staples" - a close up in black and white of a man's face.

Album Review: ‘Vince Staples’ by Vince Staples

Nick Sligh
  •  
Aug. 2, 2021
Music
collage of album covers and the text "AAPI Heritage Month"

My 10 favorite albums from Asian and Asian American musicians since 2010: #8 through #5

Young Fenimore Lee
  •  
June 24, 2021
Arts & Life
A woman in a light dress looks to the right. The entire image is cast in blue

Album Review: ‘Overgrown’ by Joyce Wrice

Nick Sligh
  •  
April 14, 2021
Arts & Life
A wispy, white humanoid silhouette against a sunset

One Listen Album Review: ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine’ by Brockhampton

Nick Sligh
  •  
April 9, 2021
cover of Benny the Butcher's new album

One Listen Album Review: ‘The Plugs I Met 2’ by Benny The Butcher

Nick Sligh
  •  
March 19, 2021
Arts & Life
A vintage-looking headshot of Ariana Grande. Her hands gently rest against her face as she looks off to the side.

Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ expresses the fear of finding love after healing

Ron Rocky Coloma
  •  
Nov. 1, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Pixabay)

Pop Smoke explores new sounds in his first and final album

Amanda Zhu
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
Music
(Photo: Taylor Swift)

‘And just like a folk song our love will be passed on’: Taylor Swift surprises us with her folk-inspired album, ‘folklore’

Michael Espinosa, Lydia Chen and Bridget Stuebner
  •  
July 27, 2020
Music
(Photo: Grade A Productions, Llc)

Juice WRLD fights his demons in first posthumous album ‘Legends Never Die’

Ian Park
  •  
July 15, 2020
Arts & Life
The debut punk album 'Family Party' (2019) of Washington D.C.-based Knife Wife both draws from and breaks away from traditional punk (Photo: Bandcamp)

Knife Wife’s ‘Family Party’ punk is weird and wonderful

Palmer Manes
  •  
Feb. 10, 2020
Arts & Life
Dreamville founder and 2010s breakout hip-hop sensation J Cole (pictured) rounds out the next section of the top 100 albums countdown. (Graphic: DANIEL WU/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #90-81

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 22, 2020
Arts & Life
With genre-bending releases and a colorful personality, Tyler The Creator (pictured) helped to push the evolution of hip-hop throughout the decade. Tyler's 2019 release "IGOR" kicks off the top 100 countdown. (Graphic: LIV JENKS/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #100-91

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 15, 2020
Arts & Life
IMP Sorcery Inside Album Cover

The old guard still has it: Intelligent Music Project’s Sorcery Inside brings back alt rock nostalgia

Jonathan Ko
  •  
Dec. 9, 2019
Arts & Life
Minnesota-based American rap artist and breakout 2010s star Lizzo performs at the Palace Theater. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Good 2010s Vibes (Part 2)

Natalie Francis, Timothy Dai and Kamilah Arteaga
  •  
Nov. 20, 2019
The Grind
The Tallest Man on Earth (CAITLYN RIDENOUR/ Wikimedia Commons)

The Tallest Man on Earth’s poetry

Nur Shelton
  •  
May 9, 2019
(Kmeron, Flickr)

Revisiting Joey Bada$$’s ‘All Amerikkkan Bada$$’

Esther Tsvayg
  •  
June 7, 2017
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. (Steevven1, Wikimedia Commons)

The Mountain Goats’ ‘Goths’ ditches the guitar and finds light in dark places

Nick Burns
  •  
June 1, 2017
(Kmeron, Flickr)

Perfume Genius’s ‘No Shape’ is the sound of hard-fought serenity

Jacob Nierenberg
  •  
May 21, 2017
(Lou le Guillox, Flickr)

Mac DeMarco does dad rock his way on ‘This Old Dog’

Jacob Nierenberg
  •  
May 17, 2017
(Kmeron, Flickr)

The unexpected grace of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’

Benjamin Sorensen
  •  
April 27, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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