When I was 13 I went to my first arena concert. Justin Bieber’s My World Tour at the Target Center in Minneapolis on June 29, and I recall a lot of the details vividly. I remember where our seats were, what it felt like in the room as we walked in, the pounding of the bass as music flowed from the stage to the crowd, … Continue reading Music i’ve enjoyed consuming in 2020
It’s nearly 12 a.m., and the new 5 Seconds of Summer album Youngblood is finally out. It’s dropped already on the East Coast, so us lucky listeners all across the USA have the complete collection of songs before the day officially turns to June 15. I’m situated with headphones, my Spotify qued up and am prepared to dive in and write a song-by-song first impressions … Continue reading 5SOS releases third album ‘Youngblood’
On Friday, May 11, Charlie Puth returned to the music scene with the release of his second full-length album Voicenotes. The album, which was originally set to release in January, got pushed back to last Friday due to Puth’s lack of satisfaction with its completion. To many fans’ delight, the 13 song album is finally here and it was well worth the wait. Voicenotes was fully produced by Puth using Pro Tools … Continue reading Charlie Puth returns with second full-length album ‘Voicenotes’
If you have a music radar for ones to watch, Nightly should be on it. The band’s name comes from textspeak and translates to “night, love you.” Members Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta said the inspiration for the name came from the thought that the phrase was a good summary of everything they’d written so far. They wanted to be honest and personal and they … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Nightly
SURPRISE! Shawn Mendes is back with new music, and its rocking. It’s been a year since Mendes’ latest single release, and this new song has been longly awaited by many fans. “In My Blood” is the first taste of Mendes’ upcoming third album, which doesn’t yet have a release date, but as Mendes’ has teased on social media–should be soon. The rocky new single has an energy, … Continue reading Shawn Mendes returns with new single ‘In My Blood’
Singer, songwriter and rapper Jake Miller dropped his new album Silver Lining today. Miller, who debuted with a pop-rap style influenced by John Mayer as much as Macklemore, emerged in 2011 with his self-released debut EP, Summer Session. Since then, he’s released multiple EPs and LPs. Silver Lining is his first release since becoming an independent artist and he’s declaring it to be his biggest album yet. With 14 … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Jake Miller ‘Silver Lining’
Friends! I am so excited to start a new weekly segment: Music Feature Friday. For my senior project at UNW, I have started posting more What’s Trending content. You can read more about what that is on my About page. This will be an addition to it. Every Friday I will be highlight new and old music. I’ll share some of my favorite bands and artists. I’ll … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: 5SOS ‘Want You Back’
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