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Musings from quarantine: the best concerts I’ve ever seen and why live music is so special to me

There are a lot of places I miss going to right now. Clubs, bars, restaurants, cities, friends’ homes, the world outside my room in suburban New Jersey, etc. But while hopefully soon enough many of these things will reopen in some capacity, it may be awhile before I can attend a concert. Concerts have given […]

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Albums of the Year 2019: Dedicated – Carly Rae Jepsen

Pining, yearning, vulnerability, oh my! Carly’s fourth album presents a woman in love with love, a boy’s obsessed devotion to capturing the imagery and high flung emotional flip flopping of romance. It’s diary level confessional, she does not hold back and in response you lean into the music, swept away with her openness. This album […]

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Albums of the Year 2019: GINGER – BROCKHAMPTON

BROCKHAMPTON’s 5th album, GINGER deals with the aftermath of band member Ameer Vann’s exit following sexual misconduct allegations, which interrupted the band’s rapid release of 4 albums in 16 months. GINGER proves the band may have come out stronger for it. Its strength lies in its continuity with their previous albums with regards to dealing […]