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Album Reviews

10 years later: 2014 albums that stood the test of time

Feature graphic by Bailey Brantingham Story by Sidelines staff If 2024 was “brat,” 2014 was “#blessed.” Pop was at its peak, the alternative genre was flourishing and the bland social media beats...

Murfreesboro music makers: In the saddle with Horse Saturday’s Gavin Pine

Photos provided by Gavin Pine Story by Emma Burden Is Horse Saturday a one-hit wonder? Neigh. Popularized by word of mouth...

Katy Perry has officially lost her pop charm with new album ‘143’

Feature photo by Jack Bridgland Story by Bailey Brantingham In 2010, pop megastar Katy Perry made music history with “Teenage...

Who is The Dare and ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’

Feature photo by Richard Kern Story by Emma Burden This summer, Charli XCX took over the world with her new...

Hozier unleashes 3 unexpected songs with “Unaired”

Feature photo by Tyler Lamb Story by Victoria Stone Irish singer-songwriter Hozier treated fans with the release of his second...

Rich The Kid includes too much filler on debut album ‘The World Is Yours’

Story by Isong Maro / Contributing Writer New-wave rap artist and label owner Rich The Kid, often fondly referred to as “the fourth Migo” due...

Kacey Musgraves sets the bar high with her thought-provoking, slightly psychedelic ‘Golden Hour’

Story by LB Rogers / Contributing Writer In the face of conflicting definitions of “country music,” Kacey Musgraves continues to march to the beat of her...

The Weeknd ambles through hazy sadness on ‘My Dear Melancholy’ EP

Abel Tesfaye, the creative voice behind the moniker The Weeknd, has the innate ability to embody the vices of party culture to an unflinching...

Blues-rock icon Jack White falls creatively short on ‘Boarding House Reach’

There’s no denying that Jack White has been one of the most influential forces in keeping the genre of classic blues-rock relevant to modern...

Phil Elverum preserves his late wife’s legacy on Mount Eerie’s ‘Now Only’

“I sing to you,” Phil Elverum intones in the opening line of his second album since the death of his wife, Geneviève Castrée. While last...

Turnstile offers bruising honesty and fluidity in terse LP ‘Time & Space’

Story by Mamie Lomax / Contributing Writer It’s been a solid two year wait for Turnstile to drop a new LP, but this pulverizing assault...