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Review: Two Feet's first full-length album is raw, emotional

Review: Two Feet’s first full-length album is raw, emotional

Sidelines October 6, 2018

Photo courtesy of Billboard Story by Enrique Geronimo / Contributing Writer Two Feet is a one-man band who has merged several sounds and genres together to create a new style of sound. Bill Dess is the...

Review: Blake Shelton provides old and new sounds on ‘Texoma Shore’

Sidelines November 6, 2017

Story by LB Rogers / Contributing Writer Blake Shelton released his 11th studio album Friday entitled “Texoma Shore.” The album is named after a lake in between Texas and Oklahoma close to the town...

Review: Kelly Clarkson renovates her sound with ‘Meaning of Life’

Sidelines October 30, 2017

Story by Erin Alexander / Contributing Writer Kelly Clarkson released her eighth studio album, “The Meaning of Life," on Oct. 27, 2017. This marks Clarkson’s debut with Atlantic after completing her...

Review: Wu-Tang Clan stick to what they know on ‘The Saga Continues’

Sidelines October 25, 2017

Story by Ahmad Thomas / Contributing Writer Wu-Tang Clan's newest album, “The Saga Continues,” is a sturdy one. They opt not to echo the emerging trends of the new generation of hip-hop and instead...

Review: King Krule croons through melancholia with ‘The OOZ’

Sidelines October 16, 2017

Story by Hayden Goodridge / Contributing Writer King Krule’s appearance may surprise you. While his music gives the impression of a gruff, commanding presence at the microphone, Archy Marshall, the...

Review: St. Vincent embraces new synth-pop sound with “MASSEDUCTION”

Sidelines October 14, 2017

Story by Hayden Goodridge / Contributing Writer Annie Clark, the multi-instrumentalist behind the music of St. Vincent, is revered as one of indie-pop’s most enigmatic personalities. Over her decade-long...

Review: Cody Simpson & The Tide drop fun debut ‘Wave One’

Sidelines October 1, 2017

Story by Hadley Schelton / Contributing Writer After walking away from his record deal with Atlantic Records in 2014, Cody Simpson was thought to have gone off-radar.  However, he surprised everyone...

Review: Demi Lovato returns with passion on ‘Tell Me You Love Me’

CIM Digital October 1, 2017

Demi Lovato released her sixth studio album, "Tell Me You Love Me," on Friday, a follow-up to her 2015 release "Confident." “Tell Me You Love Me” is an album about lost love mixed with memories of...

Review: Fergie marks solo return with ‘Double Dutchess’

Sidelines September 26, 2017

Story by Jarron Parker / Contributing Writer Almost 11 years to the day after her highly successful debut solo album, Fergie released her sophomore effort "Double Dutchess" on Friday. The record incorporates...

Review: The Killers maintain their versatility with ‘Wonderful Wonderful’

Sidelines September 24, 2017

Story by Erin Alexander / Contributing Writer The Killers released their long-awaited fifth studio album "Wonderful Wonderful" on Friday, marking their first release since 2012's "Battle Born." The Las...

Review: Macklemore makes solo return with ‘Gemini’

Sidelines September 23, 2017

Story by Isong Maro / Contributing Writer Macklemore has gone solo with "Gemini," his first solo work since his debut album, "The Language of My World," in 2005 and his first release since "This Unruly...

Review: Nothing More rocks hard with ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’

Sidelines September 20, 2017

Story by Daniel Scroggins / Contributing Writer The sentiment that rock is dead is a falsehood for up-and-coming rock band Nothing More and their fans. The American rock/metal band released their fifth...

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