In 2019, Taylor Swift released her 7th studio album “Lover.” The album has many motifs, including social-rights and self acceptance. But the main theme on this album, as indicated by the title, is love. While songs like “Paper Rings” and “Lover” celebrate that all-encompassing, everlasting, instant kind of love– songs like “Cornelia Street” and “Death… Continue reading “Lover,” “Death By A Thousand Cuts,” and “Canon in D”
Month: April 2023
Wagon Wheel: Old Crown Medicine Show vs. Darius Rucker
For my final blog post I wanted to do something a little more creative, so I’ll be comparing the two most popular versions of the song Wagon Wheel; the original version, performed by Old Crow Medicine Show, and the cover done by Darius Rucker. Old Crow Medicine Show song: https://youtu.be/WKMsrGoQ-c8 Darius Rucker cover: https://youtu.be/WGP6ECozKy8 The… Continue reading Wagon Wheel: Old Crown Medicine Show vs. Darius Rucker
Genshin Impact
If you have never heard of Genshin Impact before, it is an open-world, action role-playing game that was developed by the Chinese gaming company miHoYo in 2020. Even though it only came out in 2020, it has garnered quite a following with over 60 million players. The game is “free” to a degree. The game… Continue reading Genshin Impact
Perpetuum Jazzile – Africa
I watched this video for the first time in my third-grade classroom. It greatly intrigued me because it was the first time I was introduced to acapella music. Knowing that people’s voices were creating all of the sounds I was hearing fascinated me. I love music, and I love creating music. To see how this… Continue reading Perpetuum Jazzile – Africa
“El Mal Querer” and Storytelling
Released in 2018, Rosalía’s second studio album, El Mal Querer, which translates into “The Bad Desire/Love,“ is an experimental flamenco pop album with a strong Arabic influence in the singing. Rosalía was a classically trained musician but began to experiment with genre-bending and is now locally known as the “Princess of Spain.” To attempt to… Continue reading “El Mal Querer” and Storytelling
Moral Ambiguity Through Sound in “Off”
Off, created by the Belgian team dubbed Unproductive Fun Time, is a French-language RPG that was released in 2008. In short, you play the game as the “puppeteer” of the game’s main character known as the Batter and aid him in his goal to purify the world. As the gameplay continues, you slowly begin to… Continue reading Moral Ambiguity Through Sound in “Off”
Kyoto
Kyoto by Phoebe Bridgers was released as a part of her 2020 album Punisher. It is one of the most interesting pieces in her entire repertoire because it manages to be exactly her style while also being completely the opposite. Phoebe Bridgers writes music that is almost always reminiscent of folk songs as well as… Continue reading Kyoto
I love Sammy Rae & The Friends
Sammy Rae and The Friends’ EP The Good Life is one of my favorites because of its jazzy sound, instrumentation, and the lead singer’s ability to layer her voice to create super satisfying harmonies. In the first song on the EP, “The Feeling” you hear the lead vocalist begin a-cappella, with no backing instruments. Echo… Continue reading I love Sammy Rae & The Friends
Big Dipper – Death Grips
The song “Big Dipper” by the project “Death Grips,” is a very unique piece of music. Death Grips is an experimental hip-hop group with Andy Morin, Zach Hill, and Stefan Burnett serving as the producer, drummer, and lead vocals respectively. They released a double LP, “The Powers that B,” who’s first half was an album… Continue reading Big Dipper – Death Grips
“Ancient Voices” by Russ Landau
“Ancient Voices” might be better known as the theme song for the hit reality-competition program, “Survivor.” It is composed by Russ Landau, who also composed the theme songs for “Fear Factor,” “Pirate Master,” and “seaQuest 2032.” The theme song is changed slightly for each season to fit stylistically with the theme of the season; the… Continue reading “Ancient Voices” by Russ Landau