Ben Rector is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Ben Rector is known and praised for his unique style of music. His music is a combination of a multiple different melodies and acoustic and sometimes high tempo music. Ben Rectors music is set apart from ever other musician because it explore themes… Continue reading Ben Rector
Month: November 2023
Sicko mode by Travis Scott ft Drake
Sicko Mode by Travis Scott was released in 2018 as a part of his Astroworld album and features Drake. The album itself is known for its unconventional structure and their genre-blending elements. The song transitions through different sections and moods and includes a beat switch, tempo changes, and different musical styles. The recording is multi-layered… Continue reading Sicko mode by Travis Scott ft Drake
Lizzy McAlpine
Lizzy McAlpine is a singer who has gained a lot of traction over the last year. Her music typically falls in the soft-pop category, but I think that she adds some pretty unique elements to her songs. For example, in her song “Where do I go?,” in the majority of the song she sounds somewhat… Continue reading Lizzy McAlpine
A Chat About Musicals
All thats been on my mind recently is Hadestown, one of my favorite musicals. Hadestown has a special place in my heart as it was the first and only Musical I’ve seen on Broadway and with the original cast. In the past three months the show has lost it’s orginial broadway leads, Eva Noblezada (Eurydice)… Continue reading A Chat About Musicals
Interstellar/Hans Zimmer – Cornfield Chase
The Music/audio piece that I have chosen to write about is the Cornfield Chase score. This score was created by the world known Hans Zimmer. This audio piece was created and recorded for the movie interstellar. Interstellar is a film by Cristopher Nolan Christopher Nolan went to Hans Zimmer, because he knew that he wanted… Continue reading Interstellar/Hans Zimmer – Cornfield Chase
The Kid LAROI
The Kid LAROI is a 20-year-old rapper and singer from Australia. He started gaining popularity in 2020 with his association with late rapper Juice WRLD. The Kid LAROI has released two studio albums with Columbia Records, “F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU” and “THE FIRST TIME.” “F*CK LOVE” was released in 2020 and “THE FIRST TIME”… Continue reading The Kid LAROI
TESTING- A$AP Rocky
TESTING, the album released by A$AP Rocky in 2018 contains what the name implies, experimental and personal songs compiled during a particularly decisive moment in Rocky’s career. Having not released a studio album since 2015’s critically acclaimed “AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP”. Rocky’s name had since fallen out of the shine at top of the “Who is who” list… Continue reading TESTING- A$AP Rocky
Rex Orange County “Television/So Far So Good”
For my audio artifact I chose to look at a song from one of my favorite bands, Rex Orange County. The song is titled Television/So Far So Good. I chose this song because it is a song that shifts it’s tempo a lot and has a lot of different musical components going on, in other… Continue reading Rex Orange County “Television/So Far So Good”
Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
As the second promotional single for Doja Cat’s new album “Scarlet” she decided to release the song, “Paint the Town Red.” Little did she know this song was going to be a huge controversy for the music industry. In the music video Doja Cat depicts herself summoning a demon, she is seen dancing around a… Continue reading Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean hasn’t released any new music in 3 years but recently posted a one minute teaser of an unreleased song on his instagram story. Some fans were in tears begging for him to release the entire song and said based on the snippet that it is “the song of the century”. Its said this… Continue reading Frank Ocean