Tag: music
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Redefining Life and Finding Perspective: Earl Sweatshirt’s Brilliant ‘Live Laugh Love’
Earl Sweatshirt’s newest album Live Laugh Love clocks in at just over 24 minutes. Some Uber Eats orders take longer than that. But, here, Earl’s meal serves up far more potency per serving than any Uber Eats order possibly could. Rarely does a track run over two minutes, yet each feels so dense and deliberate…
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An Ode to Self-Discovery: Lorde – Virgin
In 2013, a New Zealand native released her debut EP “The Love Club” and skyrocketed to fame, going not by her real name of Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, but by the stage name of “Lorde”. Her most famous song, “Royals” defied all expectations, a song criticizing the material luxuries of life and topping charts managed…
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Equus Asinus: Breathing in the Breeze
There is a certain magic to Men I Trust’s music—an unhurried grace in their ability to create entire worlds out of whispered melodies and feather-light grooves. With Equus Asinus, the Montreal trio once again proves that subtlety is their greatest strength. Drifting effortlessly between indie, soft rock, and jazz influences, the album is a dreamscape…