Arlie’s BREAK THE CURSE is the band’s debut album, taking listeners on a journey full of nostalgia and relief. WAMH Publicity Director Helen Feibes ’23 reviews the album and relives her beloved band’s live concert in Cambridge.
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This summer, Beyoncé dropped her hit album “Renaissance.” WAMH Events Coordinator Nii-Ayi Aryeetey ’23 delves into the album’s joyous and dynamic tracks, heavily inspired by Black music genres, including House, Ballroom, and disco.
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By Victoria Thomas ’25 On April 1, Miley Cyrus released “ATTENTION: MILEY LIVE,” a live album featuring some of her most popular songs and covers, and two previously unreleased pieces, “Attention” and “You.” Miley Cyrus has been a familiar face in pop music since 2006. Her Disney show and persona “Hannah Montana” was a staple
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By Nii-Ayi Aryeetey ’23 Last September, when pop star Charli XCX released “Good Ones,” the lead single from her new album “CRASH,” I was perplexed by her decision to write and release a relatively basic pop song. Since the mid-2010s, Charli XCX has been known for her abrasive and unique take on pop music, characterized
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by Chris Tun ’25 2016 was a landmark year for Frank Ocean. The release of his second studio album “Blonde” brought widespread praise from music critics, with a Metacritic average score of 87. However, most people forget about the album that came immediately before: “Endless.” Released under Def Jam Recordings, the album fulfilled Ocean’s contentious recording contract
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by Olive Amdur ’23 Read this piece in The Amherst Student‘s Arts and Living section here. “Ladies of the Canon,” the show I host on WAMH on Sundays at 8, is named for Joni Mitchell’s 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon. I spend the hour playing music by women in indie, alternative rock, and folk music,
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Stockholm-based artistic collective Drain Gang, is a strong force in the world of underground hip-hop today.
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Olive Amdur on Waxahatchee’s covers on Saint Cloud+3, music in the pandemic, and the renewals of spring.
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No one would dare to sing about intimate body parts or sexual activities before the end of culture as we know it in the mid-20th century, right? Well, not exactly.
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