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immune by jensen mcrae on spotify

Current Favorites: ‘Immune’ by Jensen McRae

Sam Thomas April 14, 2021
“Immune” invites us to consider what our lives will look like after COVID-19 is under control.
like 1999 by valley on spotify

Current Favorites: ‘Like 1999’ by Valley

Sam Thomas March 31, 2021
For an escape, play “Like 1999” and imagine. I can’t wait to blast this song in my car this summer.
crazier things by chelsea cutler on spotify

Song Spotlight: ‘Crazier Things’ by Chelsea Cutler

Katrina Liu March 26, 2021
“Crazier Things” is a simple and stunning ode to a romantic partner who isn’t in your life anymore.
moon song by phoebe bridgers on spotify

Review: ‘Moon Song’ by Phoebe Bridgers

Sam Thomas March 24, 2021
“Moon Song” is perfect to blast on those late nights where it just feels like love is dead.
“Selena: The Series,” a Netflix-original that follows the life of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, debuted on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Selena’ aims for sincerity, ends up overdone and cliché

David Simon December 7, 2020

“Selena: The Series” focuses on the life of the late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla — played by Christian Serratos — and her rise to fame. Tinged with late-’80s and early-’90s aesthetics,...

“Collapse,” the latest album by electronic musician Richard James, known by his alias “Aphex Twin,” released Sept. 14. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Aphex Twin’s new EP experiments with style, deviates from his strange norm

Kai Hellberg September 16, 2018
Aphex Twin's new album “Collapse EP” will prove any doubts about their legacy wrong. By today’s standards, this EP is extremely outlandish.
Pope Francis released a Christian rock album titled, "Wake Up!" Friday. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Pope Francis’ “Wake Up!” an eye-opening call to action

Emma Parkinson November 30, 2015

The United States hosted Pope Francis earlier this fall as he visited a handful of cities, and the chance is now available for Americans to listen to him every single day via his new album “Wake Up!” Made...

On Monday, TV on the Radio released "Seeds," its first full-length album following the death of bandmate Gerard Smith in April 2011. PHOTO COURTESY OFPITCHFORK.COM

REVIEW: TV on the Radio recovers from tragedy with steady precision of ‘Seeds’

Sarah Kirkpatrick November 21, 2014

“Seeds,” TV on the Radio’s first full-length release in three years, marks a transition, growth and a return to the beginning. Released Monday, it’s the first album by the band since the death...

Amanda Palmer took the stage at the Royale nightclub Tuesday for the Boston leg of the tour promoting her new book, "The Art of Asking," also released Tuesday. PHOTO BY CONNER REED/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Amanda Palmer’s “Art of Asking” tour kicks off in dizzying emotional fashion at Royale Tuesday

Conner Reed November 17, 2014

Much has been made in recent years of Amanda Palmer’s crowdfunding habits. In the early 2000s, the controversial singer-songwriter kicked off her music career as one half of the Boston-based “cabaret-punk”...

Progressive rock band Pink Floyd released its last album, "The Endless River," on Nov. 10. PHOTO COURTESY OF ULTIMATECLASSICROCK.COM

REVIEW: ‘The Endless River’ is fittingly ‘Floydian’ goodbye to progressive rock legend Pink Floyd

Fred Schillinger November 17, 2014

On Oct. 10, Pink Floyd released “The Endless River,” its first new album in 20 years. Something about the cover of “The Endless River,” depicting a man sailing on a sea of clouds toward the sun,...

Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee performs at the Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville on Thursday. PHOTO BY DEVON CAPIZZI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Indie-folk band Waxahatchee delivers sparkling vocals at Center for Arts at the Armory

Devon Capizzi November 10, 2014

On Thursday, the Center for Arts at the Armory welcomed Waxahatchee, an indie-folk band out of Birmingham, Alabama, to its intimate concert hall. Located just a mile from the Davis Massachusetts Bay...

Rapper Mykki Blanco released his second mixtape, "Gay Dog Food," on Oct. 28. PHOTO COURTESY OF MYKKI BLANCO

REVIEW: Rapper Mykki Blanco creates irresistible ‘audible hangover’ with ‘Gay Dog Food’

Brooke Jackson-Glidden November 7, 2014

I don’t know if Mykki Blanco wants me to take off my clothes in the middle of the dance floor, lead an uprising against Valley-Girl zombies or participate in a queer satanic ritual. After listening to...

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