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Sabrina Song sings the first song in her set at the Red Room at Cafe 939. Song opened for indie-pop artist Carol Ades in Boston on Nov. 22. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: Sabrina Song mesmerized audiences at Boston’s Red Room

Deanna Soukhaseum December 4, 2024
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sabrina Song captivated the hearts of the audience in the Red Room at Cafe 939 on Nov. 22 as she opened for indie-pop artist Carol Ades.
Odie Leigh plays her guitar at her concert at The Sinclair on Sunday night. Leigh visited Boston as a stop on her 2024 tour, promoting her first album, “Carrier Pigeon.” ADDISON SCHMIDT/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

REVIEW: Odie Leigh should already be on your mind

Addison Schmidt November 12, 2024
Back in 2021, Odie Leigh, a singer-songwriter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, posted a song she wrote on TikTok, and it went viral. It’s a common story that usually spells one of two fates for budding stars: a one-hit-wonder rise and fall, or a quick skyrocket to stardom. For Leigh, the answer was somewhere in between.
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Sabrina Carpenter is giving vintage fashion the shot of ‘Espresso’ it deserves | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz October 23, 2024

I’m a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan. Well, I know two of her songs. The two songs I do know — the recently Saturday Night Live-parodied “Espresso” and the TikTok famous “Please, Please, Please”...

S. Holden Jaffe performs while on tour in Boston for his second studio album “I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet” on Oct. 24th.

GALLERY: Del Water Gap performs in Boston

Holly Gustavsen October 30, 2023
Del Water Gap, the indie-pop solo act featuring singer Samuel Holden Jaffe, performed at Royale in Boston on Oct. 24 while touring his second studio album “I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet.”
Maggie Rogers performing in Boston

The evolution of Maggie Rogers from one tour to the next

Margaret Corona February 24, 2023
Margaret Debay Rogers was born on April 25, 1994, in Easton, Maryland. Her love for music began when she was four years old — hearing her voice reverberate in a bathroom with beautiful acoustics was the start of it all, she told Narduwuar in an interview. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift

Editors November 15, 2021
The release of Taylor Swift’s re-recording of her 2012 album “Red” reminds of the complicated, often circular conversations that surround the mega-star.
Kacey Musgraves album

Storytelling through “star-crossed”

Sam Thomas September 15, 2021
The honeymoon of “Golden Hour” is over. “star-crossed” leaves “two lovers ripped at the seams.”
Narek Sahakian / DFP Staff

Don’t Be a Hypocrite: New music? I forgive them for everything now

Viktoria Popovska September 9, 2021
Jumping onto the bandwagon to then ultimately recant everything you previously said isn’t the best option.
taylor swift performing on her speak now tour

An impossible task: ranking Taylor Swift’s albums

Sam Thomas April 21, 2021
After too much thought, I present my updated ranking of Swift’s studio albums.
walking in the wind by one direction on spotify

Song Spotlight: ‘Walking in the Wind’ by One Direction

Katrina Liu April 16, 2021
Listening to One Direction brings me back to a simpler time while showing me how much I’ve grown.
the sound of boston university playlist on spotify

‘The Sound of Boston University’ provides 100-song snapshot into life at BU

Emma Vacirca March 15, 2021
The Spotify playlist "The Sound of Boston University,” curated from student listening patterns, spans a variety of genres and artists. For some students, it represents the “calm in the midst of city life.”
Miley Cyrus released her studio album “Plastic Hearts” on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Plastic Hearts’ takes musical samples and leaps

David Simon November 29, 2020

“Plastic Hearts,” released Friday, represents a return to form for Miley Cyrus. For the past decade, she had cycled genres between albums — from the hip-hop stylings on 2013’s “Bangerz”...

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