The Head and the Heart’s new album ironically lacks heart
While I really wanted to love the Head and the Heart’s new album, it wasn’t very good and even a little bit lackluster, says music columnist Emera Riley. Read more »
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Q&A: Zack Feinberg dishes on his band The Revivalists before their Westcott show
The D.O. sits down with the guitarist of New Orleans-based act The Revitalists before their upcoming show at The Westcott Theater. Read more »
New Britney Spears album "Glory" has fast, catchy beats
Music columnist Phoebe Smith reviewed Britney Spears’ long-awaited, newest album, Glory, and thinks it’s worth a listen. Read more »
Drop of the year: Gaga’s new song “Perfect Illusion”
After spending the last 3 years virtually silent, Lady Gaga has released "Perfect Illusion," her first new track since her 2013 album, "ARTPOP." Read more »
Bon Iver’s new song uses auto-tune and that’s OK
Bon Iver doesn’t suck and he uses autotune. Pop princesses sing like literal nails on a blackboard and they use it to make themselves sound good. Please stop doing that. Read more »
Soundcloud proves one of best ways to discover music
Phoebe Smith, music columnist, explains why she prefers Soundcloud to discover music in the streaming world practically dominated by Spotify. Read more »
Glass Animals’ new album is different and that’s okay
Glass Animals made a new album and our music columnist, Emera Riley, liked it a lot. So she wrote about how she liked it. Read more »
Weiser-Schlesinger: Donald Trump is the Lana Del Rey of politics
What do businessman turned politician Donald Trump and musician Lana Del Rey have in common? As our music columnist Brett Weiser-Schlesinger explains, a lot. Read more »
Weiser-Schlesinger: End-of-year music rankings shouldn't dictate what people listen to
December is end-of-year list season, a month where outlets like NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, MTV and countless others give their writers’ ranking of the best songs of the last year. Read more »
Weiser-Schlesinger: '90s music isn't the end all be all of pop culture
Brett Weiser-Schlesinger is not a '90s kid. Read more »
Music: Isha Damle
Meet Isha Damle, one of The Daily Orange's music columnists for the fall 2015 semester. Read more »
Damle: English versions of Spanish songs fall short of energy and flavor
When translating originally Spanish lyrics to their English version, the quality usually becomes lost in translation and are simply not as good as the original. Read more »
Weiser-Schlesinger: 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' promotes music inclusivity
TV comedian and personality Stephen Colbert made his triumphant return to late-night TV with the debut of his own “The Late Show” last week, and his attention to music is what people should be talking about. Read more »
