G(0(),(&#!'+,#J(6!(.>(*;#M?AM?ATb=WbbAI,# BBNG attempts to modernize and reshape a sound that much of my generation is unfamiliar with, jazz. H#'"6(#H#).#%"!#,6()@+%8#6*(,5.6!+/(0K;#>5!#.",!# of us tend to dismiss jazz as an “old people” music, (+!'(*#),,"<+)!(&#-+!'#(0(/)!"*#,.""!'#F)]]#"*#!'(# Q\I,#>(>"6#(*)9#:')!#-(#)*(#."*(#*(<(6!+/(#!"#+,# the reappropriation of jazz by hip-hop artists such ),#='(#G""!,#)%&#?#=*+>(#C)00(&#t5(,!;#>5!#(/(%# %"-#!'+,#"%<(#!'*+/+%8#,!K0(#+,#7)&+%8#!"#)#%(-#-)/(# "7#(0(<!*"%+<#+%25(%<(,9#MMTW#)!!(.6!,#!"#<0)-#+!,# way back into the mainstream by tying these two worlds together: they reject the stagnant motifs of traditional jazz by fusing them with modern production techniques and electronic elements and hip-hop 8*""/(,9#T"!)>0(#!*)<@,#+%<05&(#=+!0(#='(.(hJ)*5)I,# J"%8hJ"%8#"7#J!"*.,;#)#<"/(*#"7#,(/(*)0#X(8(%&#"7# Zelda songs, is bound to be an instant hit to anyone grew up in the 90s. The World Is Yours/Brooklyn Zoo <"/(*#"7#T),#)%&#bAM#&(."%,!*)!(,#!'(+*#<'"6,#-'+0(# "*+8+%)0,#,5<'#),#X+,!(*+",+,#)%&#!'(#H.6*"/+,(&#B).# )00"-,#MMTW#!"#,'"-<),(#!'(+*#"-%#<*()!+/(#<)6)<+!K9# D(*')6,#!'+,#*(/+/)0#"7#K"5%8#F)]]#!)@(,#"77#)%&#-(# can return to a time when mechanical, instrumental !)0(%!#+,#F5,!#),#/)05(&#),#<*()!+/+!K9 anthony LEE
:+!'#)#/"+<(#0+@(#?>(0I,#)%&#)# stage name that lacks a necessary c"*#5%%(<(,,)*KZd#E(;i#<"/(*+%8#)# L+<')(0#B)<@,"%#<0),,+<#0+@(#EA+*!K# A+)%)i#+,#%"!#"%0K#)00"-(&#>5!# applauded. Other than the more ">/+"5,#7)<!#!')!#?>(0#=(,7)K(# '),#)#/"+<(#!')!I,#6)*!#L)*/+%# Gaye part angel, his third mixtape out of his album trilogy Echoes of Silence exudes a rhapsody of *'K!'.;#>05(,#)%&#'()/K#&*5.,9# sara PIERCE
H7#K"5#')/(#(/(*#!'"58'!#"7#,)+0+%8#)#'".(.)&(# decorated houseboat down the Mississippi with only 20 pounds of potatoes and two dozen chickens, you could either be the reincarnation of Huckleberry Finn or the Montreal-based artist, Grimes. Her 2012 record, Ea+,+"%,;i#+,#)#,6+*+!5)0#F"5*%(K#!')!#6+(<(,#!"8(!'(*# +%25(%<(,#"7#+%&5,!*+)0;#(0(<!*"%+<;#)%&#BSD"6#!"#<*()!(# a unique musical fare that is easy to get lost in. Notable !*)<@,O#9#Eb>0+/+"%i;#E1+8'!i;#Ea"-(0,#k#J6)<(#)%&# =+.(i;#EC"0"5*#"7#L""%0+8'!#c?%!+"<'5,di aj BECKER
?#-(0<".(#<"%!+%5)%<(#)%&# embellishment of Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut LP, Helplessness Blues bristles and blooms with the band’s expansion of folk .5,+<9#V*".#!'(#7*"%!(&#/"<)0# harmonies to the delicately unfurling acoustic arrangements, this album puts to rest any ,5,6+<+"%,#"7#2(&80+%8#05<@+%(,,9# Instead, the album cements frontman Robin Pecknold’s place as a master songwriter, harnessing his meticulous thoughtfulness to produce music that feels both *(F5/(%)!+%8#)%&#,(),"%(&9 matt CHRISTIE
HI00#>(#!'(#$*,!#!"#)&.+!#!')!#H#')/(#)#,.)00#K()*%+%8#!"# want to be like Beyonce. Her talent is unmatched by most artists, and her music has somehow been able to ,!)K#<"%,+,!(%!#(/(*#,+%<(#!'(#,60+!#-+!'#A(,!+%KI,#C'+0&# in the early 2000’s. 4, the followup to the 2008 mega )0>5.#H#?.9999#J),')#V+(*<(;#&*)-,#"%#!'(#+%25(%<(,# "7#V(0)#^5!+;#L+<')(0#B)<@,"%;#)%&#X)5*K%#R+009#:'+0(# not her strongest album to date, 4 does hold Platinum ,!)!5,#-+!'#!'(#GH??;#,(00+%8#"/(*#`9[#.+00+"%#<"6+(,# since it’s release in the summer. The album features many girl power anthems, including “Run The World cW+*0,di#)%&#EM(,!#='+%8#H#T(/(*#R)&;i#>5!#)0,"#+%<05&(,# ,.""!'(*#GrM#F).,#0+@(#EX"/(#b%#="69i#='+,#)0>5.#+,# a great representation of what Beyonce is known for: power ballads, self empowering lyrics, and fast paced dance tracks. On a whole, 4 doesn’t disappoint, and 75*!'(*,#M(K"%<(#),#"%(#"7#!'(#.",!#/(*,)!+0(#6"6# artists in the game today. conor MURPHY
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