The Sound of State
Every college student has something they can’t live without during finals week. For some, it’s coffee; for others, it’s comfortable sweatpants. But there’s one thing everyone needs for effective studying – a long, dope playlist that’s focus-friendly. Luckily, the KCR Blog has your back – whether you prefer your study music to be acoustic or […]
There’s thousands of lyrically straightforward pop and R&B songs saturating the roster of today’s new music, but it’s not exactly easy finding candid pop and R&B with good lyrics. Abstractions are frequently the direction that skilled songwriters prefer to lean into – they’re more interpretive, and therefore less susceptible to criticism – but at times, […]
Last week on the KCR Blog, I posted a shortlist of albums scheduled for release in 2017. If you’re reading this on Thanksgiving Day, then your jeans are probably half-unbuttoned (or missing completely) as you moan about having eaten too much pumpkin pie. And if you’re tired of hearing your middle-aged cousins argue about the […]
2016 has been one of the worst years ever. So many awful things have happened that the mere thought of putting every one of those disasters on a single list is overwhelming. This world has lost too many innocent souls through violence — police brutality, shootings, terror attacks — while the lives of legendary tastemakers […]