Author: Isabel Marshall
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Gunna and his Dollas and Quartas
It’s as easy as remembering how to ride a bike. It’s as carefree as falling back into old friendships when you’re home for Thanksgiving. It’s as spectacular of an experience as eating a Five Guys’ cheeseburger. It is Gunna WUNNA. No matter how much time passes, I will always hear a fleeting “It’s easy to…
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Making and Breaking Promises with Naked Eyes
One fateful day (about a month ago), Spotify recommended “When the Lights Go out” by Naked Eyes. Recognizing the album cover as the house of one of my favorite songs, aka “Promises, Promises,” I let the song play. Thank god for this act of mercy. Pete Byrne, on the vocals, and Rob Fisher, on the…
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$ome Mid $ongs 4 U
So Drake dropped on Valentine’s Day and titled the album “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U.” Literally haven’t heard anything more Drake than that in a while. After a year of pointless drama with Kendrick that earned both of them too much money and Kendrick an unnecessary few Grammy’s, I’m glad Drake decided to turn the…
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The Hills that Filled My Heart
A few too many hours until my flight home. A few too many euros spent on cappuccinos and croissants. A few too many miles walked in the cold to pass the time. So naturally, I have landed here in this coffee shop, warming up and writing about an amazing soundtrack. I could’ve written about Lorde,…
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No Drama with Melodrama
Lorde has been a name ingrained in my brain since fourth grade soccer carpools. Then, classics like “Royals,” “Team,” and other hits from Pure Heroine saturated radio stations like Kiss FM and Hits 1. God what a time. It was much easier to listen to music then because I couldn’t afford to be so picky.…
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My Last Pie in America
I am just about a week out from leaving the States for 5 months. I’ve been wanting to write about this album for quite some time, so it only feels fitting to touch on it now, in remembrance of my days in the US. Without further ado, let’s dive into American Pie by Don McLean.…
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My 2024 Breakout Artists
Though my spotify wrapped definitely put a damper on my parade (with outrageous claims about my #1 song of the year), I have decided to write a post commemorating who I believe were the 3 artists that made my 2024. By the numbers, my top 5 artists were Fleetwood Mac, Taylor Swift, 21 Savage, Clairo,…
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Tuning In: Fleetwood Mactober 2024
So I fear I just wrote a whole lot. Highlights below include the lovely women of Fleetwood Mac, Charlie Brown, and Kid Cudi. If you’re intrigued, read on. Fantastic Fleetwood Mac Read the word “mirage.” I hope I am not alone in thinking it was pronounced “My-rahj.” The only reason this mispronunciation was corrected and…
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Tuning In: September 2024
Tonight my roommate and I cooked up some Trader Joe’s pumpkin gnocchi topped with Trader Joe’s pumpkin pasta sauce and roasted Trader Joe’s squash. I fear it does not get more college than that. Add on top of that our constant Gilmore Girls binging and pumpkin spice Starbucks drinks this morning. What a time we…
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In Dire Need of Dire Straits
A trickle over the strings. A tickle in my ears. Rock and roll has entered the daily rotation and Dire Straits stands at the forefront of the obsession. In this little rock era I’ve been in for the past month or so, bands like Pink Floyd, Styx, Foreigner, and Led Zeppelin have taken over my…
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