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Carly Rae Jepsen's "Emotion" will warm your spirits in the cold months. (via wikimedia commons)

Staff Recs: Best Albums for Winter

The key to surviving crazy temperature drops and impromptu blizzards? Music recs from the critically acclaimed weekly series from WSN’s Arts Desk!

Winter holidays are over and the semester has begun in a full flurry. While everyone adjusts to the new semester and bitter cold, a good way to settle into this transition is with...

Bring Me The Horizon performing at Arena, Vienna. (Courtesy of MCK-photography)

Bring Me the Horizon Explores Pop, Alt Rock on ‘amo’

The metalcore band opts for a softer sound on their new release.
Gabriele Esposito-Wilcock, Contributing Writer January 29, 2019

Bring Me the Horizon’s sixth studio album “amo” exemplifies just how much a band can grow over 15 years and proves that the five-piece band has branched out from their heavy...

Spencer Peppet, a recent Tisch graduate and lyricist of the band The Ophelias. 
(Courtesy of Lauren Harper)

The Ophelias’ Lyricist Reflects on Tisch Graduation and Embraces Uncertainty

The frontwoman has just graduated Tisch and moved into the national spotlight — but she’s still carefully planning her next steps.
Amelia McBain, Contributing Writer January 28, 2019

Twenty-two-year-old Spencer Peppet, a 2018 Tisch graduate, was driving through her hometown of Cincinnati when her phone buzzed with The New York Times notification. She was with...

Japanese Breakfast played a sold-out show Wednesday night in Hamden, Conn. to promote her 2017 album, “Soft Sounds from Another Planet.” (Photo by Gabriele Esposito-Wilcock)

Japanese Breakfast Brings ‘Another Planet’ to the Space Ballroom

The indie-pop powerhouse is on a national tour promoting her sophomore album.
Gabriele Esposito-Wilcock, Contributing Writer January 22, 2019

Lo-fi indie pop act Japanese Breakfast played a sold-out show Wednesday night in Hamden, Conn. to promote her second album, “Soft Sounds from Another Planet,” originally released...

Kat Aman and Connor Sandstorm formed Haiku in 2017. (Courtesy of Haiku)

New School and NYU Collide for Haiku

Megan O’Brien, Contributing Writer December 3, 2018
WSN sits down with the voice behind Manhattan-based band Haiku, who discussed feminine beauty, life without music and the harm in comparing yourself to others.
3OH!3 members Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte played their chart-topping 2008 album "Want" on Tuesday at Irving Plaza. (Photo by Nicole Rosenthal)

3OH!3 Commands Irving Plaza

If you’re looking for a time machine to take you to that part of 2008, you’re in luck.
Nicole Rosenthal, Music Editor December 3, 2018

Ten years ago was a much simpler time. Teens faced an epidemic of texter’s thumb, watched iTunes-bought Jersey Shore episodes from their iTouch devices and uploaded their latest...

Aminé performs at Brooklyn Steel on Monday. (Photo by Avani Jurakhan)

On a Rainy Monday, Aminé Takes Brooklyn Steel by Storm

Aminé’s bright yellow energy mixed with unfaltering gratitude transformed a concert into a creatively masterful self-love sermon.
Avani Jurakhan, Staff Writer November 29, 2018

Banana badass Aminé played a lavishly intimate set after a long, dark and rainy Monday, delivering stunning hip-hop-inspired tracks to a sold-out crowd at Brooklyn Steel. The...

Tyler, the Creator is the voice behind the remastered "Grinch" theme song. (via facebook.com)

Tyler, the Creator’s Grinch Steals Christmas

The rapper’s remake of the iconic Grinch theme song is meaner than ever.
Avani Jurakhan, Staff Writer November 26, 2018
The rapper’s remake of the iconic Grinch theme song is meaner than ever.
"Oxnard" is the latest musical effort from acclaimed rapper Anderson .Paak. (via itunes)

Anderson .Paak Shows Funk Belongs Back in Hip-Hop

The musician’s new album combines old hip-hop sounds to pave a new wave in today’s mainstream rap.
Jun Sung, Contributing Writer November 26, 2018
The musician’s new album combines old hip-hop sounds to pave a new wave in today’s mainstream rap.
Album art for Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's joint single '1999', one of the staff picks this fall. (Courtesy of Wikimedia)

Music Desk Staff Recs: Best Songs of Fall 2018

Music Desk November 20, 2018

As autumn draws to a close and we trade in our light jackets for heavy winter coats, we can reflect on the singular tracks that made it to our fall playlists. From acoustic ballads...

Charles "Scootie" Anderson and Michael "Mikey" Foster of producing duo Social House. (via instagram.com)

Behind the Scenes With the Producers of ‘thank u, next’

WSN speaks with Social House, the LA-based duo behind Ariana Grande's chart-topping hit.
Ankita Bhanot, Staff Writer November 19, 2018
WSN speaks with Social House, the LA-based duo behind Ariana Grande's chart-topping hit.
Alaina Moore sings to her husband during the final song. (Photo by Penina Warren)

Tennis Plays Stripped Down Hits at (Le) Poisson Rouge

As part of their “Solo in Stereo” tour, the husband-and-wife duo are traveling the country without a backing band and reworking most of their classics.
Penina Warren, Contributing Writer November 19, 2018
As part of their “Solo in Stereo” tour, the husband-and-wife duo are traveling the country without a backing band and reworking most of their classics.