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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

An illustration of the album cover of “Her Loss”. The cover portrays a young Black woman with black curly hair and exaggerated eyelashes which are blue, orange and black. She wears an earring.

Review: Drake & 21 Savage’s ‘Her Loss’ brings world-renowned rappers together

While the collaborative album remains controversial, Drake and 21 Savage encompass themes of money, misogyny and the music industry in “Her Loss.”
Ryan Carney, Contributing Writer November 14, 2022

Last summer, Drake and 21 Savage came together on the closing track of Drake’s album “Honestly, Nevermind,” titled “Jimmy Crooks.” Halfway through the music video of...

An illustration of a building with a gray parking lot on a rooftop, with two brown poles on the sides and a white car in the parking lot.

Review: Arctic Monkeys dives deeper into space-age lounge wizardry on ‘The Car’

The venerable outfit executes subtle shifts and paves the way for a more intimate experience with the band.
Holden Lay, Staff Writer November 3, 2022

After the walloping sonic turnaround between the Arctic Monkeys’ 2013 smash-hit “AM” and 2018’s divisive “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino,” it was anybody’s guess...

A black-and-white illustration of a young woman with long, dark hair and bangs sitting upright in a fetal position with her head on her knees. The background is made up of halftone black and white textures.

Review: Poppy paints an intimate portrait of her psyche with ‘Stagger’

Singer-songwriter Poppy's first release since “Flux” continues on a path of more emotive, focused lyricism that finally lets us see beyond her persona.
Valentina Arrieta, Contributing Writer November 1, 2022

On her latest EP “Stagger,” Poppy shows growing ease and comfort as a rock artist. The singer-songwriter develops her lyricism to show a typically unseen personal side. On...

Five characters dance around with disco balls for heads. They are dressed in disco attire that is yellow, white, orange, red, purple and green on a dark blue background.

‘Discoholics Anonymous’ breathes life back to disco

Discoholics’ second album “Discoholics Anonymous” proves as addictingly groovy as its first.
Sandy Battulga, Staff Writer September 15, 2022

“Decades have passed since people tried to kill disco, but disco never died…it was only on vacation” is the slogan to Discoholic’s second album “Discoholics Anonymous.”  The...