Albums are getting too long. Some of the top albums of 2023 from artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen all total well over an hour long. There is no need for an album to have that many songs. Too many songs on an album can make it feel...

As Sufjan Stevens released his new album “Javelin” Friday, he also revealed the death of his partner Evans Richardson. In an Instagram post, Stevens provided a rare, open glimpse into his usually tightly guarded private life.  “This album...

Songwriters are the backbone of the music industry, yet they are not given a platform to share their own music with a wide audience. Many songwriters are stuck in the shadows of the much larger artists they are writing for, trying to break free and show...

Jazz In Progress, also referred to as JIP, is a nonprofit organization that uses the funds they earn from their performances and donates it to local community music programs and organizations. Communities that have received funding from JIP in the...

Earth, Wind & Fire are a band from the 1970s that specializes in a fusion of soul, jazz, and disco styles of music. Some of the original members still play today, those being Philip Bailey, the lead singer for the band, the drummer Ralph Johnson,...

While 2023 has seen many great music releases, including Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You” and P.J. Harvey’s “Inside the Old Year Dying,” the year isn’t over yet. Here are some of my most anticipated albums for...

With the release of Sufjan Stevens’ latest single “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?,” the eclectic indie artist makes an understated return to his folk roots. Since the release of his critically acclaimed masterpiece “Carrie and Lowell” in 2015,...

With so much new music coming out every week, it can be hard to decide what’s worth listening to. Here are a few of the best albums released over the summer that you may have missed.  Hot Mulligan - “Why Would I Watch” Hot Mulligan is sure...

For the last weekly Spotify of the 2022-23 academic year, the Northern Star staff wrote about three songs they love. Sarah’s picks Baby Keem - “naked freestyle” Pitbull, Ne-Yo - “Time of Our Lives” The Weeknd - “Party Monster” “Naked...

Every young boy has a moment when they become a man, that conversation where you know everything changes afterward, that split second when their father sits them down and says, “son, it’s time you listen to Gordon Lightfoot.”  One day, when...

The National, a long-running alternative rock band, in 2023 sounds a lot like it did 20 years ago, only now with more celebrity cameos. The lack of change sounds like a bad thing, but it isn’t. In these uncertain and unpredictable times, a little...