Music
Everyone’s a Winner! The 67th Grammy Awards Might Be The Most Predictable Yet
All of the major musical players of 2024 got their flowers. Well … almost all of them.
Bring Out the Pitchforks: Is Music Criticism Dead?
The era of hating professionally seems to be coming to an end—but this process can be stopped.
FKA twigs is the Voice of a Detached, Uninspired Generation in ‘EUSEXUA’
The album gracefully balances club life and existential despair in an insightful reflection on the rave zeitgeist.
In Transit With Roy Blair’s 'Chasing Moving Trains'
The singer–songwriter’s first release in four years sounds stuck in the past, but for good reason.
Love in the Age of Sampling
In defense of borrowed brilliance and why you’ve definitely danced to it before.
Where to Find New Music (If TikTok Gets Banned For Real Next Time)
It’s not as easy as it sounds, unless you’re willing to do some digging.
GRWM: A Genre–Hopping Guide to Pregame Music
The music we get ready to is never just background noise.
From Dorm Room to Dance Floor: Penn DJs Break out Beyond the Bubble
At Warehouse on Watts, these DJs showed off a little bit of madness, badness, and everything in between.
A Look Back at the Golden Age of Hip–Hop Sampling
Sampling's not “a longer term for theft." It’s art.
Sequels Suck and So Does Lil Uzi’s ‘Eternal Atake 2’
Where the original album blasted off, Uzi’s newest project crashes and burns.
Street’s Best Albums of 2024
From breakout hits to sleeper picks, Street brings you the hottest records of the year.
(A Sampling Of) The Best Rap Albums From 2024
From the overground, the underground, and everywhere in between
Yeat Flatlines On ‘Lyfestyle’
The revolutionary rage artist’s latest album fails to capitalize on any of his greatest strengths.
On the Classical ‘Pause’
What is pop music’s problem with silence?
Ticketmaster Killed the Radio Star
When it comes to the contemporary concert scene, maybe we should shoot the messenger.
Polyphonic Perfection: The Gesualdo Six Captivate Philadelphia
Full of passion and love for their craft, the UK–based ensemble brought early English music to life on Penn's campus.
Mount Eerie Offers Us No Quarter in his ‘Night Palace’
After a five–year musical hiatus, Phil Elverum’s synthesis of the personal and political arrives with mixed success.
Xiu Xiu’s Most Recent Release Is Not So Tough a Pill To Swallow
If there’s a best time to expose your friends to the evocative, experimental indie outfit, it’s now.
Halsey’s ‘The Great Impersonator’ is a Letter to God and to Herself
Structured through homages to her musical inspirations, Halsey’s newest album is visceral, jarring and shockingly intimate.
