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Cut Through The Noise: Noah Kahan featuring Hozier, Dua Lipa, Jack Harlow

Abby Bartleson November 18, 2023

Welcome to “Cut Through the Noise,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering new music releases. Every week, a different Echo staffer takes on the role of writer, reviewing recent...

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Brent’s got me levitating at ‘Larger Than Life’

Eliah Fink November 6, 2023

People have high expectations for Brent Faiyaz, and he never seems to disappoint. Faiyaz dropped a surprise album titled “Larger Than Life,” on Oct. 27. The LP (Long-playing record) includes 14 songs,...

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Taylor Swift never goes out of style

Modesty Manion November 4, 2023

Announced at her Era’s Tour, Taylor Swift recently re-recorded yet another one of her albums, called “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” As Swift’s debatably biggest album, the anticipation for this release...

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Cut Through the Noise: Ed Sheeran, Blonde Redhead, Jorja Smith

Kayleigh Bishop October 6, 2023

Welcome to “Cut Through the Noise,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering new music releases. Every week, a different Echo staffer takes on the role of writer, reviewing...

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Cut Through the Noise: Noah Kahan ft. Lizzy McAlpine, Bleachers, Faye Webster

Modesty Manion October 1, 2023

Welcome to “Cut Through the Noise,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering new music releases. Every week, a different Echo staffer takes on the role of writer, reviewing recent...

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Mitski’s melancholic return

Ena Mekic September 18, 2023

Following rumors of her retirement, the singer-songwriter Mitski returned with the release of her seventh studio album Sept. 15. Titled “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” the album has a warm...

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Laufey bewitches listeners with beautiful modern jazz

Modesty Manion September 17, 2023

Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey (pronounced lay-vay), released her newest album, “Bewitched,” Sept. 8. Her musical style is very unique, as she combines bedroom and jazz-pop to create what she calls...

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Cut Through the Noise: Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice, Remi Wolf

Modesty Manion May 31, 2023

Welcome to “Cut Through the Noise,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering new music releases. Every week, a different Echo staffer takes on the role of writer, reviewing recent...

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Cut Through the Noise: The Weeknd, KAYTRAMINÉ, Jonas Brothers

Abby Bartleson May 19, 2023

Welcome to “Cut Through the Noise,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering new music releases. Every week, a different Echo staffer takes on the role of writer, reviewing recent...

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Nine hours of ‘One Wayne G’

Ena Mekic April 28, 2023

Following his latest release only three months ago, Mac DeMarco returns with an unexpected album titled “One Wayne G.” Released on April 21, it's a whopping 199 song album — eight hours and 43 minutes...

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‘72 Seasons’ bring metal back

Rachel Arkis April 25, 2023

Metallica’s 11th studio album, “72 Seasons'' was released on April 14 — and is probably one of their best in a long time. After the release of “The Black Album'' in 1991, fans of Metallica have...

‘SCARING THE H**S’ delivers unheard of beats

‘SCARING THE H**S’ delivers unheard of beats

Scott Schmidt April 9, 2023

With JPEGMAFIA leaving listeners waiting for a new album for two years, his new collaboration album with Danny Brown, “SCARING THE H** S” doesn't disappoint. This album experiments with many different...

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