Written by: Liam Smith I recall the brief chuckle and well wishes from Elijah Polance, a friend and fellow editor at Long River Review, in response to my desire to analyze Cameron Winter’s vocal style. As a self-admitted superfan of Winter’s discography, I acknowledge the difficulty of capturing his magical and layered technique. On my first listen through his 2024 solo debut, Heavy Metal, I was equally fascinated and…
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Queer Artists of Colour to Diversify your Playlists
Poetry editor Aayushi Agarwal sheds some insight on the music industry’s best queer artists of colour to add to your list of must-listens!
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The Power of African Music
Looking for a new addition to your next Spotify playlist? Nonfiction panelist and blog editor Pascale Joachim reflects on her exploration of African music.
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The Endurance of Love: Reviewing Hozier’s Discography
Looking for new music to add to your playlists? Poetry panelist and blog editor Madison Bigelow shares her favorite Hozier songs in anticipation of his new release.
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Like Phoebe Bridgers but Happier: A Review of Lizzy McAlpine’s Give Me a Minute
Need a new feel-good album recommendation? Rylee Thomas offers the most recent addition to her playlist.
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A Night with Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra
Nonfiction panelist and blog editor Pascale Joachim reflects on Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra’s most recent performance at the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts.
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Literary Tunes
Looking for the perfect playlist for quiet reading hours and stressful cramming sessions alike? Aiden Pass walks you through the best ways to experience lo-fi…
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Read Between The Lyrics
5 female singer-songwriters who put poetry into pop By Ryan Amato When you think of creative writing, chances are you don’t immediately think of music; but you’d be surprised that the same amount of creativity that goes into crafting the powerful metaphors and storylines that can be found in some…
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Writing With Sound: Making playlists for your stories
Sometimes to see, you need to listen first. For almost all of the projects I would create before 2016, I ran into a wall over and over again: For some reason, I couldn’t visualize anything about my stories the way I needed to. It wasn’t because I didn’t have a…