Colin Jones
Culture Editor
Class of 2026
cjones94@u.rochester.edu
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Grammy Noms: Colin’s Commentary
That said, I’m always still curious to see what gets nominated. Perhaps some part of me hopes that an artist who actually deserves it gets the recognition.
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The weight of the world
Lately, I’ve really been struggling to reckon with the way things are, but recently, it’s been weighing on me harder than usual.
Albums
10 spooky albums to soundtrack your Halloween
BE WARNED! These albums are not for the faint of heart.
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The World is in Shambles and Chat Pile is the soundtrack
Just when I thought that “Knocked Loose” would be the best album I’d hear this year, Chat Pile swooped in with their sophomore record, “Cool World.”
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Revisiting a masterpiece: The aching nostalgia of ‘Transatlanticism’
It’s been two years since I first gave that album a full listen, and that crow is now tattooed on my chest.
Album Review
Falling in Reverse’s new album cements them as one of the worst bands of all time
You don’t have to separate the art from the artist, I promise — the music isn’t worth listening to either.
Album Review
The new Nails album ripped my ears off and I liked it — “Every Bridge Burning” review
Extreme metal legends, Nails, have returned after eight years since their last effort, “You Will Never Be One of Us,” with a new project that continues their streak of deadly and pummeling grindcore.
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Review Roundup: Sabrina Carpenter, Fontaines D.C., Magdalena Bay
Bringing you the latest music news on what’s hot and what’s not.
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YOU WON’T GO BEFORE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO is the best album of the year, if not the decade.
While so many metal and rock bands have switched to a poppier sound as their careers have gone on, “Knocked Loose” has only doubled down on throat-shredding screams, neck-destroying breakdowns, and ominous riffs that leave you haunted as well as headbanging.
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Essential Albums of Summer 2024
Since I couldn’t give my usual album roundups over summer vacation, here are the albums released this summer that I think you need to hear.
