Colin Jones
Culture Editor
Class of 2026
cjones94@u.rochester.edu
beans
Please stop messing with my pants
It started off with small things. One morning, the cuffs of my pants were slightly shorter, almost imperceptibly so.
Albums
Top 10 worst albums of 2024
Although incredible music is released every year, so does terrible music.
bands
Top 10 best albums of 2024
It’s been an amazing year for music — some of my favorite albums of the decade came out, pop music thrived, as did rap, metal, and overall there were pretty much great albums coming out consistently every week.
Album Review
I’ve “Given Up”: Linkin Park let me down
I think a big reason this new era of Linkin Park falls so flat for me is that I can’t connect to it on an emotional level.
awards
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.
change
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.
Album
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.”
Album
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.