With all the extra time on my hands over the past few months, I’ve found myself exploring more and more music, both new and old. It sometimes seems unappealing to seek out different types of music, especially in an age of extreme saturation from the internet and social media. “Why actively look for...

2020 has been one of the most hellish years in recent memory, due in no small part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that kept us all inside for much of the spring and summer. And with all this newfound free time, many artists have taken it upon themselves to release new music. So, as Branson’s resident...

Lil Uzi Vert — “Eternal Atake” Album Review Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert has just released his highly anticipated sophomore album, “Eternal Atake.” Originally gaining buzz off his trio of successful mixtapes in the mid-2010s, Uzi’s debut album “Luv is Rage 2” released in 2017...

Hi Branson! As 2020 continues, we music fans are in for a loaded year. Music heavyweights such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole and The Weeknd have all promised us albums by the time the year is up, and those records should make for some of the most interesting and divisive musical moments of the year. What...

Synopsis: Kanye West delivers a musically layered, inventive, yet shallow and surface-level look into his faith on his 9th studio album, “Jesus is King.” Rapper, producer, fashion designer, provocateur, cultural icon. What isn’t Kanye West at this point? Initially breaking onto the hip-hop scene...

Hi Branson! I’m Andrew Parrot, and welcome to the monthly music review section of the Blazer! I will choose two albums each month (either by personal taste or by popular demand) and give me brief, opinionated takes on each one. If you ever want to suggest an album to appear in this segment, feel free...