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Album Review: Car Seat Headrest Takes a Confusing New Turn
Album Review: Car Seat Headrest Takes a Confusing New Turn

On Making a Door Less Open, indie favorites Car Seat Headrest aren’t quite sure how to utilize their new, electronic-influenced sound.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXMay 6, 2020
Industry Insights: Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti are Delaying Albums as a Rollout Method
Industry Insights: Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti are Delaying Albums as a Rollout Method

As much as rap fans may hate to hear it, their favorite artist’s most effective tool to build hype around a new release is to delay it.

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CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXMay 6, 2020thomas galindo
Artist Spotlights: Filmmaker Steps Into Somber Realms
Artist Spotlights: Filmmaker Steps Into Somber Realms

Colombian electronic producer Filmmaker creates EBM soundscapes that feel like the score for a dystopian film.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXMay 5, 2020electronic, C.S. Harper
Playlist: Change Is In the Cards
Playlist: Change Is In the Cards

Nothing is normal right now — so here’s a tarot-card inspired playlist for anyone struggling with change or in need of it.

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXMay 5, 2020
Artist Spotlights: The Wonderful World of Elizabeth
Artist Spotlights: The Wonderful World of Elizabeth

The Melbourne-based pop auteur reinvents heartbreak on her 2019 album the wonderful world of nature.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXMay 4, 2020C.S. Harper, C.S. Hayter
Playlist: Totally Normal Disney Music
Playlist: Totally Normal Disney Music

Finally, a way to play Disney songs for your friends without seeming weird!

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXMay 4, 2020
Photo Story: Remembering SXSW with Memorabilia
Photo Story: Remembering SXSW with Memorabilia

With SXSW being cancelled for the first time in 34 years, we reminisced over past showcases with commemorative souvenirs.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXMay 1, 2020sxsw
The Sound of Music: Maggie Rogers’ Mastery of the Folk-Pop Sound
The Sound of Music: Maggie Rogers’ Mastery of the Folk-Pop Sound

Some artists make folk music, and others are pop connoisseurs, but rising star Maggie Rogers crafts a perfect marriage between the two genres.

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ANALYSISAfterglow ATXMay 1, 2020maggie rogers, folk pop, samples, myah taylor
Mini Mic Moments: "The Phantom of the Opera"
Mini Mic Moments: "The Phantom of the Opera"

The Angel of Music is inside your mind, except it’s actually just Molly back with another Mini Mic Moments to tell you about the musical “The Phantom of the Opera.”

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MultimediaAfterglow ATXApril 30, 2020video
Playlist: Taking the Bull by the Horns this Taurus Season
Playlist: Taking the Bull by the Horns this Taurus Season

It’s officially Taurus season — time to indulge in a chilled out playlist that represents our reliable yet stubborn selves.

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXApril 30, 2020zodiac2021
The Familial Strength of Dreamville Records
The Familial Strength of Dreamville Records

There is an old saying that you can’t choose your family members. Except, in some instances, you can.

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Afterglow ATXApril 29, 2020j cole, camryn garza
The Soundtrack to Eating: Soups and Songs That’ll Fill Your Souls and Stomachs
The Soundtrack to Eating: Soups and Songs That’ll Fill Your Souls and Stomachs

Few things can compare to a delicious bowl of soup, so with that in mind, we’ve compiled some songs that can match the spectrum of emotions felt when eating such a powerful food.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXApril 29, 2020
Album Review: Kali Brings All The Feels on 'TO FEEL ALIVE'
Album Review: Kali Brings All The Feels on 'TO FEEL ALIVE'

Spanning four tracks over ten minutes, Kali Uchis’ EP teases listeners with its jam-packed emotion and fleeting duration.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXApril 28, 2020
Aural History: Women Who Broke the Glass Ceiling in Jazz
Aural History: Women Who Broke the Glass Ceiling in Jazz

Despite jazz’s reputation as an exclusive genre, many female artists have made influential contributions that shaped the art form.

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CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXApril 28, 2020C.S. Harper, jazz, C.S. Hayter
The Soundtrack to Eating: Action Bronson and the Chef Lifestyle in His Lyrics
The Soundtrack to Eating: Action Bronson and the Chef Lifestyle in His Lyrics

A food reference is more than just a look into the diet of a rapper. How Action Bronson uses food in his raps shows who he is.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXApril 27, 2020
Harry Styles is a Tree Hugger
Harry Styles is a Tree Hugger

Our favorite floppy-haired rainbow boy does it yet again: and this time, he’s saving the world.

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Afterglow ATXApril 27, 2020
Wine and Cheese: Sibylle Baier and Vashti Bunyan
Wine and Cheese: Sibylle Baier and Vashti Bunyan

Two artists who released folk music in the early 1970s and gained popularity decades later make for a breathtaking listening experience.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXApril 24, 2020
Songs of Protest: How “Do You Hear the People Sing?” Tells the Universal Story of Rebellion
Songs of Protest: How “Do You Hear the People Sing?” Tells the Universal Story of Rebellion

The song “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the celebrated musical and movie “Les Miserables” lyrically symbolizes the heart of all protests and popular movements — people who believe that their voices are being silenced.

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CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXApril 24, 2020musical theatre, musicals, les miserables
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