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Black Music Is Love: Ballads Through the Ages to Bump for Black History Month
Black Music Is Love: Ballads Through the Ages to Bump for Black History Month

A 10-song playlist is not nearly enough to encompass the complex, multi-faceted world of Black music, but this short list serves to provide a mini time-capsule of what it means to be Black and in love.

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXFebruary 24, 2021angelica arinze, darrina green
Media and Music: The Pensive Sounds of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Media and Music: The Pensive Sounds of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

Dear friend, this is Charlie’s life and the music that accompanies him as he grows and blooms. Emotional ballads and dance anthems — those are just a couple of its perks.

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ANALYSISAfterglow ATXFebruary 24, 2021myah taylor, perks of being a wallflower
Playlist: Love Songs for Every Type of Valentine’s Day
Playlist: Love Songs for Every Type of Valentine’s Day

Sad girls, boys, and nonbinary friends, rejoice! This playlist has a song for people with any kind of love life (or lack thereof).

Written by C.S. Harper

Illustrated by Darrina Green

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXFebruary 14, 2021playlist, C.S. Harper, darrina green, C.S. Hayter
Album Review: Hayley Williams Goes Deeper With ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos’
Album Review: Hayley Williams Goes Deeper With ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos’

Written and recorded entirely alone, the Paramore frontwoman’s second release in a year sees her ready to accept the darkness that inspired her solo ambitions in the first place.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXFebruary 10, 2021carys anderson
Release Radar: January 2021
Release Radar: January 2021

At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums that left an impression on our ears.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXFebruary 9, 2021felix kalvesmaki, C.S. Harper, micaela garza, kriss conklin, release radar, C.S. Hayter
Album Review: Madlib and Four Tet Reunite for ‘Sound Ancestors’
Album Review: Madlib and Four Tet Reunite for ‘Sound Ancestors’

With more than a decade and a half of build-up, Madlib and Four Tet’s first collaborative project was finally released on Jan. 29, as the pair pay homage to their influences and lay claim to the Sound Ancestors title for years to come.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXFebruary 8, 2021adithya srinivas, madlib, four tet, album review
Afterglow Crossword Puzzle Vol. 1
Afterglow Crossword Puzzle Vol. 1

Take a break after sitting through mind-numbing Zoom calls and reilluminate your brain with Afterglow’s first crossword puzzle!

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Crossword PuzzlesAfterglow ATXFebruary 8, 2021micaela garza
One Hit Wonders: How Adulation Boosted Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”
One Hit Wonders: How Adulation Boosted Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”

At a time when upbeat pop dominated the airwaves and rap was on its way to ruling the mainstream, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” rode the coattails of numerous covers and an indie pop boom to become one of 2012’s unexpected hits.

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CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXJanuary 27, 2021myah taylor, one hit wonders
Music Without Borders: The HU and the Rise of Mongolian Folk Metal
Music Without Borders: The HU and the Rise of Mongolian Folk Metal

The Mongolian folk rockers have been carrying their musical heritage on their shoulders since 2018, gaining international recognition and a spot on a horror film soundtrack in the process.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXJanuary 26, 2021C.S. Harper, C.S. Hayter
The Style of Sound: Libertie! Egalitie! Sexualitie! The Revolution of Yé-yé
The Style of Sound: Libertie! Egalitie! Sexualitie! The Revolution of Yé-yé

The 1960s French musical movement dubbed “Yé-yé” revolutionized the way we see the beauty in life through both song and style.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020redding mickler, roberto soto
Interview: Austin Punk Band Hotmom on What Drew Them to the Genre and the Texas Scene
Interview: Austin Punk Band Hotmom on What Drew Them to the Genre and the Texas Scene

The Austin-based rockers discuss their origins, their audience, and why they sat for the pledge in high school.

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Interviews, Photo StoryAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020felix kalvesmaki, matt lewis
ROYGBIV: A Prism of Sound
ROYGBIV: A Prism of Sound

Art can be how we view space, and music can be how we view time. But what about bridging both together through colors?

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Afterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020
The Style of Sound: Hip-Hop’s Best and Worst Merch Drops of 2020
The Style of Sound: Hip-Hop’s Best and Worst Merch Drops of 2020

An album release typically comes with an accompanying merchandise rollout, but some rappers release better designs than others.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020thomas galindo
Drunk Debates: Ghostwriters, Grammys, and 100 Gecs
Drunk Debates: Ghostwriters, Grammys, and 100 Gecs

In the newest addition to Drunk Debates, watch as one of our Editors-in-Chief of Digital, Zoe, and her roommate and former Content Editor, Dylan, discuss multiple music topics while getting drunk.

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Multimedia, Drunk DebatesAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020namrata prakash
Album Anniversaries: TRON’s Legacy, 10 Years Later
Album Anniversaries: TRON’s Legacy, 10 Years Later

Released 10 years ago, “TRON: Legacy” is a sci-fi flick that didn’t quite measure up to its hype. But imperfectly de-aged Jeff Bridges and simplistic plot aside, “TRON: Legacy” has had a lasting impact through its classic score from electronic legend Daft Punk and the profound effect it had on the French house duo’s career.

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ANALYSISAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020adithya srinivas
Interview: Texas Artist Vic on Their Genre-Bending Sound and Expectations for LGBTQ+ Artists
Interview: Texas Artist Vic on Their Genre-Bending Sound and Expectations for LGBTQ+ Artists

The rock musician talks growing up in Texas, Audre Lorde, and the impact they hope their music makes.

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Interviews, Photo StoryAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020felix kalvesmaki, matt lewis
Playlist: Frank Herbert’s “Dune”
Playlist: Frank Herbert’s “Dune”

Now that the heartthrob-filled movie adaptation has been delayed until 2021, this playlist for Frank Herbert’s sprawling classic “Dune” will have to do until then.

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXDecember 18, 2020playlist, joshua troncoso
The Power of Latin and English-Speaking Collabs
The Power of Latin and English-Speaking Collabs

Well received or not, when a Latin artist collabs with an English-speaking counterpart, they create a cross-cultural influence with significant historical impact.

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Afterglow ATXDecember 17, 2020alany rodriguez
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