Lana Del Rey continues to flaunt artistic abilities with new album
Rating: 2.5/5 stars On her ninth studio album, Lana Del Rey (“Blue Banisters”) asks the listener if they knew about the dormant Jergins Tunnel in Long Beach, California. Developers designed the tunnel in 1927 as a tourist attraction leading to…
‘10,000 gecs’ flaunts digital sound, emotional lyrics of 100 gecs duo
When pop-punk revivalists like Machine Gun Kelly (“Mainstream Sellout”) or Olivia Rodrigo (“SOUR”) poke at Gen-X nostalgia, they provoke criticism about their authenticity, whether they are “true pop-punk” and whether pop-punk itself is “true punk.” So what does being punk…
Lack of gender-neutral bathrooms creates concerns for transgender inclusivity
Most people believe that a bathroom should not be a site of stress. However, for many or trans and nonbinary people, the search for the “correct” bathroom is its own struggle. Lil Bresee, the president of SUNY Oswego’s LGBT club,…
Lana Del Rey’s dad, Rob Grant, announces debut album ‘Lost at Sea’
Rating: 2.5/5 stars Self-described “accidental recording artist” Rob Grant released his debut single “Setting Sail On A Distant Horizon” on Feb. 24. According to his Spotify profile, Rob Grant is an oddity in the music industry because despite not knowing…
Caroline Polachek album, ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You,’ parades her creativity
Rating: 4.5/5 stars American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek (“Pang”) released her fourth studio album “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You” on Feb. 14. Back in January, Polachek tweeted that she was “endlessly f—ing annoyed” by being labeled as the Gen…
‘Hollywood Baby’ by 100 gecs features the duo’s heavy, vibrant sound
Rating: 3.5/5 stars American hyper-pop duo 100 gecs (“Snake Eyes”) released “Hollywood Baby,” the latest single for their upcoming sophomore album “10,000 gecs,” on Feb. 17. Every review of 100 gecs’ music starts off with some thesaurus-guided hook about how…
Rebecca Black surprises listeners, releases hypnotic hyperpop album
American singer-songwriter, Rebecca Black, released her debut studio album “Let Her Burn” on Feb. 10. Many students scrolling TikTok on the Oswego campus may be too young to have experienced the phenomenon that was Rebecca Black. In 2011, Black released…
Campus janitors thrive under union contract
Disclaimer: This story was written in the fall semester of 2022 after Issue X was published. Some information may have changed since that time. After a semester under a new union contract, the campus custodial staff continue to thrive as…
Valentine’s Day: A plastic consumerist holiday
Who else reading this is single? The local Walmart has been selling roses and chocolates since December; TikTok feeds are full of couples showing their Valentines date ideas; the Deborah F. Stanley Arena is holding a “Sweethearts Open Skate.” Last…
Young Fathers ‘Heavy, Heavy’ endorses zealous feast of sound
Scottish indie pop band Young Fathers (“Cocoa Sugar”) released their fourth studio album “Heavy Heavy” on Feb. 4. The band sounds very happy. This is not atypical of a Young Fathers record, but on “Heavy Heavy,” the band sounds like…
