The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 22, 2024

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Zach Bryan packs stars onto album, lacks signature style

Rating: 2.5/5 stars Country singer Zach Bryan’s self-titled album was released on Aug. 25, and despite the inclusion of features from multifarious stars of differing genres, it fails to break new sonic ground. The 16-song album breaks the traditional flow…

Olivia Rodrigo returns gutsier than ever on long-awaited sophomore album

Rating: 3.5/5 stars Olivia Rodrigo’s (“SOUR”) sophomore album “GUTS” was released Sept. 8. “GUTS” has 12 songs that expand on the issues of girlhood, heartbreak and societal pressures. Rodrigo released two singles off of the album: “vampire” on June 30,…

New Freddie Gibbs album asserts rapper’s dominance

Sept. 30 delivered an ungodly amount of new music to the doorstep of hip hop heads around the globe. However, an argument can be made that the most impressive of the releases came in the form of Freddie Gibbs’ (“Death…