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Artist of the Month: QUIN

QUIN allows us to take a ride through a new realm of R&B and soul with her very own coined term genre called “fantasy soul.” With themes of self-expression, love, and being born again, she will guide you to create your own lane and stay true to yourself.



Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour with image provided by Disney.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) will never go out of style

A year after its release, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) still holds up as one of the most popular albums of the decade, staying on the Billboard 200 since its release. Between the new sound, songs, and overall vibe, the re-recording showcases Swift’s abilities as an artist and will forever be crowned as her best record.


Lunar album cover provided by Spotify.

'Lunar' is the perfect portrayal of grief

“Lunar” by In Distance is an incredible album portraying the artist’s experience of grieving someone. He conveys this with the album's progression, the album’s rhetoric and lyrics, and the incredible emotional response the album provokes. Overall, Indy took a serious topic and portrayed it in all the right ways.




In our restless dreams…we go back, to that town, 'Silent Hill 2'

Bloober Team’s remake of iconic Silent Hill 2 is near a masterpiece. It might not achieve the same status as the original, but the game builds upon the foundations of what Team Silent originally designed over two decades ago, giving players, new and old, a fresh lens through which to experience the sorrowfully psychological story of James Sunderland. Any fan of the franchise should look to this game as the potential that the franchise isn’t dead—that hope may yet still reside within the town of Silent Hill.