Not many people would release a new album early morning on New Years’ Day, with no prior press or announcement. Even fewer people would release that album for free. Out of that small bubble of people,...

Musician Phoebe Bridgers has surrounded herself with experts of sad songs like Ryan Adams, Julien Baker and Conor Oberst, so it’s no surprise that her new album is a superb collection of songs that will...

When Deafheaven’s “Sunbather” was released in 2013, it sparked a lot of noise. An album just as pretty as it is ghostly, it drew comparisons to both black metal bands and shoegazers. Critics adored...

Pop music isn’t unfamiliar with alter egos. David Bowie dominated the early ‘70s with his glam-punk personality Ziggy Stardust. Nicki Minaj channels Roman Zolanski, a gay British man that only appears...

Filled with emo hits and hip hop jams, 2015 has been a phenomenal year for music, so far. These are some of the writers and editors of The DePaulia’s top albums released this year. Kirsten Onsgard,...

Kevin Parker is changing - and he isn’t afraid to tell you. If the track titles on “Currents”  - like “Let it Happen,” “Past Life” and even “Yes, I’m Changing” - aren’t enough of...

Communion is defined as “the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level.” “Communion” is also what British electro-pop...

The last time we heard from Kendrick Lamar, he was spinning a tale of a Compton kid crushed by peer pressure and crime. In its storytelling, conceptual nature and catchiness, “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City”...