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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

“Haiz” is fun but fluffy

Michael Wu, Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

When Hailee Steinfeld announced her intention to release her first single, I was extremely skeptical. I had somehow convinced myself that there was no way someone who had so firmly established herself...

Ellie Goulding gets lost in “Delirium”

Alex Clarke, Staff Reporter November 13, 2015

In “Delirium,” Ellie Goulding’s third album, Goulding follows the pop formula very well: catchy vocals + emotional lyrics + heavy beat with dance breaks. But no one who hears any song from this album...

Nights re-releases album

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 24, 2015

A shoegaze-rock fixture on the Cleveland music scene for years, Nights—comprised of vocalist Jenna Fournier, guitarist Frank Maraldo, drummer Chris Dalman and bassist Vincenzo Mauer—re-released their...

Julia Holter branches out in new album

Charlie Topel, Staff Reporter September 24, 2015

Julia Holter’s fourth album, “Have You In My Wilderness,” begins with orchestral lead single “Feel You.” Holter asks in the chorus: “Can I feel you? / Are you mythological?” and calls to...

Likenesses' new cassette tapes became available this September

Likenesses create perfect Cleveland dream-pop

Teddy Eisenberg, Staff Reporter September 11, 2015

There’s nothing particularly new about the musical art form we know as rock ’n’ roll, but that doesn’t mean that the combination of vocalist backed by guitar, bass and drums can’t still be awe-inspiring....

The Flaming Lips' new album brings a psychedelic album to an even weirder place.

Too weird to beat The Beatles

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 30, 2014

It’s a wonder why The Flaming Lips felt the need to cover the entirety of The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” award-winning, culture-changing shockwave of an album… but they...

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