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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Justin Bieber “Justice” Album Review

Justin Bieber “Justice” Album Review

Tara Phipps April 14, 2021

At just 16, Bieber released his first studio album. He created a whole demographic of kids and teens that sang along to his first single in 2009, “One Time”, and then “Baby” , in 2010. Since then,...

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Doja Cat’s Sophomore album “Hot Pink” is just that, HOT!

November 23, 2019

Offering up a diverse selection of sounds and features, Doja Cat shows off the musical range she holds with her sophomore album Hot Pink. With 12 tracks and 3 features, this album contains Doja Cat’s vibrant and conspicuous personality crafted into sundry songs. Releasing three singles to preview the release of her album, “Juicy,” “Rules,” and “Bottom Bitch” offered different sides and vibes from Doja. 

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Review: “Cry” by Cigarettes After Sex

November 1, 2019

A somber, lonesome feeling drifts in with the year’s first few cold fronts. It seems as though the dreary atmosphere carries a perplexing desire to seek a source of comfort. This year, Cigarettes After Sex emerged right in time, delivering misty, impassioned sounds in their most refined release yet. The cathartic dream-pop band debuted their second full-length album, Cry on Oct. 25, delivering misty, impassioned sounds in their most refined release yet.

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Summer Walker Releases Debut Album “Over It”

October 10, 2019

The self-assured R&B star, Summer Walker, has women all over saying “forget him” with the release of her debut album, Over It.

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Angel Olsen Faces Herself In “All Mirrors”

October 9, 2019

We thought that indie-folk masterpiece MY WOMAN was the peak of Angel Olsen’s career. The release of All Mirrors on Oct. 4 shows us that we were dead wrong. In her most expansive and complex work yet, Olsen becomes the hero in her own story, carrying herself into a new life, one without unfulfilled love and empty promises. 

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Brittany Howard explores self, spirituality, and sexuality in debut solo album “Jaime”

October 5, 2019

Brittany Howard’s album Jaime is the perfect example of a solo artist being vulnerable and taking risks. Her record employs her powerful voice fans have some to love to tell a story they needed to hear.

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Album Review: “SASAMI” by SASAMI

April 3, 2019

Sasami Ashworth was given a Herculean task: deliver an album that meets the hype surrounding her.

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NAO Crosses Galaxies for Love in new release, “Saturn”

November 30, 2018

Two years after her first full-length album, NAO explores the depths of love and heartbreak on the interstellar Saturn.

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Album Review: “NOIR” by Smino

November 30, 2018

NOIR is a refreshing album that solidifies Smino as one of the most unique voices in hip hop.

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Album Review: Pieces of a Man by Mick Jenkins

November 15, 2018

Chicago artist Mick Jenkins continues to impress with his hypnotic sophomore album.

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On Women’s Empowerment: Destiny’s Child 17 Years Later

October 10, 2018

Amidst tumultuous group dynamics, Destiny’s Child put out an album rooted in female empowerment with messages that are as uplifting and relevant today as they were then.

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New Album, Same Brilliance: BROCKHAMPTON’s “iridescence” Does Not Disappoint

October 8, 2018

Rap group BROCKHAMPTON continues to transform their sound with new levels of vulnerability on their fourth studio album, iridescence.