Adele Marie

Ellie Goulding released her second studio album titled Halcyon back a long time ago when I was in middle school… she did the cool thing to do and released a reissue of the album including a few more songs the year after. Ellie wrote the album in a time of emotional distress and you can see it in the lyrics. The majority of the album reeks in sadness and dark vibes as she talks us through a lot of her troubled relationship, but as with any low there are a few ups. She does take a minute to be almost absurdly positive in a track and close us out with a simplistic song about not sleeping with the lights off… a pretty balanced album in my opinion.

Avril Lavigne is widely known for being angsty, rock n roll, and loud, but her self-titled album, Avril Lavigne, is a bit of an adventure… not in a good way. The album starts off pretty strong, I must admit, but when you start getting to the Japanese lyrics and the Sunshine song, and don’t even get me started on the country song… Most of the album is pretty good, but 2011 Avril and earlier is superior… I guess getting married makes you soften and get weird.

After releasing his debut album and singing alongside not only Logic but also Billie Eilish, our dear friend Khalid released his sophomore album Free Spirit. The album is a bit different than his first as it was a bit more upbeat and safe and this album brings in a bit of a heavier, darker, and even wiser lyric pattern as we follow him through his failed relationship and some personal songs about his anxieties and fears. If you like songs that are easy to get into and meaningful, this is definitely an album for you.

Katy Perry, the queen of teenage pop, released her fourth album titled Witness. The album was released about two years ago and focuses on mostly love and her ex lover(s). The album contains anthems about owning who you are and loving yourself while also containing fun disco pop sounds while including a rather crude tune about being a buffet. Despite the fact the album is overall a pretty good one, I must be honest and say it is my least favorite Katy Perry album and “Chained to the Rhythm” is the best thing on the entire thing… oops.

After being silent for nearly 10 years, the Jonas Brothers are back and ready to make music once again as a family, and we could not be any more excited. After five months of silence, the band of brothers banded together again in secret a year or so back and began working on the album and then surprised us with the release of “Sucker” a few days after being iconic kings. Happiness Begins is their fifth studio album and houses 14 songs. The song is a rollercoaster that follows their love for their wives, a few songs dedicated to them individually, follows them reminiscing about their lives, as well as a love letter to their fans to come back to them. The album is everything a fan could ask for, and maybe more, I was definitely not disappointed.

After years of being a Disney Star and living a double life, as well as being a bit of a pop (and pop punk) icon, Miley Cyrus took a break so that she could come back at us hard. She wanted to make it clear to us that she is a grown woman and she should be treated as such. She released her album Bangerz and did just that. Her album brings together all of her old sounds and styles and mixes them with new ones. This album was a big reason people were saying that she had gone crazy and was acting out; however, her licking a wrecking ball was a symbol for other things she was probably licking but showing that would be added to a much different website. This album was quite honestly a turning point for the young artist and the youth of today will never be the same since it came out.

Panic! At The Disco released their fifth album about three years ago, and the whole thing is a beautiful end to Brendon Urie’s Bachelor life before he married his wife, Sarah. The album takes us on a journey of him bidding his single life farewell, realizing his future with her, as well as a eulogy to himself. It also talks about growing older and celebrating yourself, even if you are a bad athlete, and more. Death of a Bachelor was a pretty good album for the band, and was also the first time the music was a majority Brendon Urie’s, but I guess with good reason.

Queen Bey’s sixth album is all that anyone needs to know that she is indeed Queen. Lemonade is an album that shook the world when she released the visual album on HBO and was super exclusive to being streamed only on Tidal until three years after its release, and the exception of VIBBIDI. The album follows a few themes but the one everyone was so quick to see was the theme of her rocky relationship at the time. We follow Beyoncé in the album on a journey of betrayal, sadness, hurt, and eventually moving on with each song featuring a fun and different sound… We even get a bit of Beyoncé singing Bluegrass! She also uses the album, as well as some help from other artists, to discuss rather important issues in the world, such as racism and women’s issues. Overall, the album is good, no discussion about it… It has been three years and streaming sites are just now getting the privilege of streaming it, so she has obviously done something right with the album.

Post Malone quickly became a favorite for many, many people with is debut album and now we are here with two Post Malone albums and everything is great. Beerbongs & Bentleys is the second album from the rapper and it is chock full of bops. From a list of like six featured artists to a bit of an angry, angsty rock song, the album features a lot of different sounds from the artist, and all of them work out in her favor.