CHATQYER has been covering American music for some time now, but to cater to international viewers and other eclectic music tastes, we’ve decided to branch our reviews into more world music. And by this, we mean K-Pop. Defined by urbandictionary as: “an enjoyable music genre from South Korea that some people seem to love to ruin for others,”…
CHATQYER’S TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2016
It’s been a rollercoaster of a year, and it’s had an excellent soundtrack, too. We’d like to thank 2016 for being wonderful to us and for hosting the birth of CHATQYER. We’ve grown a lot (yes, we went from not existing to existing!) In all seriousness, we’ve loved the music this year and it’s been…
FEATURE 3 – It’s TIME for a Summer Playlist!
[Originally published Summer 2016 with The Spyglass. Feature #3 in the CHATQYER Triple Feature. Streaming links: Spotify, 8tracks.] Summer’s come around and most importantly, it’s officially time to start creating your own Spotify, Apple Music, etc. playlists to embarrassingly blast in public. Since sharing my opinion when no one asks and inputting my personal tastes into everything are my favorite…
FEATURE 2 – ANTI: The Rih-turn of Rihanna
[Originally published Spring 2016 with The Spyglass. Feature #2 in the CHATQYER Triple Feature.] Almost to the point of fading into pop culture mythology, Rihanna’s eighth studio album, ANTI, had been shrouded in mystery until a few days prior to its official release. If you’ve been keeping up with her discography, you’ll know that she’s released one album every…
Bridgit Mendler’s Newest Destination: “Atlantis”
For many of you, Disney Channel alumni Bridgit Mendler (who you probably know from Good Luck Charlie), may be more multi-talented than you expected…of course, I can’t relate. Mendler’s 2013 debut album, Hello My Name Is…, found itself with bonafide pop hits like “Ready or Not” and “Hurricane“—all written by the Disney star herself. Today, she released her newest single, “Atlantis”…
FEATURE 1 – Carly Rae Jepsen’s “E•MO•TION”: I Really, Really, Really Like It
[Originally published Winter 2015 with The Spyglass. Feature #1 in the CHATQYER Triple Feature.] Don’t worry, you didn’t time travel back to 2012. I’m seriously writing about Carly Rae Jepsen. Her new album, E•MO•TION, was recently released and, well, it’s amazing. Heartbreak, ex-boyfriends, young love; it’s nothing new, but her honesty is refreshing. Sure, there’s unfortunate negative connotation…
A Midsummer Night’s Triple Feature
It’s mid-August already? Damn, there goes most of the summer. Regardless, I’ve done a lot of life reflecting, music listening, and spending time with friends & family over the past month and a half, so it really was time…generally well spent. My only regret is not keeping up with CHATQYER (apologies…to my own blog.) Anyhow, to…
Broods Rise to New Heights in ‘Conscious’
A young brother and sister duo hailing from New Zealand, Broods finds themselves in the vein of indie/alternative pop. Their self-titled debut EP and debut album, Evergreen, were some of my personal top releases of 2014, both of which formed a dreamy atmosphere as their defining sound. Come their sophomore record, “Conscious” in June 2016, they’ve evidently embarked on their journey into new…
Tegan and Sara Unfold Love in ‘Love You To Death’
If we’re being honest, this is the first album by Tegan and Sara that I’ve ever listened to—which is certainly late considering Love You To Death is now their eighth studio album—but TL;DR (I literally don’t know if I’m using this acronym properly), it certainly won’t be the last. With almost half the tracks having a runtime of…
LGBTQA+ Pride, Orlando, and Personal Ramblings
It’s been a week since I woke up to a Twitter timeline filled with retweets and personal vocalizations of anger, sorrow, and fear. Two days prior to that, I returned home at midnight after commuting for an hour and a half from a Florence + The Machine concert, to finally connect to WiFi, only to discover…
Ariana Grande Becomes a Venti in ‘Dangerous Woman’
Since My Everything, Ariana’s shown us that she’s no one-trick pony(tail), having ventured through EDM (“Break Free”), bouncy R&B (“Break Your Heart Right Back”), and pure pop (“One Last Time”), but what felt lacking from her sophomore album was the sonic cohesion that embodied her debut, Yours Truly. Unfortunately, while her debut album succeeded in that regard, it suffered from…
Beware, ‘Dangerous Woman’ is Officially a Threat
I’ll admit, when Ariana Grande announced that she was changed the tentative title of her album from ‘Moonlight’ to Dangerous Woman, I was truthfully “shook.” (They just don’t invoke the same aesthetic.) However, with release after release of singles from this album—both official and promotional—it’s become apparent Miss Grande isn’t playing around. First up was the newly adapted…
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