The Fall Music Must List

Here are some new tunes to fuel the grind until winter break!

Albums: 

The Thrill of it All by Sam Smith: Fans of Smith's pop ballad style will not be disappointed as he returns with another deeply personal album. Songs such as "HIM" and "Pray" delve into Smith's sexuality and offer motivation for facing the world. 

Red Pill Blues by Maroon 5: Gravitating away from the ploy of making plushy chart busting pop songs as they have done in recent albums, Red Pill Blues takes liberties in the interest of musicality. "Closure" begins as a fairly standard track but continues with an eight minute jazz interlude and "Denim Jacket" is a clear stand out song for fans of Adam Levine's falsetto and the signature Maroon 5 sound. 

reputation by Taylor Swift: While the release of this album had a rough start, the full album completes Swift's transition into pop. Collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Future in "End Game" comes together for a very different sound for Taylor who is finding her place in a good girl gone bad album. "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" is of the strongest songs on her album, complete with a pulsating base drop sprinkled with rhythmic interludes. 

Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists: This album is actually comprised of three albums and presents an amazing marriage of both Spanish and English by including versions English and Spanish versions of every original song. Additionally, the film is scored by Michael Giacchino, composer of some Disney’s most recognizable scores including Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Inside Out. Even if you do not understand Spanish, this album allows you to listen to the Spanish version, then go back and understand what it means by listening to the English version.

Quick Hit Singles:

Awolnation trades in their booming reliance on digital sound for a mellow acoustic single “Seven Sticks of Dynamite”

Vance Joy’s  “Like Gold” plays to his signature fingerpicking base accompanied by layers of other acoustic sounds.

Eminem “Walk on Water” (feat. Beyonce) demonstrates a beautiful collaboration demanding to be heard with respect to today's political climate. 

G-Eazy “The Beautiful & the Damned” feat Zoe Nash. G-Eazy returns to his signature demanding, angsty lyrics and style that gave rise to his 2015 album “When It’s Dark Out”