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10 Best Country Albums of 2024

December 17, 2024CounterPointMcGill

by Jacques Wang 2024 – What a year it has been for country music! With a growing interest and fanbase, country music has undoubtedly become one of the most popular music genres of 2024. This wouldn’t’ve been possible without the… Continue Reading →

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Adrianne Lenker: Big Thief, Other Projects, and a Campfire Concert

December 17, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Maggie Kelly Born in Indianapolis, 33-year-old Adrianne Lenker is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the three-man band Big Thief, but has also made a name for herself in her solo work. In a Pitchfork interview conducted in… Continue Reading →

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We Definitely Like It Here – Snarky Puppy Reimagined 

December 9, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Zackary Kozak In October of 2013, Snarky Puppy performed and recorded their album We Like It Here with a live audience in Utrecht, Netherlands. The album was my introduction to the band’s compositional complexity and worldly blend of jazz,… Continue Reading →

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Album Review: For Keeps

December 2, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Patricia Stadnik Too Close To Touch’s most recent release will be their last. For Keeps, the Lexington, Kentucky-based post-hardcore band’s third studio album, is as bittersweet as it is brilliant. It acts as a touching final tribute to Keaton… Continue Reading →

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10 Best George Strait Songs of All Time

November 30, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Jacques Wang Last Wednesday, at this year’s CMA Awards, country music legend George Strait received with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award – an award given to an iconic country music star in recognition of their years of “national… Continue Reading →

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Ichiko Aoba’s New Single: Where Stillness Meets Sound

November 25, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Luna Dong She’s done it again. The newest track released by Japanese singer-songwriter, Ichiko Aoba, is quite possibly the most ethereal song you will hear this week. Titled “Lucifèrine”, it teases the concept of her next musical chapter with… Continue Reading →

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Spencer Sutherland’s Drama: Theatrical Rock Is Back, Baby!

November 22, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Sarah Zine Stop what you’re doing, because Spencer Sutherland just dropped Drama—and I’m not talking about your winter arc timeline. This single is serving theatrical rock realness, the kind of flamboyant, in-your-face energy we didn’t know we desperately needed… Continue Reading →

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 “Let the Wind carry you, and the Earth guide you” – Vagrant Son

November 16, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Zackary Kozak No season is more sensible to change than autumn, and there is nothing more satisfyingly protean than progressive rock music. As we make the chill transition from vibrant fall foliage and sunny days to the snowy blizzards… Continue Reading →

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When We Were Young – A Pop Punk Revival

November 10, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Uday Bhardwaj My Chemical Romance getting back together was on no one’s bingo card in 2019. However, here we are, a couple weeks out from their show at the 2024 When We Were Young festival, where they performed all… Continue Reading →

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Liam Payne: Failed By An Industry

November 9, 2024CounterPointMcGill

By Hanna Wilson On October 16, Liam Payne, who some would call the driving force behind one of the most definitive boy bands of the 2010s, One Direction, tragically passed away at the age of 31. Payne died after falling… Continue Reading →

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