Music

To celebrate AAPI creatives, the CU Independent arts staff shares favorite albums released by Asian artists during the pandemic.

Local musician Emma Kieran is perfecting her craft in the folk music genre, alongside meditative and healing storytelling. By Ben Berman

For Women’s History Month, the CU Independent arts staff pays tribute to influential female singers of the 70s.

Despite the constraints of a Zoom format, hyper-pop singer and rapper Rico Nasty managed to give a satisfying performance. By Ben Berman

Kinlaw’s debut art-pop album pairs driving dance beats with dark, heartfelt confessions about moving through love and life. By Izzy Fincher

Japanese collective millennium parade’s debut combines innovative multi-media and cross-genre sounds with Japanese folklore . By Marion Walmer

On the comedic, theatrical “POTUS,” indie singer David W. Jacobsen surveys some of America’s most disreputable leaders. By Ben Berman

Parks’ debut album reads like an audiobook for slice-of-life poetry mixed with the soundtrack of a coming-of-age movie. By Altug Karakurt

Swift’s new album “evermore” tackles relevant, painful topics like domestic abuse, isolation and loss during COVID-19. By Chloe Wasserstrom

To mark the end of 2020, the CUI staff share their favorite projects from rap to post-genre alternative to Indian classical music.