CU Independent » Albums http://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Daily Student News Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Album Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” http://cuindependent.com/2015/04/07/album-review-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly/ http://cuindependent.com/2015/04/07/album-review-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:01:34 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=62076 The Compton-bred rapper maintains his dominance of the genre, and goes where no other mainstream rappers today dare to go. By Ellis Arnold

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2015/04/07/album-review-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly/feed/ 0 ‘Tis the season to enjoy Sufjan Stevens’ new Christmas album http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/15/tis-the-season-to-enjoy-sufjan-stevens-new-christmas-album/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/11/15/tis-the-season-to-enjoy-sufjan-stevens-new-christmas-album/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:45:21 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=39740 By Patrick Fort
Comprised of five discs spanning over three hours, “Silver and Gold” is a solid collection of Christmas tunes that stays true to Stevens’ avant-garde-esque style without scaring away your older relatives.

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2011/03/28/opinion-disappearing-act/feed/ 0 Vintage album of the week: "Kind of Blue" http://cuindependent.com/2010/03/01/vintage-album-of-the-week-kind-of-blue/ http://cuindependent.com/2010/03/01/vintage-album-of-the-week-kind-of-blue/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=14380 When Miles Davis went into the studio with his sextet on March 2, 1959 to begin recording “Kind of Blue,” no one quite knew what kind of music was about surface, not even Davis.

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