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Trending Quarantine Albums4/30/2020 by Taylor Hakimi During quarantine, popular artists have taken the opportunity to start working on new music and drop music they have been keeping hidden. With majority of the United States staying home, it is the perfect time to find new music to keep entertained. Here is a list of eight new album droppings since quarantine began. 1) After Hours - The Weeknd This album drop is an evolved version of The Weeknd, featuring 14 songs that are solely R&B and soul. While the Weeknd is a very prominent R&B artist, his music usually steers towards pop and hip hop. The Weeknd expressed this album as being "bacchanalian excess, loneliness, and using women to rehabilitate his poor little life." The album has been rated an 80% overall and his fans are obsessed with the album. 2) 3.15.20 - Childish Gambino Donald Glover took a major turn in his music career by changing the entire style of his music to Neo-Soul and R&B by releasing this album. The album consists of a total of 12 songs majority of the titles being what appears random numbers. Many fans have debated the meaning behind the numbers between the length of the song to the date he created the song. The album was rated an overall 79%, but still sweeped many listeners social media platforms. 3) LUV vs. The World 2 - Lil Uzi Vert There has been a huge controversy between fans who believe that LUV vs. The World 2 was an entire copy and paste of the original Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World and those who believe this is Uzi's best album to date. Many state that it has brought them a nostalgic feeling and they would expect nothing less from Uzi. The album was rated a 60%. It has 32 songs and is all trap/rap featuring many different artists. 4) Heaven or Hell - Don Toliver Many DSA students recognize Don Toliver from the famous app Tik Tok, where his song "No Idea" went viral. Since his big break, he released the album, “Heaven or Hell.” The album consists of 12 songs that are half R&B and half trap music. A fan states, "The... singer from Houston has received plenty of hype in the first quarter of 2020... he proves he can live up to it [with the album]." Many fans believe that Toliver copied Travis Scott's style, but still enjoy the album with a rating of 66%. 5) Blame it on Baby - DaBaby Half of DaBaby's fans are pleased with the new album drop, while the other half are tired of the same "re-used beats and verses". The album has 13 songs and all of them are all trap music. Despite the claimed "overused" music it was rated a 70% and the artists career is only further propelling to a bigger career. 6) Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa Dua Lipa has easily climbed her way to the top of the Pop kingdom and made a permanent spot for herself. Future Nostalgia has three different types of pop infused into it: dance, electro, and disco. In an interview Lipa states, "I wanted to album to have themes of moving on, empowerment, equality and emancipation." The titles of each song come from using music taken from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. The album has been rated a solid 86% and a definite must listen for 2020. 7) Every Bad - Porridge Radio For fans of post-punk and indie rock music, this is a must hear album. The Exclaim Critic Company states, "It's a thorny and ferocious record that beats emotional complexities into their most elemental form, each simple mantra or thunderous guitar containing mountains of unspoken meaning." The album has 12 songs with all one-word titles. Every song has a different beat and style which is what many fans enjoy about the band. 8) Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee Waxahatchee is an indie singer who took her newest album in the direction of rock and country music. The album has a rating of 87% and has 11 songs, all mainly three minutes long. The idea behind the album was to express the world’s need for wanting to fit into society and how to break free from it. Many people are surprised that a woman can pull off such delicate music in the style of rock, but they are not disappointed.
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