music – the Stentor

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl”: A Few Gems, At a Cost

Posted on October 31, 2025March 2, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Kate O’Donnell ’28odonnellkgr@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer As a lifelong Swiftie, it pains me to admit that, for the first time, I went into Taylor Swift’s Oct. 3 album release with trepidation. “The Life of a Showgirl” didn’t follow the typical Swift-esque rollout. Usually, the months between announcement and release are filled with Easter eggs, lyric reveals, lead singles and interviews that set the tone. The absence of those traditions led to far less anticipation than usual, even…

The Rise of K-Pop Demon Hunters

Posted on October 18, 2025October 20, 2025 by Rifah Raida

Natalie McCleery ‘29mccleeryngr92@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer This summer, Netflix broke its own record of its most watched original movie ever, and it wasn’t with some thriller or action movie. According Netflix’s website, the movie that has gotten over 300 million views and over 500 million hours streamed since its June 20th release is KPop Demon Hunters. Aptly named, this feature, produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix, is about a K-pop girl group Huntr/x. The girls are…

Laufey Captures the Essence of Young Adulthood

Posted on October 18, 2025October 20, 2025 by Rifah Raida

Janeth Gomez ’29gomezj96@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Laufey’s latest album, “A Matter of Time,” sounds like the soundtrack to a romcom with the highs and lows of young heartbreak, one shaped by her background in classical music. She has won the hearts of millions through her music online, but her journey began in early childhood, influenced by her violinist mother and her violin professor grandfather. She first played violin at age four. Then, at the age of 15,…

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend”

Posted on October 18, 2025October 20, 2025 by Rifah Raida

Melanie Mandelke ‘29mandelkem17@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Sabrina Carpenter’s release of her seventh studio album was anticipated to be another album filled with iconic summer anthems, following her Grammy Award-winning “Short N’ Sweet.” The single “Manchild,” released in June, promised a continuation of Carpenter’s signature witty lyrics and catchy beats, along with a blend of pop and country influences. Fans loved it, and so did TikTok users, with the spread of a new line-dance-esque trend to the song….

New Artist Alert: Yellow Days

Posted on April 4, 2017April 9, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Emerging in November with the release of a twenty-five minute EP titled Harmless Melodies, Yellow Days transports your ears and brain into an airy, psychedelic, and even ominous soundscape. His voice has a pleasant deepness and a raspiness that makes his delivery sound as if the music were coming from a record player. There is undoubtedly jazz and blues influence in both the melodies of his songs, as well as the content of his lyrics….

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