Staffers debate greatest music genre, recommend their favorite song picks

It’s not uncommon to ask someone what kind of music they listen to and receive the answer, “I like all types of music...except country!” Hating country music has become so commonplace that the anti-country talking points are recycled to the point of being cliché. A common critique of country music is that the songs are solely about trucks, beer or America. However, not only is this critique...

Indie pop combines contrasting instrumentals with a wide variety of lyrical styles while still including elements of mainstream pop music. The genre started off as a way for bands to create their own albums without having to sign a studio contract. At the time of its creation, indie music was unusual, since most artists couldn’t make music unless they were signed to a big label. However, indie...

“It’s dying, Mia. It’s dying on the vine. And the world says, ‘Let it die. It had its time.’ Well, not on my watch.” This quotation about jazz is from the iconic movie “La La Land.” This was my first introduction to jazz and its history, and since then, jazz has been one of my favorite genres. Jazz originated in a tiny flop house in New Orleans to facilitate communication between...

Movie soundtracks are one of the most underrated genres of music, and yet, you’ll probably never hear them playing in the grocery store or coming from the backpack of the student passing by you. There is a soundtrack for every mood. Songs in movies are meant to bring depth to the scene—they’re meant to make you feel something. If you’re feeling down in the dumps, there’s surely a song...

In a time of isolation, people need something to connect with others. For many, that connection comes in the unexpected form of sea shanties. Sea shanties are a subgenre of folk music that were originally created to accompany the repetitive work seamen faced. All the workers on one ship would join together to sing through hard times; centuries later, sea shanties are still providing that ...

By the mid-1990s, rap music had cemented itself as the most popular music genre of all time. From its humble origin in Brooklyn, New York, the genre took the world by storm, providing rhythmic beats and unforgettable melodies to listeners everywhere. Since its inception, rap has continuously metamorphosed to fit different artists’ tastes and thoughts. The adaptability of rap allows the genre to...