Alyssa Chen

Similar to Brave New World’s soma prescription, citizens of the “Divinity” world are enamored with divinity.

While Stellaria offers a mix of both radiant and melancholic tracks, it occasionally too heavily treads familiar territory.

“My ultimate goal with Stellaria is just helping people sit with their emotions. I want to encourage people to feel what they need to feel,” Cutler explained in an interview with The Daily Californian.

Bringing fans back in time to his 2019 album CASE STUDY 01, Caesar paid tribute to his Jamaican descent with its raunchy patois lyrics: “Sweet melody, whine up yuh body 'pon mi/ Yuh lovin' baby girl, you know mi need it, need it,” he sang, his lush imagery and lovesick musings caressing the audience’s senses.

Although “The Nun II” does a good job weaving together its cinematic subjectivity with enticing storytelling early on, the action takes too long to build up, only to leave audience members discontented and desiring a bit more terror.

Sunburn is beachy, expressive and groovy, making for an addicting sophomore album.

Unimaginative, or perhaps a little too imaginative, the new season of “Black Mirror” explores topics that are either too generic or too out of line with the original series.

Consisting of lead vocalist Josh Harmon, lead guitarist Jonas Swanson, bassist KJ Ward and drummer Juice Welch, The Backseat Lovers have showcased their ineffable charm through their nostalgic instrumentation and introspective lyricism.

From Caesar’s haunting falsettos to evocative layers of synthesizers, Never Enough is a heavenly culmination of stylistic themes that make Daniel Caesar the artist he is.

Following the release of her debut studio album Young Forever, Barrett stopped at San Francisco’s Masonic on March 19 as part of her headlining tour.